Word: minore
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...novel, the first-person narrative unifies present and past and a multiplicity of minor incidents associated only through the consciousness of the butler. In the film, the narrator ha been removed, and only tenuous narrative coherence remains; the attempts made to integrate the various episodes into the film are sometimes rather artificial. On occasion, when a scene from the past is introduced, an image appears in the center of the screen, and gradually assumes the foreground, almost emerging from behind the prior picture; at other times, a voice-over of a letter written either from Mr. Stevens to Miss Kenton...
While some of the repetitions which occur in the book are lost when condensed into the film, certain visual effects more than make up for them. Especially notable are the profusion of scenes on the servants' staircase, all of which, though seemingly minor, have momentous impact, as are the scenes in which Mr. Stevens is shown looking out the window. The lighting in these window scenes appears to exert a conceptual influence on the film, since the left half of Mr. Stevens' face is in shadow for the entire move until nearly the end, while the right half of everyone...
This is the sort of cast where even the footmen are brilliant and the sort of play that rewards such casting by dishing out juicy scenes and hysterical lines to even the most minor characters. One such minor character is the Duke of York (the younger son of George III), played by Julian Rhind-Tutt. With few lines, Rhind-Tutt turns his vacuous twit character into a running gag that grows funnier with each repetition...
...time schedule for council consideration of the plan "depends on the outcome of next Tuesday's [hearing]," Flynn said. "If the changes are minor or few, then [the plan will go to the council] shortly after, but if there are major changes then it will take longer...
...advocates of independence and the status quo agree on one critical point: survival of Puerto Rico's culture depends on political space between their island and the U.S. One of the commonwealthers' best slogans promises voters "the best of both worlds" if they retain the present system with only minor changes -- still more federal assistance, for example. Celeste Benitez, who directs the Populares' campaign to preserve the commonwealth status, argues, "We are a people with our own language, our own culture. This plebiscite is about preserving that identity...