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Expertise, then, becomes the dominant impression of the film--expertise in taking on an unquestionably ambitious cinematic goal and then meeting it with a flourish. Faithfulness to the novel only accentuates the point. Much has been made of the perfectionism with which Streep attacked the demanding role of Sophie, breaking out of her previous understated image into rampant emotionalism, and perfecting the heavy Polish accent and halting speech that make the illusion complete. Likewise, it is difficult for even the queasiest to fault Pakula's respectful and sensitive handling of the Holocaust material...
...expressions that have popped up this summer: serious as a heart attack and that's Kool and the Gang. The second is a reference to a popular musical group and a little flourish added to the ancient that's cool...
...trouble is that great enmities often flourish between equally great people, and no matter how harsh or deep the animosity, a good enemy will often become first recognizable, then familiar and eventually even likable. "My only love sprung from my only hate!" said Juliet, thus crumbling in an exclamation what her forebears took decades to develop. When the American Civil War was over, Walt Whitman lamented: "My enemy is dead, a man divine as myself is dead." With enemies like that, who needs friends! This is the danger of applying conscience to what ought to be conducted by naked reflex...
With Jews as their targets, urban guerrillas flourish in Paris...
...Third World nations are equipped to establish tough controls. In Kenya about 40% of government-purchased drugs wind up in the hands of thieves. Black markets and roadside outlets for stolen pills flourish in much of Africa and Asia. Even when controls exist, enforcement may fail. Philippines officials told a TIME reporter that clioquinol is no longer available, yet the reporter bought it (Ciba's Mexaform) at a major Manila drugstore. Parke-Davis' chloramphenicol and Upjohn's tetracycline were also available-no prescriptions requested, no warnings offered...