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...frustration these questions caused was scarcely allayed by Sven Nykvist's captivating photography. Familiar locations--the stairwell or facade of an apartment building--are transformed into eerie backdrops by the weird angles Nykvist chooses. Indeed, the film's vision of Paris charms the viewer from the neighborhood cafe where Trokovsky has his morning hot chocolate to the seedy bars and cinemas he visits with Stella. Details, like the outrageous flares, pendants and sheepskin jackets she wears, are convincingly retro. The only contextual problem is the accents. Ironically, the only French-sounding actor in the mainly American and British cast, Polanski...

Author: By Tilly Franklin, | Title: Cross-Dressing "Tenant" Drags | 2/3/1994 | See Source »

...doesn't. Jane worries that her husband doesn't really love her, but decides on reflection that he does. Jane worries about having a baby, but it all turns out all right. Jane worries that she won't resist the advances of Sven, her lusting colleague, but manages to in the end. The readers worry that they will expire with frustration...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Colwin's Big Storm More Like a Drizzle | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

...narrative with outright cliches. Jane Louise's schoolmate, Edie, scandalizes her wealthy WASP family when she drops out of cooking school in Paris to marry Mokie, a Black man. Mokie, in turn, laughs at how uncomfortable he makes white people feel when they mistake him for a waiter. Sven, Jane Louise's colleague, manages to think and talk about nothing but sex, to send a frisson of enigma and anticipation down every woman's spine, yet maintain his job as director of the design department of an important publishing house. Erna, Jane Louise's boss, spawns a brood of children...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Colwin's Big Storm More Like a Drizzle | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

...lesson Marius took from the Hoy issue, teachers say, was to avoid hiring people who might be threatening to him. One example of this tendency is in Expos 52, an upper-level course Marius helps teach. When award-winning teachers Sven Birkerts and Alexandra Johnson left Expos 52, Marius replaced them with a group of hardworking, if less talented and experienced, teachers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hoy-Marius Debate Got Personal | 10/19/1993 | See Source »

Much of the credit, according to Josephson goes to Sven Nykvist, a cinematographer whom the actor credits with having a living relationship with the camera. And, says Josephson, when Bergman realized what had happened, the director grew inspired, tailoring his script to bring out the best in Josephson...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Swede Memories | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

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