Word: sentimentale
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In the figure drawings nothing is sentimental or overwrought. Naked or dressed, their model -- commonly his wife Phyllis -- inscribes herself on one's view without ceremony. Her poses seem fallen into, not directed, as natural and unaffected as could be. But what holds one's eye is the resolution Diebenkorn...
All of them are suckers for children. Their decorating tends to rainbows, balloons and sentimental posters -- A BABY IS GOD'S WAY OF SAYING THE WORLD SHOULD GO ON. (No irony intended there.) They keep a diary for each child: "He can go from the living room to the kitchen...
Emotion seems to be the principle behind Thompson's direction. Thompson admits to the sentimentality in the final scenes of 1969. "It's a wishful [ending]," he says. "I think it's emotionally satisfying while it may be intellectually confusing." He adds, "I don't care to be thought of...
With a cast that features opera stars Frederica von Stade (Magnolia), Teresa Stratas (Julie) and Jerry Hadley (Ravenal), as well as a cameo appearance by Lillian Gish as the Lady on the Levee, this Show Boat aims high. "Show Boat was thought of as a dusty operetta, but it is...
This woman is inevitably a figure of fun. In Arvin Brown's perfect production at New Haven's Long Wharf Theater, her blindness becomes a tragic symbol of the willful ignorance of a nation. Tony winner Elizabeth Wilson (Sticks and Bones) is supremely tough-minded and understated. So is the...