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Word: stagier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...simply a dear old party, she is made to be a survivor of Auschwitz, an agnos tic Jew who clings to the ceremonies of her religion in a basement shrine. Momo is not just an abandoned child; he is the son (as one of the film's stagier scenes reveals) of a psychotic pimp who murdered the child's prostitute mother. Momo and Rosa not only get a little help from their friends, they are supported by a black transsexual whore who displays the customary heart of gold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Even an Oscar Would Weep | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

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