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...emotionally complex film that it literally wears its audience down. In the hands of director Carl Franklin (One False Move, Devil in a Blue Dress), the movie achieves rich layers and dramatic tension solely because of character depth. Three separate stories--the connection between Kate and George, the evolving rapport of Kate and Ellen, the difficult relationship of Ellen and her father--weave together to create an endless array of emotional fireworks. Most impressively, Franklin's film transcends its simple narrative and makes the audience completely invest its emotions in the question of who exactly each character...
...felt some rapport with him," said Professorof Astronomy and History of Science Owen J.Gingerich, who added that he has known Harshbarger"casually" for the last 15 years. "He came toMemorial Church and he would sit in the pew behindthe one I would typically...
...Monica's case that it was impossible for her to talk over matters of the heart and details so personal with men who were all pushing 70. And so Cacheris turned to Hoffmann to become Monica's handler. Hoffmann was a natural; not only did she and Monica have rapport, but she was also a former Assistant U.S. Attorney who could relate to Starr's team...
...friend. Although Phil Donahue pioneered the format she uses (mike-holding host moves among an audience whose members question guests), his show was mostly what I call "report-talk," which often typifies men's conversation. The overt focus is on information. Winfrey transformed the format into what I call "rapport-talk," the back-and-forth conversation that is the basis of female friendship, with its emphasis on self-revealing intimacies. She turned the focus from experts to ordinary people talking about personal issues. Girls' and women's friendships are often built on trading secrets. Winfrey's power is that...
...visited the United States on an official visit. I'm not a good telephone person or a letter person. But when I meet one of my friends from those undergraduate days, the years just seem to evaporate like we were meeting after one day. There's an instant rapport, an instant feeling of communication so I think that the bonds that are forged when one is an undergraduate are bonds that last a lifetime...