Word: silents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Skinners recent auction of movie posters from the silent film era onwards, and the huge popularity of that auction, proves that point especially. The world of Clark Gable, Gone with the Wind, James Cagney and Marilyn Monroe, all seem to go back to a time when going to the movies was special and every star was precisely thatan untouchable, demi-god like star...
...crowd was eerily silent as a stream of uniformed firefighters passed underneath an American flag suspended between the ladders of two fire trucks before entering the building for the memorial service...
...Though a bit artificial at first, Jessica Shapiro '01 eventually shines as Kate Quin, a perfectionist and future lawyer who acts out romance novels to herself during her spare time. And newcomers Eva Furro '03 and Carrie Roby '03 are excellent in their smaller roles--Roby especially as the silent freshman Carter...
...real jewel of the film is Samantha Morton as Hattie, a mute laundress who tries to tries to take up Emmet as a lover. Looking like she just stepped out of a silent film, Morton gives a performance that, without a single line of actual dialogue, matches Penns in intensity and sheer entertainment value. Her expressive eyes and Groucho Marx facial expressions make her the perfect foil for Emmets self-absorbed rambling. Its so clear that the two are right for each other that when Emmet totally fails to realize the value of Hatties unconditional love, we realize just...
...contained by the movies conceit to really stick with you. Perhaps its symbolic of what Allen has achieved here that Mortons Hattie is the only character who transcends the movies clever but self-limiting setup. Though Allen is traditionally known for his witty, fast-paced dialogue, youll remember her silent, expressive eyes long after everything else about Sweet and Lowdown has faded away...