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...does not prevent Alexander from creating a beautiful scene. "I saw, on drawing back the tent flaps," she writes, "snowdrifts gleaming on the towering black peaks and, a long way beneath them, a wobbly line of light from the pilgrims' lanterns descending the far hills and inching across the plain." The ice cave at Amaranth lay ahead, offering Siva's boon, "a release from the fear of death, not from death itself...
...reactions of the people listening while someone is talking. Her camera follows like the eye to show the smallest, most unusual details, from the Jane's tacky jewelry to the plush red shag carpet. Her actors are not merely "m e t h o d" they are just plain bad. But it doesn't matter, you're too busy scoffing, guffawing and trying to make sure the snot doesn't fly out your nose from laughing. Without the crazy plot this film would remain a time-period classic for its decor and dress. Chesty is always equipped with her frilly...
Ultimately, if it falls short of the more profound psychodrama Havel may have been getting at, Rouse's production succeed's on a lighter plain, in the genre of self-ironic comedy...
...Cedras regime summarily booted out nearly 100 human-rights monitors sent by the U.N. and the Organization of American States, contemptuously delivering to their headquarters in Port-au-Prince a plain white envelope containing a single sheet of paper ordering them to get out within 48 hours. They did, to the applause of some of Cedras' tough-talking supporters. "These people were poison," says Mireille Durocher Bertin, a lawyer. "They poisoned Haitian society with their lies and unverified reports...
...idea of featuring three of the world's leading tenors -- not just one, or one plus a soprano -- was extravagant and plain sexy. Ever since the initial recital there has been a constant demand for more. Says Domingo: "We could have been singing six or eight concerts a month all over the world." All three tenors have a sure sense of their image, however, and avoid overkill. They liked the original idea because they love soccer and played the game as boys. Domingo, in fact, did not accept engagements during the tournament until he knew the schedule of the Spanish...