Word: saltcellar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some of the best Italian artists of the day: Rosso Fiorentino, Francesco Primaticcio and Niccolo dell'Abate. Even Benvenuto Cellini spent several years, from 1540 to 1545, in the King's employment, making statues and, as a culmination of his skill as a goldsmith, the famous gold saltcellar (now in Vienna) that he finished in 1543. The Italians' work set a new cultural norm for France and turned Fontainebleau into a hothouse of "advanced" style. Moreover, the palace and its workshops continued to be an art center for more than 50 years after Francis' death. Their...
...that a film made under such confining conditions could be so lush and fully sustained. "Joe is so scrupulous it's stunning," says Pinter. "He can be directing a complicated scene with actors and be able to pay attention not only to its meaning but to whether a saltcellar on the table is out of position." Of The Go-Between, Losey ventures: "Perhaps the film is different from anything I've done in its period look, what some people may call 'romantic.' But I think there's a bitter core there for those...