Word: polisher
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...than places like Poland or Afghanistan, why not concentrate on these places first? The problem, of course, is the inference of Soviet control. If Qaddafi or the Sandinistas or the Angolan leadership or the Syrians really are the equivalent of the Afghan puppet regime or the Polish dictatorship, then how to thwart or evict them becomes are reasonable question. If, however, they are involved with--but not controlled by--the Soviet Union, then confrontation may drive them irreversibly into the Soviet camp. Consider, for example, Fider Castro...
THERE CAN BE LITTLE QUESTION as to why Wajda, a polish director with Polish interests, chose a French historical subject, and made his movie as a co-production with a French studio. The obvious parallels between France in 1794 and Poland in 1983 allow Wajda to commitment on the Polish crisis while ostensibly dispassionately examining a 200 year old incident. Indeed, more puzzling given Wajda's reputation as a Solidarity apologist, is the Polish government's support of the production through Film Polski. Not surprisingly after seeing the final version the Polish authorities decided to postpone indefinitely the film...
...West the selection was widely hailed. President Reagan called the choice a "triumph of moral force over brute force." Pope John Paul II commended the Nobel committee for honoring the "intent to resolve the difficult problems of the world of the worker, and of Polish society, through the peaceful means of sincere dialogue and the reciprocal cooperation...
...problems through negotiation and cooperation without resorting to violence." It added: "Lech Walesa's contribution is both an inspiration and an example." The committee knew its decision would create a stir. Said Chairman Egil Aarvik: "I don't expect any thanks or gratitude from the Polish authorities. But I can imagine that the attitude of the Polish people will be very different...
Shortly after she finished filming the spy thriller Gorky Park in Finland and Sweden, Polish Actress Joanna Pacula, 25, began mastering the fearsome Los Angeles freeways ("My car is like my purse, you have to take it everywhere") and polishing her English before a promotion tour to plug the movie, which will be released in December. Pacula plays Irina, a Siberian dissident who gets mixed up with a triple murder in the park and then falls in love with a Soviet detective, played by William Hurt. After such a heavy role, she says, "I'd like...