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Recounts a story of an impoverished girl known for her impolite behavior. Disbelief in the presence of God resulting from the economic conditions and the overall financial burden facing her family; Need for the girl to confront the reality of a divorce between her parents; Academic performance and relationship with her parents and brother.

Presents the short story "Hic Haec Hoc," by Penelope Gilliatt.

Profiles English actor John Cleese. Background information on Cleese; Acting credits; Predilections.

Presents the short story "Lingo," by Penelope Gilliatt.

Presents the short story "Ex Libris," by Penelope Gilliatt.

Presents the short story "Earshot," by Penelope Gilliatt.

Presents the short story "Steam Gives Way to Sail," by Penelope Gilliatt.

Presents the short story "A Half-Life Ahead," by Penelope Gilliatt.

Presents a short story entitled 'The Wind-Child Factor.'

Presents the short story "Broderie Anglaise," by Penelope Gilliatt.

Presents the short story "The Hinge," by Penelope Gilliatt.

Presents the short story "Dame of the British Empire, BBC," by Gilliatt Penelope.

Emma was a teacher of the measured manners of Russian and mathematics in an otherwise chaotic comprehensive school. The cashbook provoked procrastination every year in Emma. The Inland Revenue's demanded assessments were based on their calculations, from six years ago, when she had inherited thirty-five hundred pounds from an otherwise- stingy godmother. Of the feared professions, accountancy seemed to Emma the most unfavored. The tax year in England varies according to the person and the unexplained decisions of the line of accountants. Emma's tax year, which could as well have ended on the day of her birth as on any other, ended on the last day of April.

The article presents the short story "On Each Other's Time," by Penelope Gilliatt.

The article presents the short story "Stephanie, Stephen, Steph, Steve," by Penelope Gilliatt.

The article presents the short story "Timely is the Hand That Winds the Clock," by Penelope Gilliatt.

The presents the short story "One Asks Oneself," by Penelope Gilliatt.

The article presents the short story "As Is," by Penelope Gilliatt.

The article presents the script of the play "In Trust," by Penelope Gilliatt.

The article presents the short story "Teeth," by Penelope Gilliatt.

The article presents an interview with English novelist Graham Greene. It is said that the novelist has failed to search for a decent look rubber water pistol in London, England and New York which he will use to prevent people from keeping him awake at night. He provides background on a practical joke he made when he was an undergraduate at Oxford Balliol. It is said that Greene possess an acute sense of humor.

The article profiles the actress Diane Keaton. Keaton grew up in Sta. Ana, California and attended ballet, singing and acting class. The article described her role in the movies "Sleeper", "Love and Death", "Play It Again, Sam" and the Oscar-winning "Annie Hall", co-starring Woody Allen. Keaton enumerates three persons who have influenced her most. She shares her views about cinematography, violence, success, and the job of acting.

The article reviews the motion picture "Days of Heaven," directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere and Brooke Adams.

The article reviews the music recording, featuring the compositions by the Beatles, including "Magical Mystery Tour" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

The article reviews two films including "A Geisha," starring Ayako Wakao and Michiyo Kogure, and "Pirosmani," starring Avtandil Varazi.

The article reviews two motion pictures including "Straight Time," directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman "House Calls," starring Glenda Jackson and Walter Matthau.

The article reviews the motion pictures "Furtivos," directed by José Borau and starring Ovidi Montllor and Lola Gaos, and "Madame Rosa," directed by Moshe Mizrahi and starring Claude Dauphin and Samy Ben.

The article presents an interview with Jeanne Moreau, a French film actress. She mentions that she hated acting as the novelist's wife in the motion picture "La Notte," in 1960. She recalls that when she was a little girl, she acted like a tomboy, who was always running and climbing trees. She comments on a role of an African goddess that she was once portrayed.

The article discusses issues related to filmmaker Luis Buñuel, including views on his works. Buñuel's films are said to be full of genuinely surreal elements, though they are often misunderstood as a wisecracker's panoply of anti-bourgeois gags. "That Obscure Object of Desire" is his first film that was shot in his native Spain since "Tristana" in 1969.

