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...ISA SCHIMKE...
...instance, during a typical evening, the ISA may show two or three films in the large meeting room, while later in another section of the Center, prominent professors who make up the Association's informal "faculty" may lead a discussion on topics as varied as "Communism in Asia" and "Social Implications of Life Insurance." The music room, with its supply of records, also has its devotees...
...turning the century without a break in its giddy stride. Director Max (Letter to an Unknown Woman) Ophuls has lovingly put together this wry ode to love, and brightened it with a galaxy of Continental stars: Anton Walbrook, Danielle Darrieux, Fernand Gravet, Simone Simon, Gerard Philipe, Simone Signoret, Isa Miranda...
...theme. This theme is all the more potent because it is superbly documented. The shots of Genoa are fine, and the Genoa citizenry which moves naturally through its city adds to the film's authenticity. The acting is excellent: Jean Gabin is convincingly weary and revived as the Frenchman; Isa Miranda is appropriately tender and brave as the woman who revives him and who finds satisfaction amidst poverty; and Vera Talchi is very good as her canny 11-year-old daughter...
...issue was opened several weeks ago when the ISA petitioned the City Council for a change of zoning at 33 Garden Street. The Committee on Ordinances had previously approved the measure. Last week, however, following the group's petition, Lynch presented an order asking for the investigation...