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...director, best known for ?The Four Hundred Blows? and ?Jules and Jim? (warm Truffaut), also loved psychological thrillers (cool Truffaut). This one is cool - freon cold. Truffaut did a book-length interview with Hitchcock, and ?Bride? is supposed to be his homage to the Master of Suspense. But Julie, in her uninflected implacability, belongs less to Hitchcock than to Robert Bresson, the great French minimalist. His heroines - Joan of Arc, Mouchette, the suicidal young wife in ?Une femme douce? - all bear the cross of living. All seek the transcendence of death...
...considering an alternative calendar that would begin fall semester two weeks earlier and finish exams before the holiday break, with a reading period of almost the same length as now,” said Jones Professor of American Studies Lizabeth Cohen, co-chair of the Pedagogy committee. One of her committee’s four task forces is focusing specifically on the structure of the academic calendar...
...Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 said he wouldn’t support any changes that would affect either the length of the break between semesters or reading period...
...saying your hellos, you say, 'I really want to let you know how much I appreciate being here,' and you hand them a gift. That's a really nice way to start off on the right foot." The magnitude of the gift depends on the length of your stay, the size of your entourage and your financial situation. Be a little creative, says Baldrige: "You just can't call up and get the fruitcake of the month or something like that. You have to show thought, because anyone who has you as their guest over the holidays, boy, they...
...Jiabao's first visit to the White House, appeared to side with Beijing by issuing a rebuke to Chen, signaling that Taiwan's President should not move ahead with the referendum for fear it would upset the diplomatic ambiguity that allows Taiwan and China to remain at arm's length. "The comments and actions made by the leader of Taiwan indicate that he may be willing to make decisions unilaterally to change the status quo," a position, Bush said, that the U.S. "opposes...