Word: greatly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...presence of Mr. Senturia as the orchestra's conductor, together with the acquisition of so much new talent has made a great difference in the morale and performing quality of the group. Mr. Senturia has reached a good balance between preparation and spontaneity, between attention to concerts and the more private activity of sight-reading in rehearsals. His conducting is not subtle, but it is rhythmically sure, as was shown in the complicated Stravinsky pieces. But much more important is the sense of enthusiasm which he communicates to the players, which is reflected back to the audience in performances that...
...comparable to this one. Many of the fragmented episodes are effective, but many others have little to add to the general effect. The disconnection itself has its purpose, and gives an all-inclusive quality to the film; yet it is also distracting and contributes to the film's great weakness: its general diffuseness, its inability to command sustained attention. For Pather Panchali, remarkable as it may be, is something of a chore to sit through. The viewer receives the impression that he is watching a document, an amazing document to be sure, but not an entirely absorbing one--and thus...
Critics of great note and little restraint have called Pather Panchali "great art" and a "universal experience," these terms being in great vogue at the present time, and very easy to come by. Thus those who want to see "great art" and have "universal experiences" will enjoy Pather Panchali no end. Those who wish to be entertained, however, should be warned that Pather Panchali, while often beautiful, may require more patience than they are willing to muster...
...heirs of the great J. P. Morgan chase a widow around Europe and hunt down theater tickets? See BUSINESS, The Big Banker...
...Leap Forward" was and is a miscalculation by a regime that is still trying to pull the correct strings of economic and political statesmanship. China is potentially strong; it is a country which, whether we like it or not, will give us a great deal of trouble in its growing process. But this process cannot be halted any more, regardless of its errors and atrocities...