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Harvard Captain Kelly McBride led the squad in scoring against the Terps, flipping in four goals. Freshman Char Joslin threw in two goals in her first game for the Crimson, and Karen Everling did the same. Lili Groome tallied once to complete the scoring...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Laxwomen Go South | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

When the Fangs arrive in China, East meets West and, as expected, both learn a bit from each other. Fang replaces his jogging with Mr. Chao's workout, which is as much mental as phsyical; Lili adopts some of Paul's arrogance, to the dismay of her parents; and Paul remembers some of his childhood ping-pong expertise, eventually going head to head with Lili's beau in an area youth tournament...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: A Great Wall | 7/11/1986 | See Source »

Shots of Peking show the ignorant Americans the charm and history that the city holds as well as its seamier side. Lili and her friend bike down tree-covered boulevards, somehow always managing to stay a bit ahead of the more modern buses behind them...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: A Great Wall | 7/11/1986 | See Source »

...cinematography reaches its peak in the paddle-off between Paul and Lili's boyfriend, Liu (Wang Xiao) as the former fights to prove himself true to his heritage and the latter to retain his girlfriend and his title as ping-pong champ. Showing the anguish and competitiveness of both contenders, this scene goes beyond a mere ping-pong contest and touches both characters at their souls...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: A Great Wall | 7/11/1986 | See Source »

Besides Wang, the other actors help make this movie a true slice of life and not a cliched fable. A registration clerk in a Peking hospital, QinQin as LiLi seems as real as the girl next door. Hiding behind pigtails and a teasing smile, QinQin makes Lili more appealing to the audience than any other character in the movie...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: A Great Wall | 7/11/1986 | See Source »

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