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...meaning of the new political force soon becomes clear to Cliff as well. He insists that Sally leave Berlin immediately and return with him to the U.S. She balks, and after a nocturnal visit to the doctor, returns no longer pregnant, and without her fur coat. In an emotion-charged scene, Epes's performance comes alive, with the fear that Sally will refuse to leave with him--he cannot even let Sally utter the words...
...second run down Whiteface, Stenmark swept down the course in a style close to perfection. His timing, his anticipation of the gates, his relaxed air, gave the run a preternatural grace. A cat can slink across a dressertop dense with perfume bottles and barely brush them with its fur; Stenmark went through 55 gates like that. Near one of the final gates, his skis chattered into a left turn and slid slightly. He corrected, and shot home to a gold medal, more than a second faster than Wenzel. The bronze went to Austria...
Peter Sellars is no actor. Full of noise--moans, sighs, barks, wimpers, heavy breath--his Lear is pitiable, not tragic. Like the monstrous fur coat that drapes his frail frame for much of the evening, the role of Lear dwarfs Sellars. Rather than confront the character, Sellars flops to his knees, letting his words drool in an endless, barely audible stream. His tortured soul is senile...
...fur coat cannot be driven or deducted. It is not an investment object, such as a rare book or print. It cannot be insured at true replacement value. It is likely to be stolen if the owner lets it out of her sight. Checkrooms refuse responsibility. Passers-by mutter about cruelty to animals and starving Cambodians...
...tall, thin, "interesting" (instead of "past her prime") and, best of all, totally invulnerable. The cost is $6,950, marked down from $10,000 by Forrest, retailing for $20,000 and up. Suddenly, $6,950 doesn't seem unreasonable-considering that life is short, etc. Considering too that fur prices have doubled in the past ten years, pushed up by increasing European demand and a 20% increase in sales in the U.S. last year alone. Even so, last year's inventory must be sold to make room for next year's styles. Gone are the classy days...