Word: lea
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...diffidence of the F.T.C.'s case selection has been challenged to a certain degree by public and Congressional pressure. But the strongest camouflage for the Commission's lassitude is erected by their "voluntary enforcement" policy. The Wheeler-Lea Act of 1938 granted the F.T.C. authority to issue "cease and desist" orders, which become effective after 60 days if not challenged in Federal court. Any subsequent violation of the order then incurs up to $5000 per day in civil penalties. Yet the F.T.C. insists upon its preference for "voluntary enforcement" of Commission recommendations. This is the only method consonant with...
Alvise, aware of Lea's fascination, mocks her with feigned madness and vague promises until she rejects her lover, resigns her position as a doctor at a large hospital and finally renounces all her dignity. Lea becomes "It" in a series of progressively debasing games devised by Alvise. She searches frantically for a hidden ring, plays the roles of comic-book characters and chases Alvise blindfolded as he forces her to tumble into a cesspool. "You know I'll never make love to you," Alvise taunts her, but Lea's passion is so great that her nephew...
...spends most of his time scooting about in a motorized wheelchair. Alvise, the doctors tell his father, shows no positive physical symptoms. Still, his parents airily dismiss the suggestion that the paralysis could be psychosomatic and leave on a business trip, entrusting Alvise to the care of his Aunt Lea (Lisa Gastoni). Zia Lea, a lithe beauty with raven hair and a creamy complexion, is vaguely dissatisfied with her lover of 15 years (Gabriele Ferzetti) and begins to take a more than consanguine interest in her antic charge on wheels...
...vase), and his consuming interest in role playing and destruction through domination is almost pure Pinter. Unlike Pinter, however, Samperi fails to draw his characters in full proportion. Even if the viewer can accept Alvise's sadistic madness, he can never be sure just what it is in Lea that drives her so insanely to her nephew...
Giles Constable '50, Henry Charles Lea Professor of Medieval History, is chairman of the faculty committee...