6 Thursday, September 18,1997 ‘Temptress’ displays complex beauty Do you miss great stylistic moviemaking? Do you enjoy foreign language films? If so you should proba [mOAtHrAMAN bly check out ‘Temptress Moon,” a small, beauti ful Chinese film playing "Temptress Moon' B at the Chelsea Theater. Director Chen Kaige has made an i coming soONULate Night Hours! until 3:ooam Thursday, Friday & Saturday! fBANDJDO'i Mexican Cafe J&r I HALF PRICE LUNCH ! ffl DINNER I with coupon & purchase of a second of equal or greater value. Limit 2 coupons per table - not to be combined with any other offer, special or discount Dine in only. I Not valid on Fajitas or Dinners for Two. Valid Sunday-Thursday only. Coupon Expires 10/2/97. I 967-5048 • 1591/21 Franklin Si Next to “The Rattiskellar” The UNC men's soccer team invites you to the adidas/Eurosport Carohna Classic j at Fetzer Field Friday, Sept. 19 UNC-G vs. Creighton @ spm UNC vs. Radford @ 7pm /I Iff / Sunday, Sept. 21 / / Atk \ / UNC-G vs. Radford @ Ipm UNC vs. Creighton @ 3pm $3 Adults % ( \ / $1 Students & Senior Citizens \ \ \ 111 / 13 and Under FREE /|®a\ Sponsored by: and UNC students, faculty & staff admitted FREE w/ ID GW Semester in Washington An Undergraduate Program in Political Management Spring, Summer, and Fall Sessions Make Connections to 4 Launch YOUR CAREER £ Thursday, September 18 1 -2pm, 355 Hamilton Hall |li| UNC Political Science Dept. You are invited to meet with a program ] representative. Please stop by to discuss the program, pick up an application and k brochure, and get your questions answered. mi i I % % % Questions? ® Call 1-800-367-4776^ Management GW it an aqual oppoflunity/affirmativn action institution For More Information, And To Receive An Application, Contact: (800) 367-4776, (202) 994-6000 http://www.gwu.edu/*gspm Now Accepting Applications On A Rolling Admissions Basis. Apply NOW 1 Spring Session Deadline: October 31,1997 earthy, cerebral film about sex, opium, corruption and decadence in Shanghai in the early 1920’5. As the film opens, a sequence explains the Chinese history after 1911 when the Qing Dynasty fell. Opium is being smuggled into China from the British. We are quickly shown the country estate of the Pang family where there are three characters, first shown as children and later as adults. The story centers on Zhongliang DIVERSIONS Movies (Leslie Cheung), who was raised on the wealthy Pang estate, with Ruyi (Gong Li), his childhood friend. In 1911 Old Master Pang headed the household. His son, Zhengda (Zhou Yemang) is mar ried to Xiuyi (He Saifei), who inciden tally is Zhongliang’s sister. Years later we find Zhongliang in Shanghai as a gigolo, someone who kisses women and steals their pearls. Meanwhile, Old Master Pang has died and his sickly, drug-addicted son Zhengda is too weak and brain-dead to head the family. Thus, Ruyi is given control of the estate. With this new information, Zhongliang’s crime bosses order him back to seduce her and make off with the family fortune. Ruyin and the whole household are now constrained under opium addic tion. Ruyi, no longer a subservient, motherly caretaker, wields control with an iron fist. All her father’s concubines are banished quickly and her close ser vant/ confidant Duanwu (Kevin Lin) is left with the difficult decision of siding with her or the other powerful men on that decision. He is loyal to Ruyi and thus is cursed and scorned by the elders. The plot is so convoluted and com plex that even many Asian critics more familiar with the Chinese language and culture found it difficult to deconstruct the film. It is better to sit back and enjoy the amazing visual settings and land scapes, courtesy of cinematographer Christopher Doyle. Notable to the film, however, are Leslie Cheung and Gong Li, who have great onscreen chemistry having collab orated together with Kaige on “Farewell My Concubine.” This film was banned in China due to many unnerving histor ical suggestions. And, although the story is slow-moving and complicated, it is a provocative glimpse into the cor ruption of pre-Mao China. Men bare all in revealing British comedy They’re baring it all in the new British comedy, “The Full Monty.” A very revealing movie, the comedy fol lows six unemployed men who decide to strip down to their knickers to make a livelihood. Coming off his performance as the notorious Begbie in “Trainspotting,” Robert Carlyle flashes as Gaz, the lead role. Gaz’ motivation for stripping is to obtain enough cash to help keep dual custody of his young son, Nathan, played by newcomer William j JIM MARTIN Movie Review The Full Monty” B Snape. Gaz’ friend Dave, played by the impressive Mark Addy, has low self esteem. Because many of the steel warehous es in the once thriving town of Sheffield are closed, the town’s Job Club is packed. In this down-and-out place, Gaz and Dave get bored with the low life and search for ideas. While passing a Chippendale club, they notice it is packed with women. Gaz thinks, “Hey, what do they have that I don’t got?” At times, it seems as if director Peter Cattaneo tried to make a heartfelt drama with a great deal of comic relief. Gaz really suffers when removed from his only joy in life, his son, Nathan. Dave’s hatred for his belly and his bout with impotence is sad because he doesn’t feel right with his wife. These dramatic pulls help to define the characters, but at the same time, they detract from the genuinely funny scenes. However, at the film’s conclu sion, when the dancers go for “the full Monty,” the comic nature of the film is redeemed. The dance scenes with Donna Summer, Tom Jones and Sister Sledge are precious. Gaz and Dave recruit Gerald, played by Tom Wilkinson (“Smilla’s Sense of Snow”) to help choreograph. After a failed attempt at suicide, Lomper (Steve Huison) joins the stripping troupe. Guy, played by Hugo Speer, joins the group for no reason other than he is well endowed. A retired dancer, Horse, Jk gjVENSEMR # ALL AMERICAN mA. MEAL DEAL INCLUDES Hamburger or Grilled Chicken Sensation Sandwich plus, French Fries and a |s§ggpr Dmm SmlMl All American Meal Deal JUST $ 4.99 Coupon good for any party size. Not valid with any other offer. 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