Word: offing
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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In spite of this compliance with Brecht's wishes, his objections to the movie were well founded. The idea which shapes Pabst's direction is not a condemnation of capitalism, but rather the dehumanization which accompanies the acceptance of any social values. The first character to under-go embourgeoisement is...
The movie is full of inconsistencies. Jenny, the prostitute who turns Mack over to the police, is never really a part of the story, and was kept only because of the exigencies of the plot, a spark of loyalty to the original version, and Lotte Lenya's availability. And Lenya...
Despite the minor confusions--apparently misplaced bits of dialogue and characters who don't make much sense--Pabst's brilliant direction makes the movie coherent and powerful. The actors seem inescapably trapped by their surroundings. They are often seen, especially at important moments, behind paneled windows or rows of shelves...
Rudolf Forster plays Macheath with perfect self-satiric detachment and ingratiating charm, and Carola Neher manages Polly's changing character very subtly. Despite my regrets about the movie's confusion both in purpose and details, I found it delightful. It captures the bitter, ironic, and warm humor of the original...
Virtually everybody at Harvard--students, graduate students, and faculty members--witnessed Tocsin's day-long walk yesterday. Carrying signs and distributing mimeographed literature, seven small groups of Tocsin members--each covering a fixed portion of the Harvard community--asked students to confront the challenge of the arms race, to take...