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...Albanian movies, and finally caught the attention of the Dardenne brothers, whose movies Rosetta (1999) and L'Enfant (2005) had already each won a Palme d'Or at Cannes. They invited her to an audition for the lead for The Silence of Lorna. And if a war couldn't stop Dobroshi from pursuing her acting career, the fact that the only French she knew was the days of the week wouldn't stop her either. "If someone tells me 'You can't do this', it just makes me try harder," she laughs...
...character share an almost defiant joy of living. There is a scene in the film in which Lorna and her boyfriend dance exuberantly, oblivious to the mess they are in. In the same way, Dobroshi and her friends wouldn't let the dangerous circumstances they grew up in stop them from having a good time. "It was like we were leading two lives," she says. "On the one hand, you would go out with your friends. On the other hand, there was a war going on. But if you're always thinking 'Oh no, it's war, I'm gonna...
...minute span closed the gap to just six at 58-52 with 4:21 left. Then the Crimson ran the shot clock down on its next possession and McNally found himself with the ball and well-covered just inside the arch. But the defensive pressure failed to stop him from throwing up a high-arching shot that fell through as the shot clock buzzer sounded with 3:40 left. “That was a big-time shot, it drained their momentum,” Lin said. “Oliver is a gutsy player and he loves taking...
...board.The Crimson’s best chance to score came on a shift late in the frame. Junior Doug Rogers ripped a cross to blueliner Alex Biega, who was posted at the right circle, but Quinnipiac goalie Bud Fisher glided to his left just in time to stop Biega’s wrist-shot, keeping the game scoreless at the first intermission.Harvard and Quinnipiac traded a pair of power plays and posted seven shots each in the opening period.“It was a bit of a frustrating game in the fact that we didn?...
...team, which is even stronger than the men’s, posted a respectable performance today, considering the situation health-wise,” Brand said. “Their record did not reflect the injuries and illnesses that it has suffered.” This did not stop freshman Caroline Vloka from taking the gold in the individual women’s saber. Having been suffering from what was thought to be the flu, Vloka defeated M.I.T.’s Robin Shin, 15-6, to take the No. 1 spot before being taken to University Health Services, where...