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...came out with a strange, mixed feeling of respect for this man because he told me a lot; and surprise that he understood; and regret that he could work within that system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At War with the KGB | 10/13/1986 | See Source »

...Spacek who carries the film. Her portrait of a woman who calmly plans her own death, going so far as to suggest how her mother should handle herself at the funeral, is utterly convincing. Her cool exterior, absent of regret or emotion of any kind, obliterates any pity which we might feel for her. We don't end up wishing for her death, but rather realizing, as Jessie seems to have realized all along, that death is nothing more than an aspect of life which is sometimes delayed by forces beyond our control. All she is trying...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: A Great 'night Mother | 10/3/1986 | See Source »

...alumni, students, and friends of Harvard--including some of the University's most generous benefactors--converge on Cambridge, however, University finance officials may regret the decision to exclude all fundraising from the event...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: No Presents, Please | 9/5/1986 | See Source »

...Monday night it was clear that the two sides were still far apart, and the leaders returned to the conference room at 9 p.m. to put the finishing touches on their communique. All but Thatcher stated their support for the stronger package of sanctions and expressed "concern and regret" that Britain had not agreed. At a midnight press conference, Thatcher called the summit result "reasonable for all concerned." Her Commonwealth colleagues were less effusive. Said Gandhi: "It's not the Commonwealth that loses; Britain loses. It is not leading anymore." Pindling likened Thatcher's stance to that of a would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa Going Part of the Way | 8/18/1986 | See Source »

...effectiveness. At the end of the film, Varda suddenly and incongruously makes us feel sad when we watch Mona sicken, cry and freeze. One could try to explain away this sadness as a more universal quality than just sympathy for a pathetic girl. Maybe what you feel is regret at man's mortality and realization of the unavoidable limits of freedom, but this is pushing...

Author: By Maia E. Harris, | Title: I'm a Wanderer | 8/1/1986 | See Source »

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