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When he throws the ball back, Antonioni again indicates the basic weakness in his photographer's character: he will too frequently succumb to the temptations of his life, probably never free himself from the pitfalls of a spiritually bankrupt society. The last shot, however, confirms his ultimate rejection of total involvement with the elements symbolized by the illusory tennis game. The ending makes a concise visual statement of the nature of the stasis the photographer has attained...
...definition, Rosemary Harris is not a star and has no desire to succumb to the demands of a star's life. She much prefers the repertory work of the APA or the discipline of the London theater. "Sir Laurence," she says, "told me when I see daylight, all I have to do is cable him 'Daylight, signed Rosie,' and there...
Most important, perhaps, the third term attempt of each seems to offend many voters who would otherwise support them -- those who periodically succumb to the "change for the sake of change" mentality. The defeat of moderate Republican Robert Smylie in the Idaho gubernatorial primary by a Goldwaterite seems to have been caused by the issue of a fourth term the incumbent sought and the enactment of an unpopular state sales tax he pressed for, rather than the vitriolic campaign state party leaders waged against...
Some Brazilians fear that because Costa e Silva has the power, he may one day succumb to the temptation to set himself up as Brazil's dictator. He scoffs at the idea. "If I wanted to be come a dictator," he says, "I would have taken power right after the revolution. It was all right there in my hands. But I refused. I have no taste for it." Elective political power, though, may be something else. His fellow soldiers want him to run, and in Brazil today that makes him the overwhelming favorite. "To put it bluntly," says...
...withering accusations-and worse. A doll lying face down in the bath water jolts certain members of the household into some creepy flashbacks. Then one day Joey's mother (Wendy Craig) is felled by poison. While she is hospitalized, his shapely aunt (Jill Bennett) moves in, only to succumb rather swiftly to heart failure...