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...reveal what happens would be unthinkable, for the surprises in the plot are one of he films manifold pleasures. Campion has said that in writing the screenplay she drew on the Bronte sisters. She is faithful to her inspiration, and the violent unleashing of passions and the consequences that follow are portrayed in a manner that does the author of Wuthering Heights proud. In the world portrayed by Campion, the characters have no defense against the passion that threatens to overtake them. They are foreigners transplanted to a strange new land where the senses rule. Life is overpowering here...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Campion's 'Piano' Plays at the Brattle | 8/5/1994 | See Source »

...Seven major industrial powers in Naples, and is to conclude this week with two days in Germany. But though the President once again showed a talent for thoughtful speeches to foreign parliaments and Reaganesque photo ops, he could never quite get Americans' minds -- or his own mind -- off his manifold problems elsewhere. In U.S. headlines and on TV newscasts, his efforts were upstaged by the collapse of his latest Haitian refugee policy. Then on Saturday he was forced to grapple at a press conference with the implications of the death of North Korean President Kim Il Sung...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Interrupt This Summit for . . . | 7/18/1994 | See Source »

...urges extend beyond simple musical desires, obscure tunes such as "I Love U in Me," and "Scarlet Pussy" leave little to the imagination. Somewhere in Prince's songs there are real lyrics floating around, but rather than try to unearth them, enjoy yourself by listening to all of the manifold ways in which he manages to express sexual desire as well as to well, express it. And although the album's tracks progress in no particular order, the extensive liner notes provide a useful play-by-play of Prince's recording history...

Author: By James B. Loeffler, | Title: Pushing The Limits of Music and Taste | 12/16/1993 | See Source »

...reveal what happens would be unthinkable, for the surprises in the plot are one of the film's manifold pleasures. Campion has said that in writing the screenplay drew on the Bronte sisters. She is faithful to her inspiration, and the violent unleashing of passions and the consequences that follow are portrayed in a manner that does the author of Wuthering Heights proud. In the world portrayed by Campion, the characters have no defense against the passions that threaten to overtake them. They are foreigners transplanted to a strange new land where the senses rule. Life is overpowering here...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Play It Again, Jane. | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

...long as he remains in command of the only sources of wealth in the country, Babangida will not be easily dislodged. Already some thoughtful Nigerians have suggested that the interim government, though a sham, should be given a chance to solve the country's manifold problems; to do otherwise would risk more bloodshed. Yet such a prudent course may only delay the day of reckoning, when Nigerians who dream of democracy will have to risk their lives to make it come true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shamed By Their Nation | 9/6/1993 | See Source »

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