Word: conventional
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fanatic flaw in Arnolphe, the protagonist of Wives, is that he is a wildly jealous man with a horrible fear of being cuckolded. Arnolphe (Brian Bedford) has had his intended wife Agnes (Joan Van Ark) posted to a convent from childhood, and now keeps her isolated from society in a town house guarded by two watchful servants. Arnolphe's master plan has been to keep Agnes innocent in body, and blank of mind. A young gallant wrecks the plan. Horace (David Dukes) catches sight of Agnes, falls in love with her, trysts with her and eventually wins...
...been in this boat before," Wittrup said. "Two years ago, we proposed a plan for a similar type of hospital on the Convent site, and the information was released too soon and the hospital was never bulit because...
...When I entered the convent, I never expected to be fashionable again. However, I now find I'm in the avant-garde of the Longuette look [Sept. 14] in my religious habit...
...nervous breakdown of one of Puthenpura's recruits finally brought some limited Vatican action. When Novice Mary Kutty was hospitalized in Florence in 1969, her language teacher fought for her return to India. Puthenpura failed to respond, but the convent finally sent her back and she promptly recovered. Last February papal Secretary of State Jean Cardinal Villot ordered all recruiting to stop. In June papal nuncios in Europe were ordered to interview every Indian novice; Rome's investigation is still going...
What is remarkable is the fact that more nuns have not complained and that many of the young Indian girls have adjusted well to convent life. The Vatican weekly, L'Osservatore della Domenica, this week published a story on happy Indian novices, including some ready to take their vows. But others are still disillusioned. In a letter released to the press, Anna E.T. Elakattu, a novice in Italy, described the details of her drudgery. "They tell us they bought us for 6,000 rupees," she added dramatically. "What can we slaves do?" The letter made big news in Italy...