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...surreal, than we need to get his point that TV is vulgar and coarsening. More moving is his presentation of two carefully imagined archetypes of aging. Masina's Amelia is a woman grown more emotionally compact with the years, defending herself against their onslaught with a sort of neat, perky reserve. Mastroianni's Pippo represents the opposite extreme, vulnerable dishevelment. She wins sympathy by asking no favors; he gains it by begging for it. These are lovely performances, observant, original and infinitely appealing. When we, and Fellini, are lucky, his taste for flash and trash does not overwhelm what...
...class seemed as fascinated with the actress herself as they were with her advice. Katherine Robin '87, a participant in the workshop, said, "I really liked her. I was impressed with how normal and casual she was. She sure wasn't very `Amish.''' Robin added that it was "neat to see other interpretations [of the scene] ahead of me. The role of Nina is a very `choicy' part, and this was a good way to review the number of choices I had to make...
...architectural adolescence, a period when a stylistic conformism was enforced. To be modern, a building was obliged to wear what Critic Reyner Banham calls the "teenage uniform" of the International Style. That sort of architectural peer pressure is gone. The vital, messy pluralism now prevalent may not make for neat history, but it might produce better cities...
RUSHES F/X NEAT IDEA: HIRE A MOVIE SPECIAL-EFFECTS MAN TO FAKE A MAFIA HIT. THEN WHEN EVERYONE THINKS THE DON IS DEAD, YOU CAN TAKE A LITTLE TRIP WITH HIM TO HIS SWISS BANK VAULT AND SHARE THE ILL-GOT GAINS HE HAS SEQUESTERED THERE. THE SWINDLERS MASTERMINDING THIS GAME ARE A PAIR OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS WORKING ON THE WITNESS SECURITY PROGRAM. THE MAGICMAKER THEY DUPE INTO HELPING THEM IS WELL PLAYED BY BRYAN BROWN, WHO HAS BEEN HANDSOMELY SUPPLIED WITH...
...social stratification in Santiago is reminiscent of apartheid in South Africa. The upper city of neat shops and bright ads is predominantly populated with people of European descent, the lower city with a more indigenous population. The boundaries are not enforced by any legal code, but their effect is just as pronounced...