Word: passion
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...athletes have long excelled during the Summer Games, especially in track and swimming events. But in a nation where winter sports are an expensive leisure activity, not a passion or a way of life as they are in Eastern and Western Europe, Olympic medals have always proved elusive or costly or both...
...occurs when Julian discovers his capacity to believe in and accept the love of a decent woman (Lauren Hutton). The passages between Gere and Hutton-thanks largely to the latter's open and vulnerable playing-are the most affecting in the film. She actually convinces one of her passion, despite its unlikely sociological grounding. There are moments when American Gigolo looks as if it might develop into a sober Shampoo...
...France and West Germany have condemned the Soviet military intervention, they have not guaranteed they will participate in an American-led boycott. At present, the boycott is an American act which will be read by the Soviets as a symbolic gesture of nationalism, a product of Carter's campaign passion rather than a unified Western reaction to Soviet aggression...
...cute Bernadette Peters. Less than five minutes after they have accidently met, Navin asks Marie for a date. Marie: "O.K." Navin: "Do you have a boyfriend?" Marie: "Well..." Pregnant, supposedly meaning-laden pause. Navin: "If I was your boyfriend, I'd be around all the time." Marie (brimming with passion): "Well, we have a date tomorrow." Nearby dog: "Woof...
...time, Arthur Rubinstein conquers new continents, uncounted women and, seemingly, mortality itself. He pursues his improbable but triumphant course down to the present, when, at 93, retired from public performing, partially blind, he still reigns as a favorite of the gods, an ageless symbol of the unquenchable passion for the well-lived life. His wide-eyed narrative, dictated to an amanuensis, is diffuse and repetitive, often couched in a quaint, flowery style. But his gusto and warmth carry him through, as they have in so many technically flawed recitals. He succeeds in making his adventures almost as stirring...