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‘Damsels in Distress’: Feeling Faint

‘Damsels in Distress’: Feeling Faint

It hits you from the washed-out pink opening credits with their muted soundtrack: Whit Stilman’s “Damsels in Distress” is like an 80s teen movie on tranquilizers. You feel concern for a director...

Jun 12, 2012 / Alison Frank
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The Pleasures of ‘Potiche’

The Pleasures of ‘Potiche’

In Potiche , Catherine Deneuve plays Suzanne Pujol, the titular ‘trophy wife’ who thinks that jogging, housekeeping and writing light verse are enough to keep her happy. But deep down, she feels...

Sep 2, 2011 / Alison Frank
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