Word: coquettish
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...earlier life Shirley MacLaine was a splendid actress. Not so in her current incarnation as the Auntie Mame of films and chat shows. Her Madame is a cacophony of jangling bracelets and coquettish demands -- just the sort of acting that wins Oscars. Schlesinger's direction suits his star, with visual metaphors as subtle as a wrecking ball against a London house. Down goes the old world of nattering gentility; up comes the high-rise of Third World aspirations...
Although Gilbert was a bit skimpy on the lead roles, the players are very good. Marybeth Ahern sings a stunning Iolanthe, Arthur Fuscaldo is an endearing and appropriately cute Strephon, and Laurie Myers carries a charmingly coquettish Phyllis with just enough sexual verve to justify the Peers' lascivious looks...
...time is prime for Debi Thomas, America's current sweetheart, and Katarina Witt, East Germany's coquettish "workers' hero." -- On tape: Italy's Alberto ("la Bomba") Tomba will give Zurbriggen a run for his money in the giant slalom...
...best performances belong to Kapoor and Roland Gift. Kapoor endows Rafi with charm and dignity as well as ultimate sadness. Gift, who is also the lead singer of Fine Young Cannibals, almost steals the picture in his acting debut. He is both chivalrous and coquettish as street-dweller Danny ("My friends call me Victoria. My enemies call me jerk...
...worth the price of admission to watch him try to play the cello, or blow smoke rings from his cigar while dressed as an old lady (and later try to kiss someone with the cigar still in his mouth). He convinces both as a foolish young aristocrat and a coquettish old lady. He is the most justified reason that Charley's Aunt should be put on, and that anyone should see it, yet one more time...