-- GUILFORDIAN, September 23, 1980
PAGE SIX
Movie R
"My Brilliant Career"
by Roy Parkhurst
This is another marvelous
film in the wave of recent
Australian films. After seeing
it, and being quite uplifted,
which is tough enough these
days, I came home and put on a
nice imported Arrau recording
of the Schumann Kinderszerer,
which is used throughout the
movie, a movie which is every
bit as charming as the Schu
mann.
This movie carries a well
worn theme of self-discovery set
against a rigid solid structure,
but is brought off with much
skill. Here, the "aristocracy" of
Australia at the turn of the
century is the setting, and if you
are hearing vague intimations
of D.H. Lawrence you are not
too far off. It certainly has that
flavor, though it only has time
to scratch the surface of that
kind of vision. This film is
meant to be more entertaining
than "artistic" but it is a
wonderful work and not the
least bit pretentious. It is a film
which delivers and satisfies,
bubbling with humor and vita
lity.
The cinematography is very
fine and the acting, especially
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From the back of the class
by John Steely
I am really impressed. In fact,
I am not only impressed, I am
astounded, awed, and gratified.
Never have I seen so complete a
victory in so short a time,
especially a victory which is as
vital and necessary as this one. I
must congratulate those who
have worked for so long and
hard for their cause.
The victory that I am so
happy to see is the triumph of
togetherness which has taken
place here at Guilford College in
the two plus years I have been
here. A sense of conformity, so
desperately needed at this stage
of humanity's social develop
ment, seems to pervade the
college campus. For those who
don't have the time to delve into
the thoughts of the people, this
conformity can be seen even in
the dress of the students; there
are very few people who do not
dress in a civilized manner. Of
course, there are a small num
ber of outdated people present,
like one person I saw, walking
around in a tee-shirt and a vest
made out of a work shirt with
that of Judy Davis in the leading
roll of Sybylla Melvyn, is excel
lent. Judy Davis has an ex
ceptional image, spirit, and
talent that will make you wish
you knew her or at least look
forward to her next perform
ance.
Briefly, the story deals with a
tough individualist, Sybylla
Melvyn, who is young and
completely outrageous as a 19th
century woman in the eyes of
that social context. She was
born of a family of mixed class,
her father a farmer and her
mother an aristocrat. She is
stuck out in the middle of
grazing land dreaming of litera
ture, music and art, and seeing
no hope for escape. Sybylla is
wild in spirit and very deter
mined to live her own life
though she exists under tre
mendous pressure to be "mar
ried off and live as a respectable
girl." She finally gets a chance
to live in a more cultured
atmosphere when she is allowed
to live with her grandmother for
a time. Here she experiences
joy and pain, as you would
expect, and she slowly dis
covers herself as she formulates
her goals.
the sleeves cut off; but on the
whole, everyone looks gratify
ingly the same.
Another indicatin of the to
getherness of people, and of the
quietness this togetherness en
tails, is the parties here on
campus. Last Friday, I retired to
my room around twelve mid
night, comforted by the thought
that I was not missing any wild
happenings. You have no idea
how pleasant I found that
feeling. Before, there was al
ways the suspicion, no matter
how late I stayed up, that I
would miss something impor
tant. Now I have one less worry
on my mind during the week
ends.
Another very hopeful and
beautiful sign is that of the
power of cliques. Any clique
worth its salt is willing to let
deserving members into its
ranks. An unwanted person,
however, can be ostracized and
be made to feel uncomfortable
by a strong cohesive clique. I
feel that cliques are good -- they
show people have realized that
to get something done the
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There is truly a sense of
triumph in this film, and it
would be hard to come away not
feeling renewed to some de
gree. It is surprisingly rated G,
and I must admit, that after a
great deal of films exploiting
sex and violence, this is quite
refreshing. Don't let that fool
you though, for the film is short
but capable of much tension in
its tight-knit composition. It is a
great combination of elements
for a night out, and I highly
recommend it.
"My Brilliant Career," star
ring Judy Davis and Sam Neill,
directed by Gill Armstrong is
playing now at the Janus the
atres.
number of workers must be
limited. These people have
carried this axiom the next step
further: to have a good time, the
number of people must be
limited. That's logical.
As I said, I am very happy
that this conformity has scored
so complete a victory on this
campus. At a time when the
world is being torn apart by
specialized and localized inte
rests, it is encouraging to see
the students sacrificing their
own self-intersts for the greater
good of the whole. Since men
and women are equal, let us
treat them all equal by treating
them all the same. Who knows,
if we are lucky we might start
looking the same, everyone
handsome and strong. And if
we are really truly blessed, we
might all begin to think the
same and become a race of
human robots. After all,
wouldn't that be the best way to
end war forever?
Fulbright: Apply Soon
The 1981-82 competition for
grants for graduate study
abroad offered under the Ful
bright Program and by foreign
governments, corporations, uni
versities and private donors will
close on October 31, 1980. Only
a few more weeks remain in
which graduate stu
dents may apply for one of the
approximately 511 awards
which are available to 52 coun
tries.
Most of the grants offered
provide round-trip transpor
tation, tuition and maintenance
for one academic year; a few
provide international travel only
or a stipend intended as a
partial grant-in-aid.
Applicants must be U.S. citi
zens at the time of application,
and must generally hold a
bachelor's degree or its equiva
lent before the beginning date
of the grant and, in most cases,
should be proficient in the
language of the host country.
Except for certain specific
awards, candidates may not
Freshman Survival
By Sue Hubiey
The Impact Program, now in
its third year at Guilford, could
also be called "Basic Freshman
Survival." This program, co
ordinated by Paula Swonguer,
helps freshmen learn to cope
with the academic as well as the
personal hassles of being a new
college student. The program is
divided into groups which meet
once a week for five weeks.
During this time the student
ikh
hold the Ph.D. at the time of
application. Candidates for
1981-82 are ineligible for a
grant to a country if they have
been doing graduate work or
conducting research in that
country for six months or more
during the academic year 1980-
81.
Creative and performing ar
tists are not required to have a
bachelor's degree, but they
must have four years of pro
fessional study or equivalent
experience. Social work appli
cants must have at least two
years of professional experience
after the Master of Social Work
degree; candidates in medicine
must have a M.D. degree at the
time of application.
Application forms and further
information for students cur
rently enrolled at Guilford may
be obtained from the Fulbright
Program Adviser William
Schmickle, who is located in the
basement of Founders. The
deadline for filing applications
on this campus is October 1,
1980
learns how to use the library,
manage time, improve study
habits, and a host of other
things.
Ms. Swonguer feels that this
program is a "genuine service
to the new students" to get
them acquainted with their new
home. It also brings about a
positive "sharing between stu
dents" which is important es
pecially to students away from
home.