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More than likely you will find it a batty town, a town of extraordinary sophistication, of tension and irritability, of intellectuality and pseudo-intellectuality, of a haunted sort of joie de vivre, of disinterest, of anonymity, and, also, of lust, gentleness, altruism, and a peculiar brand of human affection. Some gray day when no one seems to care, stop by the tarnished statue of Hans Christian Anderson in Central Park. His nose, you'll see, his ancient bronze nose, is shinier than a new penny, twice as bright as the rest of him. It got that way from constant loving...

Author: By Jacob R. Brackman, | Title: THE CITY | 12/16/1964 | See Source »

...SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY has been boldly extrapolated from the celebrated James Thurber story. The young adaptors have not been cowed by the sanctity of the master, and the clever lyrics, melodically oriented songs, and infectious joie de vivre of the cast make this a thoroughly pleasant musical evening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Nov. 20, 1964 | 11/20/1964 | See Source »

...SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY has been boldly extrapolated from the celebrated James Thurber story. The youngsters have not been cowed by the sanctity of the master, and the clever lyrics, melodically oriented songs and infectious joie de vivre of the cast make this a thoroughly pleasant musical evening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television, Theater, Records, Cinema, Books: Nov. 13, 1964 | 11/13/1964 | See Source »

...could doze in an atmosphere charged with that joie de vivre that must come with the new heterosexual order? Who could sink into a wall-eyed academic stupor when there is girl, rather than feet, in the breeze...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Battle of the Books | 10/22/1964 | See Source »

...troops through: Yvonne De Carlo as a Spanish floozy whose secret weapon is flamenco; Lilo Pulver as a brusque, weepy vodkaholic making a case for the U.S.S.R.; Miiko Taka as an ah-so Geisha who offers back rubs and hot saki; and Elga Andersen as a French fille de joie who waives her diplomatic immunity in pajama tops. True love is the Belgian lass (Michele Mercier), a high-minded guide from the Low Countries. Obviously, the movie makes a negligible contribution to world amity and understanding, despite such gimmicks as a walk-on role by U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson. Stooped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Hope Pops for Peace | 5/22/1964 | See Source »

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