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... I most heartily agree with the remark made by the Minneapolis priest who decried the modern American woman's aggressiveness and will to dominate. The good father said a mouthful!

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 26, 1951 | 11/26/1951 | See Source »

Where the film departs from the stage production is in the emphasis of the direction. Perhaps to make up for the confinement of the setting, Elia Kazan set his cameramen and actors to highlight every eccentricity in the cast. Brando responded to this kind of direction by developing an overgrowth...

Author: By Daniel Ellsberg, | Title: The Moviegoer | 10/25/1951 | See Source »

To cure children of espanto (nightmares caused by fright), the bruja uses a kind of primitive shock treatment. The child is set in front of a container of water in which bougainvillea blossoms-or some other red flowers-are floating. When the child's attention is caught by the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Medicinal Magic | 10/1/1951 | See Source »

When she leaves home for a progressive girls' college and finds that her masquerade does not work, Natalie withdraws into fantasies. She begins to cut classes, skip meals, stay in her room all day and go out only at night. She comes to think of people as dolls she...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Psychological Chiller | 4/23/1951 | See Source »

As the plot is too innocuous to get in the way, spectators are free to concentrate their attention on the song and dance routines. The movie's highlight comes when Astaire and Miss Powell clown their way through a mouthful called "How Could You Believe Me When I Tell You...

Author: By Stephen Stamatopulos, | Title: The Moviegoer | 3/29/1951 | See Source »

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