Word: flaws
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Mondo Cane has one big flaw: the script, written by Jacopetti. The real impact of this film is visual; its point is adequately made by the sequences themselves and the way they are cut. Any narration beyond a minimal identification of what is on the screen is superfluous, and Jacopetti's is not only superfluous but also annoyingly stupid, full of bad puns, idiotic prejudices, clumsy writing, and leaden sarcasm...
...that's not a bad theme for a novel. Every story has been told before, so one cannot hold that against Miss Maraini. But there is one major flaw to this particular rendition. Enrica apparently finds happiness only in her relationship with Cesare, an unfeeling and mercenary law student, who continues to sleep with her until 10 days before his wedding. Yet Enrica's love is totally inexplicable, incredibly far-fetched. One gets no feeling that her redemption lies in love, because it just simply is not there, despite her repeated pleadings to share Cesare...
...find no fault with Carnovsky's handling of his subdued dementia, the reconciliation with Cordelia, and his death--with one exception, and this seems a serious flaw...
...failings of the present all-or-nothing arrangement, while at the same time retaining a vestige of the federal system. The Lodge plan is resisted by Kennedy Democrats, including John F. himself, who fought hard against a version of it in the Senate in 1956. One flaw is that in a close election, such as Lincoln's in 1860 or Kennedy's in 1960, splinter parties could prevent any candidate from getting a majority of the electoral votes, and the election would be thrown into the House of Representatives. To prevent that, Lodge urged inclusion of a clause...
...bleak. Most people gain some common sense and information in the process of surviving Harvard College, With each flaw he finds in himself, and with the strength he derives from unexpected sources, the undergraduate gains a kind of tolerance. He finds books and ideas, once opaque, that have managed to fortify him, and these are treasured. Certain experiences and people yield him greater pleasure as he comprehends more of what lies behind them...