Word: murrays
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...Murray recalled that Klausner had given a speech last May at Harvard Medical School, sponsored by HIGH, where he “laid out a vision of where the foundation was heading...
Christopher J. L. Murray ’83, the Director of the Harvard Initiative for Global Health (HIGH), said that Klausner steered the foundation towards a focus on research that would have the “biggest impact in the long run,” such as vaccines for AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria...
...superb blend of aesthetic minimalism and compelling emotions, it is not surprising that this film received the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival. The acting is uniformly first-rate; every actor from Murray to “girl on bus” plays his or her role with an attention to detail that contributes to the movie’s emotional power. Kudos to director Jim Jarmusch for eliciting such top-notch performances from all of his actors. He deserves perhaps even higher praise for writing this tightly-woven screenplay, which provides a springboard...
...Murray is, of course, the focus of the film—and rightly so. As the apathetic Don, he delivers a performance that is powerfully understated. Audiences are used to seeing this actor play an aging man dealing with his lost youth (see “Rushmore,” “Lost in Translation,” or “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou”). “Broken Flowers” allows him to reprise this role...
...remarkable ability to create a sympathetic character with even the smallest changes of his facial expression improves not only his own performance, but those of his colleagues as well. For example, Murray’s scenes with Wright are particularly enjoyable; the two characters exist in contrast—Murray with his world-weariness and Wright with his infectious zeal, and the result is a humorous and touching relationship. As different as these two characters are, their friendship is based on a strong mutual trust and respect—not to mention a thorough understanding of each other?...