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Word: porcelian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...during the film. Coppola presents the titillating moments of mob murders, like when Dixie and Vera watch the impulsive Dutchman stab his rival Flynn with a turkey carver during dinner. The blood sprays the walls, and covers the ivory tablecloth, while drops fall from the chandelier onto Lane's porcelian cheeks. Although scenes like these have dramatic bang, they never build to anything substantitive, instead disappearing into Coppola's cinematic labyrinth...

Author: By Rachel H. Inker, | Title: King Cotton | 12/18/1984 | See Source »

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