Word: understatedness
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A year ago, in this same space, I wrote a light-hearted piece about being a fire buff. An interlocuter wrote back to The Crimson that I overstated the job's romance and understated the danger. He was right.
As it turned out, in his own politics Rockwell was a liberal, which could be guessed from the understated plea for tolerance that so many of his pictures make. In the 1960s, when he left the Post for Look magazine, he turned to producing plainer public statements like The Problem...
The strengths of the film are largely those of its great character actors. Stephen Rea, a Jordan veteran (this is his eighth film with the director), turns in a heartfelt and understated performance as Henry. Rather than playing up to traditional jilted husband clichs, Rea imbues the character with a...
Ivanov is a stunningly beautiful work of art. Though he was only 27 when it premiered, Ivanov shows all the subtlety and tenderness that would only grow in Anoton Chekov's later, more famous works. The new production of Ivanov now running at the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.) is also...
Praise be: a religious drama that is devout without reeking of sanctimony. Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her son Bobby Shriver are the executive producers of this inspirational film, which celebrates Mary's faith and wisdom. While the teleplay admittedly takes dramatic license, it is true to the Gospels. The dialogue...