Word: unshavenness
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Dawn was breaking over Williamsburg, Va., as four dozen largely unshaven, unfed and unrested journalists climbed into the Jimmy Carter press bus for the 374th time since the campaign's formal launching on Labor Day. Over the vehicle's public address system came the reassuring voice of Gerald Ford: "Hi! How are you? Nice to see you. Good morning. Hi! How are you? Nice...
...handful of people remaining in Damur stood in a bedraggled group near a church-quiet, anxious, clinging to their few belongings, which they had wrapped in small rugs. The leftists' commander, Abu Musa-a polite, unshaven Fatah officer-charged that Lebanese army commandos had helped defend the town, even though the army is supposed to be neutral. He gave the civilians the choice of staying or leaving for Christian-held areas; they chose to leave. Except for medicine and bare necessities, they were not allowed to take anything with them. Militiamen loaded furniture, household goods, washing machines and stereo...
...sides; the F.N.L.A. was a mere dozen miles to the north of the city and had already come close enough to mortar the pipeline carrying the capital its water from the Bengo River. As a result, the few VIPS attending the M.P.L.A.'S independence ceremonies were unwashed and unshaven. Meanwhile, UNITA was moving up from the south and could soon be in position to threaten the city's sole electric-power source. Lacking both water and electricity, Luanda would have difficulty in holding out for very long...
Probably the worst problem with Wiseman's use of his subjects' self-consciousness comes toward the end of the film, when a bedraggled unshaven man tells the supervisor he's stolen Hershey bars from Korvette's for the past five days to stay alive. The supervisor tells him there's nothing he can do, just take a seat. The whole time, you can't really believe the starving man--"with 22 years of education"--is serious. He acts and talks just like a Woody Allen--mildly hurt, defensive, and wordy. Then there's a close-up of the same...
...Guarantee. The Avedon show is highly personal and varied. It includes a 1949 portrait only 8 in. square of a smiling, unshaven, squinting Frank Lloyd Wright, a gigantic group portrait of the Chicago Seven, and a photo of a heavily made-up transvestite with a ballerina's tutu and a hairy chest...