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...exposing the corruption and violence used by his opponents. At the beginning. Hurt's Renko seems to amble through his investigation, but gradually he awakens to the vastness of the mystery, during which he falls desperately in love with one of the people involved in the murders. His splendid performance makes the movie glide off the screen, depicting the repressive, empty life a Russian might live...
...perfectly possible to enjoy The Dresser simply as a backstage fable, rich in the full-tilt emotional exaggeration of plays and pictures that try to catch showfolk off guard, offstage. Or as a fairly acute study of the master-servant relationship. Or simply as an excuse to give two splendid actors (Tom Courtenay as the title figure, Albert Finney as Sir) a chance to strut their stuff...
...production is graced with two splendid actresses in two splendid roles; each falls just short. As Laura, Amanda Plummer spends the first act in pained watchfulness, mothering her collection of glass animals, nursing herself toward psychosis. She comes to life in her scenes with gentleman Jim (John Heard, in a brisk and engaging performance). "Somebody ought to-Ought to-kiss you, Laura!" Jim proclaims. As he leans in and embraces her, Laura surrenders her body and mouth to him, but not yet her wavering right arm. The hand pauses in midair, uncertain whether or how to commit, then grasps firmly...
...think it's a splendid appointment," said Thomas A. Bingman '67, assistant does of the College. The Loebs, he added, are "willing to take on the challenge of ensuring that Dudley House students feel attached to this institution and provide all the student services that other Houses provide, services that resident undergraduates receive...
...that. When the swarm finally landed in Grenada's capital of St. George's, the cadres of Cuban guerrilla fighters, rumored to be in the hills, were nowhere to be found. Grenadians, who cheerfully underwent interview after interview, all seemed to think the invasion had been a splendid show, or that liberation from Marxist rule was a good thing. Each of the networks had a dozen or more staffers on the scene, and more than 150 news organizations had at least one, but there were no scoops to be had. Even if there had been, it would have...