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Veronica Guerin succeeds in drawing the audience into the story precisely because it focuses so much on the protagonist. Cate Blanchett’s resplendent performance as Guerin seethes with passion and intensity in every scene, conveying with heart-wrenching emotion both Guerin’s incredible dedication and her fear in the midst of constant death threats by powerful drug-traffickers. It is Blanchett’s skillful portrayal of Guerin which compensates for certain weaknesses in direction, making the movie one worth the price of an admission ticket...
Sponsored by Harvard Real Estate Services, this art installation features pieces from Nicholas Down, George Oommen, and Amy Segami—doctor, architect, and engineer, respectively, hailing from England, India, and China. The Fluidity of Light brings together the work of three artists who share a passion for using the medium of paint to evoke emotion and spirituality. Through Nov. 19. Holyoke Center Exhibition Space, Holyoke Center Arcade...
...team trained with incredible passion over the winter, striving to emerge as prime contenders after the spring thaw...
...controversy arises from Gibson’s latest directorial effort, The Passion, a supposedly historically accurate version of the events leading to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Gibson, who co-wrote the script, utilized various sources to compile the series of events, ranging from the four Gospels themselves to the diary of a vehemently anti-Semitic 19th century nun. He had the script translated into Aramaic, Latin and Hebrew and then assembled a cast whose only recognizable names were Jim Caviezel (Frequency) and Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded...
Thomas Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature Eckehard Simon, whose class Literature and Arts C-25, “The Medieval Stage,” discusses the historic role of theatre as a widespread informer of religion, says that passion plays have traditionally had the unsettling effect of justifying anti-Semitism in their audiences. Though they were widespread throughout Europe until the 19th century, often provoking Christian violence towards Jews during Holy Week, he says, only one internationally recognized passion play is performed today, in the Bavarian village of Oberammergau...