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...mail Jean, a columnist, at moneytalk@moneymail.com
...BROCA, 71, director of frenetic film comedies of France's New Wave; in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. A onetime assistant to Fran�ois Truffaut, he made dozens of films over five decades but gained most acclaim in the 1960s with the spy spoof That Man from Rio, which followed Jean-Paul Belmondo on a global search for a statuette, and the antiwar satire King of Hearts, starring a young Alan Bates as a disillusioned World War I soldier, a flop in France but a longtime art-house cult...
...JEAN WALTRIP...
...wilis’ composed, ethereal faces give them a suitably statuesque and distant feel. The precise coordination of every ballerina in the group—thanks to choreographers Rebecca J. Alaly ’05 and Morgan E. Arenson ’06 based on the original design of Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot—is absolutely seamless. Their ghostly calm makes them feel suspended, evoking the magic of the story...
...final act, “Memphis,” features jazzy piano and slinky ballerinas in jean skirts and bandannas. The feminine confidence and grace with which the dancers pull “Memphis” off is reminiscent of the similar group effort in “Giselle.” This striking similarity—despite the dichotomy between the two pieces—drives home the point that even when dressed down, ballet is by no means obsolete...