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...Leopard. "If we want things to stay as they are, things have to change." The Prince of Salina (Burt Lancaster) abruptly stops shaving and turns to stare in irritation at his favorite nephew (Alain Delon). Can Tancredi seriously mean to suggest that he, Salina of Sicily, should lick the boots of the new bourgeoisie? The prince is a proud man, as proud as the Leopard ramping on his princely scutcheon. But he is not a fool; he knows as well as Tancredi that in the spring of 1860 bourgeois boots are on the march from the Alps to Africa. Garibaldi...
...Paper-Doll Stare. Offering a rare opportunity to see this uncommon art, the Villa Hugel-formerly the mam Krupp estate in Essen, Germany-has assembled an exhaustive exhibition of Coptic art from private collectors and museums: some 625 works ranging from the Hellenic antecedents, of 3rd century Alexandria, to 20th century examples from Nubia and Ethiopia...
...folk costumes. As the flight to the desert progressed, their vision became more provincial, and the classicism was discarded. Their sculpture grew smaller and more personal, painting became fragmentary instead of monumental. There is a childlike naivete in the coy games of god and goddess, the paper-doll stare of a saint, the back-patting of Christ and a monk (see color...
Children tested divided themselves into two categories: those who simply grabbed a toy and left, casting a curious stare at the adult experimenters; and those who hesitated, changed their minds, and showed some anxiety at the problem of choice presented to them...
...Street announcing the opera performances like town criers. Opening day saw square dances in front of the opera house, and a surrey with the fringe on top conveyed dignitaries to the ceremonies. The nostalgically inclined can bucket out to deserted mines in Jeeps, watch a pony-express ride, or stare at The Face on the Barroom Floor, a new face commissioned to please the tourists who, in turn, prefer to believe that it is the 19th century original. Despite the diverting hoopla, some 27,000 opera lovers are buying seats this season to hear those authentic old Western masters Mozart...