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...home of a perverse uncle, naively tries to turn the estate into a home for reforming a band of low-lifers and beggars. But the patronized riff-raff don't buy it, and when she absents herself they make their new home the scene of a wild feast and orgy. In the end, the idealistic man compromises with the forces of the evil reality that surrounds her. The themes--a bitter anticlericalism and a grim view of social and sexual decadence--are similar to many of Bunuel's previous films, but his treatment here is much more mature and humane...
...expected, but the potential for further embarrassing questions is great. In the Senate, Abraham Ribicoffs Governmental Affairs Committee will make its fourth inquiry, encompassing Lance's confirmation hearing in January, into his fitness to serve as OMB director. The last hearing (TIME, Aug. 8) was a love feast; as a committee member later put it, Lance was given a "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval." Having looked foolish in the past, the committee's members can be expected to treat Lance much less gingerly this time around. Chairman Ribicoff and the Southern Democrats apparently remain in Lance...
...Assistance. On balance. Begin had a lot more to smile about than Carter. He proved himself a charming, highly skillful diplomat-personally far more appealing than his stiff predecessor Yitzhak Rabin and perhaps even Earth Mother Golda Meir. He engaged in a sort of love feast with the President and returned to Israel with new military assistance. Only a few weeks ago, Washington was issuing stern warnings to Begin that he must be flexible. What had happened...
...gambling on horses. But we called it racing.... to make it profitable was more than a full-time job and I had no time for that. But I justified it to myself because-I wrote it... Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast...
...deter the British from launching one extravagant scene after another. At the Buckingham Palace dinner given by Queen Elizabeth II, gold-tunicked trumpeters of the Household Cavalry heralded the approaching guests. In the sumptuous state dining room, all rich red damask, velvet, marble, mahogany and gold, an eight-course feast (including salmon, chicken, carrots and string beans) was served on gold plates by footmen in scarlet tails and white waistcoats, assisted by pages. Jimmy Carter dined between the Queen and her sister, Princess Margaret. Early Sunday morning Carter attended services at a nearly empty Westminster Abbey...