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Miranda, Carmen (1909-1955) Summary
195 words, approx. 1 pages "The Brazilian Bombshell" exploded onto the American scene in the 1940s with her lyrically unintelligible songs, her excess, and her exoticism. Miranda, heralded by the Roosevelt administration as the "Ambassadress of Good...
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2,163 words, approx. 7 pages
 Carmen Miranda, pron. IPA: ['kaɾme͂j mi'rɐ͂dɐ], (February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955); birth name Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, GCIH) was a Portuguese-born[1] Brazilian[2] samba singer and motion picture star most active in the 1940s. She was...




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 The Boston Globe
A loving portrait of the real Carmen Miranda
08/17/1995: 832 words, approx. 3 pages CARMEN MIRANDA: BANANAS IS MY BUSINESS Documentary directed and narrated by: Helena Solberg Playing at: Coolidge Corner Moviehouse Unrated Ever since the black American Josephine Baker climbed into a costume of bananas in Paris and danced her way to world...
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 The Washington Post
`Carmen Miranda': Peeling Away the Myths
08/25/1995: 921 words, approx. 3 pages It's obviously excessive to suggest that everything we need to know about concepts like racism, sexism and homophobia lies within Helena Solberg's provocative, affectionate and intelligent documentary, "Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business." But not by much. For Brazilian Solberg, who is just...
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 The New York Observer
Chabrol\'d5s The Bridesmaid: When Family Is a Fraud
8/13/2006: 1,943 words, approx. 7 pages Claude Chabrol’s The Bridesmaid (La Demoiselle d’Honneur), from a screenplay by Pierre Leccia and Mr. Chabrol, based on the novel by Ruth Rendell, develops a passionate love story amid a creeping malignancy that ultimately engulfs the two lovers. It is vintage Chabrol noir, that dark...
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 The New York Observer
Chabrol's The Bridesmaid: When Family Is a Fraud
8/13/2006: 1,944 words, approx. 7 pages Claude Chabrol’s The Bridesmaid ( La Demoiselle d’Honneur), from a screenplay by Pierre Leccia and Mr. Chabrol, based on the novel by Ruth Rendell, develops a passionate love story amid a creeping malignancy that ultimately engulfs the two lovers. It is vintage Chabrol noir, that...


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