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...point that he incorporated our suggestions, changing scenes and adding our ideas to the film." Garrel's follow-up project was even more daring. Ma Mère (My Mother) tells the story of a teenager's attraction to his promiscuous mother. The film managed to shock even French audiences with its fearless approach to a sordid sort of sexual awakening. "It's not really the nudity that's shocking, it's the emotional violence," says Garrel. "Actually, shooting these types of scenes is easy. It's watching them that's difficult," he says, recalling his embarrassment when...
...there will be no more excitement from these two. They'll never stray or break another's heart. They'll never again be recorded while having phone sex - or if they are the transcript will not be published . They'll never mortify their parents again, embarrass their children, or shock their friends. And, of course, they'll never, ever divorce...
Carroll’s earlier memoirs, The Basketball Diaries and Forced Entries (1987), drew criticism from one New York Times reviewer who said Carroll was too eager to sacrifice literary value for shock value. “One is aware almost throughout that the author is more intelligent than he appears,” wrote Christopher Lehmann-Haupt...
...notion that the storied Harvard-Yale rivalry had fizzled on the hardwood was dispelled last season. Harvard entered its initial contest against Yale with a 2-18 overall record, but played its most inspired game of the year to shock the Bulldogs, 78-71. The loss was the deadly fourth for Yale, eliminated them from contention in a humiliating manner—only twice has an Ivy team ever won a title with four league defeats on its ledger...
...history concentrator in Quincy House. He believes that at Harvard, there’s a lot to complain about. And in “Oy Veritas!” he will complain, but not without purpose, but to shock, provoke and amuse you. For those whose internal monologue keeps asking: “So what’s the deal with (blank) at Harvard?” This column is for you. At the same time, it’s also for those who ask: How can we make it better? Check it out on alternate Thursdays...