Word: weaknessness
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It is in their homes that Charef succeeds in creating the most human and moving scenes. A picture of bustling, cheerful life on the surface of dire poverty and sickness invents completely the characters of Madjid's family and makes the audience care about them. Madjid's mother, Maika, bubbles...
It is the inconsistency of the film, not the weakness of specific moments, that detract from its effectiveness. At the end of the film, Varda suddenly and incongruously makes us feel sad when we watch Mona sicken, cry and freeze. One could try to explain away this sadness as a...
A White House staffer complains that "Poindexter refuses to concede that explanation and promotion of policy is part of his job. At times, it hurts us." Poindexter, frankly admitting his weakness as a public spokesman, has told his aides, "I'm worried about that, but considering the things I do...
At the time I wrote Democracy in America, one of the strongest fears was that this form of government would be tantamount to mob rule. I suggested how the American system could prevent or mitigate the tyranny of the majority. This process went further than I anticipated. Now I am...
The overhaul was long overdue. "The French economy we found on taking office was in a state of weakness," says Alain Juppe, a Deputy Minister for the Budget. As evidence, Juppe points to a meager 1.1% growth rate in 1985, an unemployment level of more than 10% (25% for youths...