Word: ende
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...realm. For years he had lived under the illusion that he was a monarch beloved by his 34 million subjects; for years he had harbored the conviction that his leadership was bringing all the benefits of national wealth and well-being to a backward nation. In the end, it had come to this: he departed hated, vilified, denounced. After 37 years on the Peacock Throne, he had been ignominiously driven out of Iran. The public face he put upon it was that he was simply taking a leave. But in all likelihood, his departure means the end of monarchy...
...historic event. "The departure is not the final victory," he said. "It is the preface to our victory. I am congratulating the brave people of Iran for this victory. We must consider that this victory will not only mean the abdication of this dynasty but also the end of foreign domination, and this is more important even than the eradication of the Pahlavi dynasty...
...would it be? How does he propose to bring down the fledgling government of Shahpour Bakhtiar? What role would the Ayatullah himself play on his anticipated return to Tehran? Even when he gives direct answers ("Every form of domination-political, military, cultural and economic-will be brought to an end"), they almost invariably are the kind of vaporous generalities that only a nongoverning opposition leader can afford to make...
...want a loan or aid from you, I want a partnership. For example, I have some of the richest soil in the world here. Let us take 100,000 acres and build an agro-industrial complex. The production of food will be needed until the end of the world. Well, come and be my partner; take your share and give me mine...
...that the screenwriter is too cubical to make a move toward the very available Hunnicutt character and who does the necessary maneuvering himself. He is a scampish servant of classical comedy, who cleverly manages his master's life without neglecting his own comfort. At the film's end, when the screenwriter threatens to violate the rules of worldliness by falling in love, Jean-Paul saves him from the folly of earnestness by bedding the lady himself. The writer does not take this kindness well, but of course Jean-Paul knows best. Sure enough, after an obligatory and unconvincing...