Word: strangerness
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Abram Chayes '43 is no stranger to the arena of international legal disputes; in fact, he once headed the Department of State's legal advisory team. But for the 63-year-old Frank furter Professor of Law, prosecuting his country before the World Court was something...
...hope that she'll take on another modern role--it's been at least a decade since her last one--because this performance is such a revelation. The depth Redgrave gives her character makes every move convincing, as when Jean risks making a similar "mistake" by letting another stranger into her life, this time a girl named Karen with whom Morgan had become obsessed. Suzanna Hamilton plays this variably vacant, furious, and wise creature with uncanny control. The police officer (Stuart Wilson) gets the best lines in Wetherby as consolation for losing his girlfriend to her ex-husband...
...when she says that they don't hold tables. If you don't grab your seat, somebody else will--which brings us to The Yankee's most annoying idiosyncrasy. If there's an empty seat at your table, you could find yourself in the company of a fortunate stranger who walked in off the street searching for an opening...
...compared to average cinematic fare--even this fall's rash of "serious films" like Wetherby, Plenty and Dance with a Stranger--this is substantial stuff. Kiss of the Spider Woman spins a mean web indeed...
...Insignificance: 1:15, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:25; Kiss of the Spider Woman: 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:30; Plenty: 1:05, 3:25, 5:45, 8:05, 10:30; Dance With A Stranger: 1:10, 5, 8:40; La Chevre...