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Often in Dassin films, eroticism shades into sadism. Brute Force and Night and the City have violent thrashings. In The Law, released in the States as Where the Hot Wind Blows, Gina Lollobrigida is strapped down and whipped by her mother. Jean Servais, the honcho of the Rififi heist, commands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Master of the Heist | 4/6/2008 | See Source »

As a veteran of the war in Iraq, I find it uplifting to see a candidate with a legitimate military background. We have seen the repercussions the U.S. faces when we do not have someone with military experience in our country's highest elected position. As a Republican, I voted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

But almost at once, Servais lost it. While he was crossing the Russian steppes by night, the cello fell off a sled. The horrified traveler immediately retraced his route. And there in the snow he found the instrument - intact, though only just. During the night, wolves had gnawed at the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Praise Of Quality | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

The cello again provides an example, or rather the cello case. It is not that someone has suddenly come up with a way to make them wolf-proof, but one of the array of stories that follow in this European Journey special report is about a man who makes cases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Praise Of Quality | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

This enthusiasm is motivating Europe's new generation of craftsmen and women to continue learning - and adapting - centuries-old skills. So that maybe 300 years from now what they make with hands and heart may, like the Servais cello, still be a thing of beauty. And in perfect working order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Praise Of Quality | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

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