Word: stoics
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Judge's attitude towards her fate is admirable, even stoic. She is upset, thinks the rule was unfair as it applies to her, but blames no one. She didn't talk about the injuries that have plagued her career, she didn't complain...
...when to ease the tie. "Traditionally," says Klein, "we encourage an emotional and physical distancing from mothers earlier in boys than in girls." Part of the reason is fear of the erotic potential of the bond, but in addition there is the cultural belief that boys should be stoic, competitive and independent. Klein believes the separation comes too soon for boys, and they pay a heavy price: "I'm convinced it is what creates fears of intimacy and makes them unable to express their feelings as adults." One sign that we may be putting too many early pressures...
...Sakharov, Jason Robards provides a commanding presence but few signs of emotional life. His mournful, hound-dog face, lower lip jutting forward in stoic determination, looks ready to apply for enshrinement on Mount Rushmore. He sheds little light on the motives behind Sakharov's late-blooming activism, though the fault may lie more in Rintels' overly reverent script than in Robards' characterization. Glenda Jackson, making a rare U.S. TV performance, brings a few moments of passion to her role as Yelena. In one scene, she chillingly describes the courtroom cheers that greeted a death sentence handed...
...Redford's captivating screen presence and his seemingly perceptive and honest gaze that allow him to maintain credibly a surprising heroical stance. The film relies on the unspoken, the power of lovely images and an excellent soundtrack. Redford is ideal for the part of the persevering stoic hero, among the other features of the film...
...Depression and the decline of the American farmer. Once on the scene, the Minnesota-born actress, who likes to get away from it all at her wilderness log cabin south of Duluth, soon found herself as much at home with the harsh landscape as the "very tough, stoic" Iowans. Moviemakers, she observes, "seem to skip over this part of the world...