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Brewer's: Dombey

(Florence). A motherless child, hungering and thirsting to be loved, but regarded with frigid indifference by her father, who thinks that sons alone are worthy of his regard. (Dickens:…

Son of the Bride

Director: Juan Jose Campanella Writer: Juan Jose Campanella, Fernando Castets Sony Pictures Classic; R; 124 minutes Release: 4/02 Cast: Ricardo Darin, Hector Alterio, Norma…

Brewer's: Son

(or descendant of). Norman, Fitz-; Gaelic, Mac; Welsh, Ap- (sometimes contracted into P, as P-richard); Irish, O'; Hebrew and Arabic, Ben-, all prefixes: English, -son; Russian, -vitch or…

The Leopard Son

Director:Hugo Van LawickWriter:Michael OlmertDirectors of Photography:Hugo Van Lawick and Matthew AeberhardEditors:Mark Fletcher and Gerrit NettenMusic:Stewart CopelandProducers:Hugo Van…

prodigal son

(Encyclopedia) prodigal son, in the New Testament, parable of Jesus about heaven and the sinner who repents. A young man leaves home and becomes a wastrel; repentant, he returns to be received with…

Brewer's: Chime in with

(To). To be in harmony with, to accord with, to fall in with. The allusion is to chiming bells. “This chimed in with Mr. Dombey's own hope and belief.” —Dickens: Dombey and Son. Source:…

Son My

(Encyclopedia) Son My: see My Lai incident.

Ridgely Torrence: The Son

The SonRidgely TorrenceI heard an old farm-wife, Selling some barley, Mingle her life with life And the name "Charley".Saying, "The crop's all in, We're about through now; Long nights will…

My Son the Fanatic

Director: Udayan Prasad Writer: Hanif KureishiRelease: 7/99Cast: Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths, Akbar Kurtha Novelist-screenwriter Hanif Kureishi demonstrates his usual postcolonial wit in My…

Brewer's: Name-son

Name-sake; also name-child, etc. “God for ever bless your honour, I am your name-son, sure enough.” —Smollett: Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…