4The Daily Tar HeelMonday, April 9, 1984
'Greystoke' injects realism in Tarzan
Ed Brackett
Review
There are three things in life about which one can be cer
tain: Death
Taxes and
A schlock Hollywood remake of Tarzan, the Ape Man
every decade or so.
In fact, Edgar Rice Burroughs' legendary vine-swinger has
endured comic-book treatment by MGM and others for over
half a century now. See Tarzan beat his chest and holler real
loud. See Tarzan beat up a pygmy tribe. See Tarzan play
footsie with Jane.
The latest entry into this jungle genre is Greystoke: The
Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. Unlike its predecessors,
however, this Tarzan movie makes great effort to avoid the
"Me Tarzan, you Jane" syndrome.
Directing his second film, Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire)
was determined to bring some realism back to the legend of
Tarzan. He succeeds for a number of reasons.
The script, by Michael Austin and Robert Towne, is close
ly based on Burroughs' original novel and steers clear of the
usual stereotypes cute li'l ol' Cheetah, for example, is
nowhere to be found in this remake.
Good acting also contributes to the realism of Greystoke.
The late Ralph Richardson, in his last film role as the liberal
minded Earl of Greystoke, and newcomer Christopher
Lambert, in the title role, lend authenticity to their
characters.
The supporting cast, consisting of such Chariots of Fire
alums as Ian Holm, Nigel Davenport and Ian Charleson, is
excellent especially Holm as the Belgian hunter who
discovers Tarzan living in the rain forests of Cameroon.
Hudson himself contributes subtle, polished direction, but
it is Greystoke's cinematography that stands out. John
Alcott, Stanley Kubrick's right-hand man in 2007: A Space
Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon, manages
to create elegant visions of two completely different worlds:
the naturalistic one, represented by the rain forest in which
Tarzan is raised by apes (chimps, actually); and the
materialistic one, represented by England's fictional
Greystoke castle, of which Tarzan is an heir.
For all its realism and spectacular photography, though,
Greystoke just isn't all that exciting. The story of Tarzan as
told by Hudson and company lacks a certain dramatic flair
and "zip" in general. The whole thing comes off looking like
a static, clinical documentary of sorts. '
Perhaps Greystoke's biggest problem is that it tries to
cover too many bases in two hours' time. First, we see a ship
wreck off the African coast, which forces Jack and Alice
Clayton (Paul Geoffrey and Cheryl Campbell) to take refuge
in the nearby virgin rain forest. Alice bears a son, John.
Then we see chimps attack and kill Jack and Alice. The
chimps adopt the orphaned John as their own.
Then we see JohnTarzan learning the chimp language as
he grows into adulthood. Then we see Tarzan's discovery of
"civilized" man. Then we see Tarzan adapting to human
ways.
And so on. The film, still without much of a plot, is
halfway over at this point.
All things considered, Greystoke is at least mildly in
teresting. Hudson, Towne and Austin deserve a great deal of
credit for breathing new, authentic life into an all-too-often
ersatz Tarzan. And Hugh Hudson has proven himself' a
director worth watching.
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The Bread Shop at 411 West Franklin
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Owner George Lawrence opened the
Bread Shop in 1976 because, as employee
Stephanie Alexander explained, "It's
hard to find good bread around here.
People come in from all over the state,
buy 10 or 12 loaves at a time, and take it
home and freeze it."
The breads and sweets are deliciously
displayed in the small lavender front
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"The ingredients in the bread are or
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The bread is baked fresh every day,
with most of it made in the early hours of
the morning. The ovens are on around,
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"We sell a lot to area restaurants, items
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