Word: dumbness
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...elevation of simple virtues, the author may dwell longer than necessary on the nobility of dumb animals. She even allows selected dogs and cats to speak intelligently to the mystical child Giuseppe. Such sentimentality intrudes on the book's naturalistic tenor but seems, in the end. integral to Morante's purpose: to look at horror with innocent eyes and ask "Why?" In articulating that question, this demanding, powerful novel meets the stipulation laid down by Albert Camus: "The writer's role is not free of difficult duties. By definition he cannot put himself today in the service...
...This year I'm smart; in a few seasons I'll be dumb," said Anderson, who is wiry, white-haired and weathered at 43. "But how smart do I have to be anyway? It's a simple game...
...that never smiles, he can't like himself. When I'm dumb again, they can't take from me the fun I've had, the years that I've been smart. You want to gab some more...
...DUMB YOU MAKE IT, BUT HOW YOU MAKE IT DUMB AWARD: To Beatrice Straight, who couldn't keep her acknowledgements either straight or under five minutes...
Pierre, the main character in Pas si Mechant que ca (or The Wonderful Crook as its American promoters have inadequately dubbed it) looks strong, clumsy and dumb--like the stereotypical college football star. The opening sequences of the film cut from a shot of Pierre armwrestling with his fellow workers to one of the boss yelling because Pierre is "always playing around" and has lacquered a board that should have remained natural. So, when the foreman calls for Pierre we expect he will be reprimanded and find out instead that the boss is, in fact, Pierre's father, and that...