Word: sorrowful
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This beloved 1956 album, reissued for the first time on CD with nine bonus tracks, is an immortal testament to the power of absolute simplicity--and absolute conviction. Anderson needed no candy-coated angelic choirs or flossy orchestral arrangements to fill such noble songs of sorrow and hope as Deep River and Crucifixion with throbbing life. All it took was one contralto voice, deep-toned and devastatingly straightforward, accompanied in no-nonsense fashion by pianist Franz Rupp. Spirituals is the real right thing...
Though Fiennes' characters in these two films are similar, it's the subtle nuances in his eyes which make the differences blossom. His ability to register varying degrees of sorrow, jealousy, giddiness and remorse within those swoon-inducing orbs is amazing. The superb supporting cast in both films adds to the richness of character. Geoffrey Rush, the Oscar winner for best actor from Shine, delivers masterful performances with two very different characters. As the quietly menacing personal servant of Elizabeth, he convincingly radiates a calm, omniscient presence which anchors his queen when all hell breaks loose. As Fiennes' bumbling, clueless...
Yesterday, the University also released a letter written by Dean of the College Richard H. Brodhead to Yale students' parents, which expressed the university's sense of "shock and profound sorrow...
...read your article on Chilean wines with great sorrow [LIVING, Oct. 5]. These wonderful bargains had been one of the best-kept secrets for some time. Now that the world knows, you can be sure the prices will rise. RON ENGELHART Sierra Vista, Ariz...
...Gephardt mentioned on the floor the Republican lust to poke their investigative Q-Tips into the cracks of everything from campaign finance to Travelgate to the FBI files, many Republicans forgot their instructions to be dignified and cheered, yelped "Yes!" and applauded. And when Gephardt later said, in true sorrow, that "our problem is we don't trust one another," some Republicans burst out laughing...