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...Muller's three-hour documentary biography is still a fascinating and worthwhile portrait of the world's greatest living and most despised female film director...
Divided into 32 vignettes, the film borrows its structure from Gould's first and most famous recording of Bach's "Goldberg Variations." Through a series of interviews, animated clips, and dramatized scenes from Gould's life, the film attempts to present a multi-faceted portrait of the pianist, but with mixed success. A common theme links the "Goldberg Variations" together, each revealing a new subtlety in the melody or voice in the harmony; in the film Gould is the main theme, but not every vignette contributes to the depiction of Gould's life or character. As a result of this...
White lilies perfumed the air outside the State Dining Room last Friday afternoon as Hillary Rodham Clinton walked in, sat down in a shiny wooden armchair under a portrait of a pensive Abraham Lincoln and asked, "Are we ready...
...Egypt and Malaysia. But she also has a strong interest in furthering the careers of struggling artists, many of whom she befriended and supported financially, either collecting works for herself or donating them to other museum. The artists indicated their gratitude by their fascination with her as a portrait subject and in the things they wrote to and about her. James McNeil Whistler described her in am inscription on a piece he gave her as a person "whose appreciation of the work of art is only equaled by her understanding of the artist." Although buying the work...
...those who live "above it" in high-rises and office buildings, his voice and mannerisms speak a bitterness that is an thoughtful as it is sad. Sylvain's native accent pits him strongly against the upper class world that surrounds him, from the distinct professionalism of Daryl to the portrait of a former Winthrop House master on the back wall. And Matthew Gelbert, who has the important role of a white English colleague of Daryl, refrains from overplaying just enough to be believable and effective. As a clear third party, Gelbert's role is potentially more disagreeable than Meekins...