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...Sidewalk Spieler. In the main, the choice received respectful if somewhat bewildered applause. But Resnais and Novelist Robbe-Grillet, who wrote Marienbad's scenario, created more confusion than they had on the screen by arguing before the press about the meaning of their film. "This movie," said Robbe-Grillet, "is no more than the story of a persuasion, and one must remember that the man is not telling the truth. The couple did not meet the year before." Not so, said Resnais. "I could never have shot this film if I had not been convinced that their meeting...
...Today I have nothing." In Cuba some people burned their money, and others spent it. Housewives packed the meager stores; Havana's tomblike luxury restaurants sprang suddenly to life. One man sat at a bar calmly lighting cigars with 20-peso bills: a shop owner stood on the sidewalk passing out money and crying: "The end of the world has come...
...Manhattan is as frustrating as owning a car. A short time ago, Theater Owner Daniel Talbot came downtown from his apartment for lunch at the Algonquin Hotel. The hotel refused to let him park his bike in the lobby, a policeman told him to get it off the sidewalk, a garage attendant would not let him park in his lot even if he paid regular prices. He moved...
...Communist war was going. Last fall the Viet Cong opened its new campaign, boosting the killing to an average 800 a month. Many soldiers blamed Diem for keeping political officers in command, refusing to allow even a company to move without his sanction. Along Saigon's Rue Catinat, the sidewalk cafés buzzed with rumors of assassination or a coup...
Irresistible Urge. Sent to Europe to cover Jackie Kennedy, Lisa cornered Premier Khrushchev for an unenlightening sidewalk chat that was trumpeted as "the only private interview the Russian leader granted during the Vienna stay." Televiewers used to seeing Lisa in her soapy serials blinked as she flung her arms around the rotund Russian, planted a kiss on his cheek and purred: "Nikita Serge-evich, I followed you to Vienna. Now, when will you let me come to Russia?" Replied the startled Khrushchev: "You are welcome there, and if you come, bring your President with...