Word: schickele
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...patient, serenely smokes a cigarette with no comment made about the matter. There are dozens of similar moments in the film, and what a pleasure it is not to be hectored by a director as we laugh our own little laughs, watching a profound story unfold. --By Richard Schickel...
...sexual triads. That standoffishness (or objectivity) intermittently marks The Dreamers, which is adapted by Gilbert Adair from his novel The Holy Innocents. But it also renders the film dispassionate, curiously lifeless, lacking the energy of either youthful commitment or a deeply engaged re-examination of the past. --By Richard Schickel...
...this turn of events. When the landscape exacts its revenge for their happiness, when Sandy faces the consequences of her carelessness, we are surprised by the intensity of our feelings. Japanese Story is a simple, austerely told tale. But there is something memorable, even haunting, about it. --By Richard Schickel...
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...screamers and shouters-to the "smoothies," smiling as they measure your rib cage for a shiv. He often found, of all things, civility and honor in the movie game. And his portraits of it are unsurpassed in their dry wit, understated truthfulness and lasting, corrective value. -By Richard Schickel...