Word: sun
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Beyong the wide expanse of pane glass windows, beyond the cluster of skyscrapers that house the headquarters of some of the area's biggest banks, beyond the gold dome of the State House glittering in the late afternoon sun, the Charles River meanders by in the distance...
Thus the theme that emerges is one of transformation, of healing. The minor characters hope the sun's warmth will cure their ills; Bernard's family must heal a rift within itself. Bernard himself must try to reconcile his waning faith in God and to heal his loneliness...
Christian Bale, the young English actor who starred in Empire of the Sun, is the brightest spot of the film. Seeming completely comfortable in the skin of a New York street kid, he gives an utterly magnetic performance. Few other cast members have the chance to shine, since the film's idea of charm is misguided. Lovable little Crutchy (Marty Belafsky), a disabled newsboy with a heart of gold, personifies the film's would-be winsome side. Ann Margret, done up in orange and fuchsia as a vaudeville star who looks more like a madam, particularly strains the limits...
...time, not to worry about how I'm wasting it. Ever since I arrived, I've felt lost at Fenway. Maybe a little lost at Harvard as well. It'd be nice if I could go to an afternoon baseball game and just have a good time in the sun. However, since (a) no one here seems to have the time to accompany me and (b) a BoSox game isn't all that relaxing, I've decided...
...happens every early spring morning for six weeks. Just as the sun begins to climb into the sky. Nearly 500 Harvard students make their way down to the Charles River and take part in a 100-year college tradition...