The article reviews the motion picture "Let Joy Reign Supreme," directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Jean-Pierre Marielle and Philippe Noiret.

The article reviews several motion pictures including "Stroszek," starring Eva Mattes and Herr Scheitz, "Strongman Ferdinand," starring Heinz Schubert and Verena Rudolph, and "The Last Remake of Beau Geste," starring Trevor Howard.

The article reviews two motion pictures including "Union Maids," directed by Julia Reichert, James Klein and Miles Mogulescu, and "Rebellion in Patagonia," directed by Hector Olivéra.

The article presents the short story "Fleeced," by Penelope Gilliatt.

The article reviews the motion pictures "Uncle Vanya," starring Lewis Casson and directed by Stuart Burge, and "3 Women," starring Shelley Duvall and directed by Robert Altman.

The article profiles French motion picture director Jean-Luc Godard. The film director was born on December 3, 1930 in Paris, France. He studied in secondary schools in Switzerland and Paris, France and then to the Sorbonne University in Paris where he took his Certificat de Ethnologie. He became a member of the Ciné Club de quartier Latin and founded the Gazette du Cinéma in 1950.

The article reviews several motion pictures including "Edvard Munch," directed by Peter Watkins, "Aloïse," directed by Liliane de Kermadec, and "Femmes Au Soleil," directed by Liliane Dreyfus.

The article reviews the motion picture "Kaseki," directed by Masaki Kobayashi and starring Hisashi Igawa and Keiko Kishi.

The article features filmmaker Abel Gance. It links his vision of the films he wants to create to that of cathedrals. He aims to restore the finest words in the vocabulary of films. It discusses the story of one of his films "Bonaparte and the Revolution" starring Albert Dieudonné. The film "The Parade's Gone By," by Kevin Brownlow consists of crosscutting pieces from footages by Gance. His film "La Roue" deals with the story of a young man and woman who were falsely brought up as brother and sister.

The article reviews the motion picture "Let's Talk About Men," directed by Lina Wertmüller and starring Nino Manfredi and Luciana Paluzzi.

The article reviews several motion pictures including "Male of the Century," directed by Claude Berri, "A Piece of Pleasure," directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Paul Gégauff and "The Last Woman," directed by Marco Ferreri, starring Gérard Depardieu.

The article reviews several motion pictures directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant," starring Margit Carstensen and Irm Hermann, "Petra" and "Love Is Colder Than Death."

The article reviews several motion pictures including "Guernica," starring Mariangela Melato, "The Man Who Fell to Earth," directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring David Bowie, and "The Man Who Skied Down Everest."

The article reviews the motion pictures "W. C. Fields and Me," directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Rod Steiger, and "All the President's Men," directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.

The article reviews two motion pictures including "The Birth of a Nation," directed by D. W. Griffith and "Broken Strings," directed by Bernard Ray and starring Clarence Muse.

The article talks about the film director Philippe Mora and his several directed films in New York City. To make the film, Mora thought of a historical outline, then gave a script to three researchers in New York, Washington and Los Angeles. Each pursued trails of card-index entries under social, economic and cultural headings. His films are reportage raised into art, it lives in aesthetic purity and intellectual havoc.

The article reviews the motion picture "The Invitation," directed by Claude Goretta, starring Pierre Collet, Jacques Rispal, Michel Robin, Francois Simon, Cecile Vassort and Jean-Luc Bideau.

The article reviews two films including "Hearts and Minds," directed by Peter Davis and "Touch and Go," directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Jean-Pierre Cassel.

The article reviews the film "The Passenger," directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Jack Nicholson and Jenny Runacre.

The article reviews the film "And Now My Love," directed by Claude Lelouch.

The article reviews the movies "The Middle of the World," directed by Alain Tanner and starring Olimpia Carlissi and Philippe Leotard, and "The Four Musketeers," directed by Richard Lester and starring Michael York