Word: sadnesses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...plot is a set-up for Fernandel's dolorous humor and his sad, shrewd, ludicrous countenance. Unfortunately, however, director Claude Autant-Lara has given the film a sombre tone which is not congenial to Fernandel's own whimsical, low-pressure style. Autant-Lara sets the mood with a choking death on a dark night (using typically French nonlighting) and the mournful intoning of a balladeer. The horror of death, however, does not stifle Fernandel's humor so much as the flat creatures at the inn. The French comedian seems ill at ease in these dark yet hysterical surroundings...
...Watson the visiting goalie is unmercifully exposed: by the very nature of his position, he stands alone waiting for action, while a swarm of hecklers can gather behind the screen a few feet away. In a sad way, the Harvard brand of goalie-baiting has been wonderfully successful. Dartmouth's Ted Bagnall received only mild heckling here, but except for one or two games he has been on the bench ever since...
...seems a sad commentary upon moviegoers that although the critics of the 40's raved, the public did not flock to the film. Perhaps the film was fascinating rather than entertaining. But if Welles did not leave a great impression with the public, he left the movie world an important legacy. His use of the wide angle lens, the powerful closeups, the switching from scene to scene via single objects (from the clapping hands of a husband to the applause of a political rally), and the attempt to get inside a personality with great depth and intensity are only some...
Harry worked for Leighton in handling mail, keys, supervising cleaning, and "obliging all the boys," Mrs. Brown said. "You're only 65 once. They turned him out with cold feelings after 20 years. It makes us feel sad to meet him on the street. They didn't even shake his hand," she added...
...Governor Jãnio Quadros, and José Guerreiro, 32, whose 25-year-old wife ran away with the old doctor a few weeks ago. Crowed Dr. Quadros, clearly the victor: "That woman is mine, and she will remain mine!" Muttered Guerreiro: "He can have that obscenity!" Sad-eyed Governor Quadros dismissed the street brawl as "none of my business," but he saw to it that his embarrassingly spry father was quietly nudged out of his interim seat in the state legislature...