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...Freudianized by scripter Ulla Isaksson, a sweet, pampered girl (Birgitta Pettersson) is murdered by herdsmen, who are in turn killed by her father (Max Von Sydow). A miracle play and a horror movie--it was remade in 1972 as The Last House on the Left--the movie retains its stark grandeur in the chiaroscuro cinematography of Sven Nykvist. As a peasant girl who witnesses and wills the murder, Gunnel Lindblom has a feral magnificence...
...tight victory stood in stark contrast to the Crimson-Gulls contest last year, when Harvard dominated Endicott in a 3-0 rout—part of its record 13-match win streak...
...last year. As with many of them, her experiences have proved valuable, but the transition back into undergraduate life hasn’t necessarily been easy. After months spent in another country, many students find themselves with a new mindset and a new set of values, perhaps in stark contrast to those of their college friends. Leaving the Harvard bubble can be easy enough, but re-entrance may prove more difficult.An Unwelcome ShiftThis fall, Datar returned to Harvard after months working in Cuddalore, a town in India. She says she believed passionately that anyone with a Harvard education or English...
...just woken up from a long sleep.” Just as in last week’s losses to Princeton and Penn, the Crimson struggled in the opening minutes, getting off to a sluggish start that had the team playing from well behind the entire night. In stark contrast to last month’s 75-58 win in Providence, in which Harvard outscored Brown 45-23 in the first half, Harvard looked listless against a revitalized Bears squad that out-hustled Harvard around the court, jumping out to a 10-3 lead four minutes into the game...
...commended or condemned for having the characters “vogue” to classical music and line-dance to Usher. However, choreographed by Doug Elkins, the sequence is undeniably and surrealistically entertaining, if a trifle sacrilegious. The set is just about the only thing that is stark and minimal about the production; yet even in its industrial appearance, it is as striking and visually stunning in its own way as the more over-the-top aspects of the production. This very modern minimalism sets the tone for the play’s bold updates.Created by Riccardo Hernandez...