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histrionics noun acting, affectation, affectedness, airs, ars ludicra, artificial behavior for effect, display, draaatic art, dramatic representation, dramaturgy, emotional display for effect, exaggeration, false show, fanfaronade, melodramatics, orotundity, ostentation, overacting, parade, performance, pretense, show, showmanship, stagecraft, theatrecraft, theatricalism, theatricalness See also: exaggeration, pretense How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the end, of course, "The State Within" is more concerned with lapel-grabbing drama than with policy wonkishness (hence, the sex scenes); its flashily chaotic editing and camerawork underscore its loyalty to genre histrionics. There are electro-disco confections aplenty, including "I Don't Feel Like Dancin"--the best floor-filler ever about playing the wallflower, complete with Elton John on piano--but the standout track comes toward the end, with all histrionics set aside for the captivating mid-tempo love song "Might Tell You Tonight. If Daniel Baldwin's DeFranco comes across as the most compelling victim, it is in part because he's not required to deliver any downstage-center histrionics, and partly because Baldwin seems convincingly sodden with grief. |
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