Word: poignantly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...their lasts: Harpo could never speak and Groucho could never be at a loss for words; Fields could never seem to draw a sober breath or a sunny moral. What, then, is Woody Allen doing starring in, writing and directing a ruefully romantic comedy that is at least as poignant as it is funny and may be the most autobiographical film ever made by a major comic...
...pain, the shame of incessant humiliation, a wry humor that disguises itself as self-mocking wrath and a shyly proffered love that he knows will be drowned like an unwanted kitten. Directed with unswerving authority by Robert Drivas, James Coco has reached the pinnacle of his career as a poignant martyr...
...using imagination and pantomime instead of props to accentuate their messages, the actors sometimes achieve poignant and amusing effects. One especially memorable segment dealt with sexism in children's textbooks. The two male members of the troupe, Tom, a professional mover, and Ira, a bearded former research scientist, wore scarves and comically portrayed little girls. The four female members, Judith, Kristen, Cass, and Lydia, donned baseball caps and portrayed tough little boys...
Finally, and most poignant of all, was Jurado's tragedy, also at the 17th...One thought of all sorts of mistakes he might make but one never dreamed of the one he did make, when he popped the ball into the burn off the tee, more or less in front of his nose. It was terribly sad, for he is a splendid little man (he does not weigh 10 stone) and had played splendidly courageous golf, full of smiling excitement but always keeping control of himself. I wish these horrid things were not inevitable in championships...
...them well. Nearly hobbled by her bleeding blister in Chicago, MacLaine took a shot of novocain, cut out the heel in her right shoe and completed her six-night sellout engagement at the Arie Crown Theater (4,500 seats). Her 80-minute bittersweet reflections on life ranged from a poignant rendition of Irma La Douce to an upbeat, gently self-mocking tune titled If There's a Wrong Way, Nobody Does It Like Me. Backed up by four dancers and a 25-piece band, she kicked, tapped, whirled and strutted her way flawlessly through a string of numbers. "When...