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...characters in Between the Lines come in pairs. Michael, a handsome writer selfishly intent on finishing his first novel, is married to vulnerable-looking Laura (Gwen Welles). Their opposite numbers are Harry (John Heard) and Abbie (Lindsay Crouse), a writer and photographer whose on-again, off-again relationship composes thz film's central thread. Heard is so blondly good-looking, gifted and vulnerable, that it's hard at times to understand Crouse's reluctance to stay paired up with him. The chief explanation the film offers is that Abbie is in some ways Michael's counterpart--as laden with egotism...
...secretary, David (Bruce Kirby), the cub reporter, and Frank (Jon Korkes), the conscientious editor who is undercut repeatedly by his boss. What they all have in common, besides their affiliation with what Max calls the "Monongahela Backwash," is the low-keyed energy with which they are played. Michael, Laura, Harry et al seem like real people, even though they don't always seem like real journalists...
...lancing any threats to its authority that journalistic quality ceases to matter. On the other hand, the idyllic days of hard-nosed investigative reporting, exposes and journalism prizes emerge in vague, rosy-colored hues through the sheen of memory. Sitting in bed after a bout of adultery with Harry, Laura rummages through a sheaf of old photographs and reminisces fondly: "Remember when we used to do everything ourselves? We were dangerous then...
...have just taken over the Mainlinethe good guys, having spent most of the film in limbo, now find the resolve to leave, to develop the talents they have allowed to moulder. All the obstacles to career change vanish. So, even more miraculously, do the impediments to romance. A reluctant Laura accompanies the husband she has previously vowed to leave to his new job in New York. Following her lead, Abbie and Harry, suddenly reconciled, march out of a bar with their arms around each other, leaving poor Max to bewail his fate...
...committee distributed the petitions last week in house dining halls and at organization meetings, according to Laura Lifsey '77, another committee member...