Word: gerarde
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...ghoulish expectation. Those not killed by the cholera are reduced to panic-stricken animals, ready to turn on anyone suspected of spreading the dread disease. Oddly enough, this aspect of human nature is portrayed in a purely comic manner, highlighted by a brief but very funny cameo appearance of Gerard Depardieu as the harried mayor of a cholerastricken town. However, this humor doesn't really lighten the rest of the movie, which is pretty plainly meant to be taken seriously...
...harsh sanctions the U.S. applied to squeeze out the military regime reduced the expiring economy to ashes. In the 15 months since Aristide's return, "they've done zilch" about the economy, says a U.S. diplomat. Agrees Lavalas Party chief Gerard Pierre-Charles: "Benefits are not visible." While inflation has dropped from above 50% to 17% and foreign loans have paid off Haiti's back debts, Aristide spent money on new ministries and instant gratification like backpacks for schoolchildren rather than investing in infrastructure. He only pretended to cut the civil service, hiring as many people as he fired...
GEOMETRY FOR A ROMANTIC COMedy: triangle involving a married couple and another woman. The French do this in their sleep, maybe in their dreams. Since the formula is so familiar, they know the trick is to tweak it. Remember Too Beautiful for You, where Gerard Depardieu spurns gorgeous wife Carole Bouquet for dumpy secretary Josiane Balasko? This time writing and directing as well as starring, Balasko has wrung another variation on the old gag. Husband, wife, lesbian interloper. French Twist...
First-years filed approximately 1,200 applications to Freshman Seminars, vying for a maximum of 300 spaces, according to Gerard F. Denault '67, associate director of freshman seminars...
...caused them to cast a blind eye on problems at the company. One director and the wives of three others sit on the board of the charity, called the Nurturing Network, which helps pregnant young women find alternatives to abortion. "There is absolutely no conflict of interest there," declares Gerard Roche, chairman of the executive-search firm Heidrick & Struggles, who serves on both the corporate and charity boards. "We never pulled our punches. We never had any inhibitions about reviewing Bill Agee's performance...