1.   His films are admired by a small coterie of critics.

2.   But I admire the film anyway, for what it has to say to us about standing up to injustice and terror, no matter the price.

3.   I admire that film.

4.   I admired the film for being the way it is -- I love slamming-door farce -- but I wanted some more gravy.

5.   Nor did he ever admire film as popular culture, as opposed to art, to the extent that Ms. Kael and her followers did.

6.   There are those who admire French films just for the way they avoid such things, but stylishly diffident soap opera is on the rise in France, too.