Word: bourgeoise
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These two moods, the fraternity and the conflict, are rendered with that nearly vanished quality of France's classic bourgeois films: tact. Much of the pleasure an attentive viewer gets from Summer Hours - especially in the first 25 minutes, as Hélene hosts the family on one last bucolic...
While working on the show, Rado and Ragni had seen a couple of men strip naked in Central Park as an expression of freedom, and that gave them the idea to have all the actors shed their clothes at the end of the first act. The nude scene was Hair...
The compliment came from an unlikely source. ''You're so tasteful,'' gushed Bette Midler. Lena Horne's reply was something of a surprise: ''I'm tired of being tasteful.'' In this family history, Gail Lumet Buckley reveals the source of her mother's weariness and, en route, shows that fatigue...
Of course, the notion of discourse inspired by art isn’t, in itself, shallow or boring. There is a long and venerable tradition of using shock to stir the art-appreciator’s conscience. Surrealist shock-art sought to tear open the subconscious, politicizing the personal realm...
Democrats are fed up. They’ve now been given several manufactured, make-or-break Tuesdays, and yet the primary churns on. Now things better turn more exciting, or we’ll switch to the ballgame.This ennui must stem from the penny-ante poker that the major news...