Word: passionately
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ciuleandra, directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu, is based on a popular Romanian novel and depicts a crime of passion. It shows tonight at 9:00 p.m. and Sunday at 4:00 p.m. In it, a woman in the mid-1920s is killed by her husband and drama ensues. The film is shot in neo-expressionistic shadows and icy blues and the action unfolds in flashbacks, climaxing horrifically in the present...
RICHARD BURTON: A LIFE by Melvyn Bragg (Little, Brown; $22.95). This meticulous biography includes generous quotations from the subject's letters and a 350,000-word private diary; the result is a portrait of a vivid actor who approached language with the same passion he lavished on Elizabeth Taylor...
From 1944 to 1964, Jerome Robbins staged such hits as On the Town, West Side Story, Gypsy and Fiddler on the Roof. Then the dance master deserted Broadway for another passion, the ballet. Now he returns with an anthology of dazzling numbers from his most famous shows. His producers hope that Broadway's most expensive ticket will also be its hottest...
RICHARD BURTON: A LIFE by Melvyn Bragg (Little, Brown; $22.95). This meticulous biography includes generous quotations from the subject's letters and a 350,000-word private diary; the result is a portrait of a vivid actor who approached language with the same passion he lavished on Elizabeth Taylor...
Being an honest chap, with a genuine passion for the great show-biz tunes and turns, Bert finally rebels against this demeaning chicanery. The reward for his pains: a trip to Hollywood and a chance to discover that its streets are paved with poseurs, among whom lurks a comically glorious Anne Bancroft, playing a randy Beverly Hills princess...