Word: sentimentales
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The homespun, Main Street appeal of the figure whom Fred Allen called "the man with the barefoot voice" brought to mind images from a simpler America: Will Rogers, Huckleberry Finn. Sentimental Godfrey choked up while narrating President Franklin Roosevelt's funeral for CBS Radio and shed tears on TV...
The film version of Erich Segal's first novel Love Story, is traditional Freshman Week entertainment for good reason--it combines the most tearful of romances with the hope that true love can be found at Harvard. But Segal's latest. Which opens in Boston area theaters Friday, won't...
On another channel, Leon Trotsky visits New York City in 1917 to rouse the American proletariat. Burgess tells this story in the form of a libretto for a Broadway musical, complete with lyrics. Trotsky falls for Olga, a hardheaded party worker, while his wife cavorts with a wealthy socialist. Four...
Interminable scenes of Lianna alone in her bare apartment are highlighted by the strains of sentimental love-songs. Director Sayles heightens the effect by shooting from above, making the character seem trapped and helpless. Neither insightful nor original, the work is fundamentally boring. Sayles heightens this effect too, one hopes...
In a superior TV comedy series, familiarity breeds regeneration. The actors become wedded to their characters and, like fond spouses, exchange idiosyncrasies. The writers learn more about the actors and incorporate the nuances into the story lines. M*A*S*H had another advantage, although at the time it must...