Word: daringness
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The ingredients of a classic come together almost perfectly in "Breathless." Sex, crime, cops, money, Paris, beautiful heroine, daring hero--they're all here; but the best thing about the film is that it doesn't fit into the "classic" category. Screenwriter Francois Truffaut pioneered French new Wave film, and...
Most smokers begin when they are 12 or 13 and still in the throes of pre-adolescent "fitting in" complexes. To a young smoker, a cigarette holds the mystique of a taboo, adult act. That first secret drag behind the school with friends is so rich (all the sweeter in...
All over America last week, the people who won their office Academy Awards pool were those who made the unlikely pick of Anna Paquin for Best Supporting Actress. Everyone guessed the obvious winners -- Schindler's List for Best Picture, Tom Hanks for Best Actor -- so a daring bet on Paquin...
Chernin has composed a powerful story of seduction and intrigue. She has underscored her entire narrative with the sense of longing for the Jewish homeland and the want to salvation, for she was living (and dying) at the edge where life takes on meaning Chernin's new book captivates the...
Frederico Fellini has said in several interviews that he considered each of his stories, that is, each of his movies, a period of his life. Identifying so completely with his art, he considered any criticism of his work to be unsuitable and immodest, because he felt judged as a person...