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...When the voice of controversy has stilled," Kissinger said in reference to the arguments that swirl about the Presidents he has served, "all that will matter will be whether what was done made a difference, whether it marked an episode or an epoch. We are living through one of the most difficult periods of our time. Some say we are divided over Viet Nam; others blame other domestic discord. But I believe the cause of our anguish is deeper. Throughout our history we believed that effort was its own reward. Partly because so much has been achieved here in America...
...senescent epoch, even the young are senile. America in the '50s was undergoing adolescence. Again. I was its sudden, unbidden spokesyouth. But surely there have been free alterations since 1951. Nonfiction is in the bucket seat and drives mankind. By now I should be a literary footnote. But no: the paperback sold more than 3,000,000 copies between 1953 and 1964. And even more between then and now. How do you figure that? I mean, those glancing insights, those adolescent knight-errantries, aren't they old news? Haven't our tastes altered 180 degrees...
...time" but makes it clear that there can be "no progress" until the U.S. sets forth a more specific plan for reversing its balance of payments deficit. Meanwhile, Giscard-and most of his fellow citizens-seems content to bask in the first rays of what he calls "the enjoyable epoch...
Beneath the Images. It must be acknowledged that even at his worst, Visconti remains a master of surfaces. The city's astonishing Adriatic streets, its gleaming planes and squares have never been so lovingly rendered. The epoch, with beautiful women haloed by immense hats and men elegantly attired merely for a saunter through the palm court, is flawlessly but tediously recreated. Still, there is no substance beneath the moving images. Adolescent Bjorn Andresen is properly androgenous but no more mysterious than a lump of sugar. Dirk Bogarde is miscast and misdirected-all hurt looks and empty cackle. The prize...
Still, in the epoch of the X-rated film, children's fare is rare indeed. The youthful viewer and his parents should overlook Phantom Tollbooth's flaws and concentrate on the film's underlying moral. Discovery and delight do not come at the end of the trail, but along the way. The going is the goal. · Stefan Kanfer