Word: sokolow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...request from the former Solidarity trade-union leader for vacation in July or September and offered him August instead, Walesa decided to play hooky. Accompanied by his wife Danuta and three of their seven children, he climbed into the family's white Volkswagen minibus and set off for Sokolow Podlaski, a small town 55 miles from Warsaw, to go fishing. He claimed that his holiday request had been approved by supervisors but later rescinded. Said Walesa: "The foreman and shift boss decide when every other worker can take his vacation. Why must my vacation be decided by a general...
Darryll Deever (William Hurt), a young Vietnam Veteran, works as a janitor and dreams of meeting Tony Sokolow (Sigouney Weaver), a beautiful television reporter. When a man is murdered, Deever pretends to know more than he does--to attract Tony. He discovers that his innocent lies attract more than the reporter: the killers want him; the victim's cohorts want him; the police want him and Tony Sokolow only wants the story...
Like Hitchcock, writer Tesich sees potential harm in the most innocent quirks. The background of New York City embellishes that sense of menace. Deever's preoccupation with Tony Sokolow throws him headlong into the midst of an international plot involving the murdered man, (ominously named "Mr. Long") and a group of wealthy Zionists. Unlike the innocent obsessions in Breaking Away, Deever's are misconstrued, then used as bait against him. The pace of the city brings about an urgency and neurosis which transforms even the simplest of actions, like playing with a dog, with an air of danger. Peter Yate...
Weaver, on the other hand, seems indifferent to her role as Tony Sokolow. The spunk and verve with which she approached her character in Alien freezes this time. Unfortunately, that seems to be a problem typical of "love interests": she never becomes more than a foil for Deever...
Eyewitness is saved by some appealing characters--Deever, his father, his girlfriend. Tony Sokolow says to Deever at one point: "You just come right out and say the corniest things." Deever responds, "I meant it." With these characters, the audience believes anything--even if the meal winds up a little half-baked...