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FrJay, Dfc-e-bT ft. 1370 T Dai. V Tar Net? DTH review im&ymsikt&m9 Woyzeck is truly modeim by Frank Parrish Feature Editor "Woyzeck' is a startling play. Georg Buchncr wrote it in 1836. Yet it seems to prefigure the theatre of the Absurd. Buchner's approach to dialogue and structure smacks of Samuel Beckett, Eugene lonesco and in his own country, Germany, Bertolt Brecht. "Woyzeck's" story is toll episodically. The stacatto scenes maije it difficult to believe there was no cinema in Buchners time. Buchner's protagonist, Woyzeck, searches for the elusive, right words. He complains of being "ice-cold" and habitually leaves places when they get "hot." Woyzeck is lower-class. He is an alienated, desperate man. He would like to tell what the world is like. But he finds it utterly incomprehensible. Woyzeck's modernity hits hard. Bruno Koch's direction has realized the play's painful potential. Black-outs Langley review i The Virgin and the Gypsy -The story f from which this was taken does not seem :to have been one of D.H. Lawrence's best, but even weak Lawrence is great ; literature and there are traces of lightness here not evident in "The Fox" or I "Women in Love.'The adaptation could jnot be better. The film is beautifully photographed, supremely well-acted, and ? intelligently put together with a special feeling for period and mood. An altogether superb motion picture. CH The Boys in the Band This movie ranks taIong with MaratSade as the most "successful transition from stage to screen ever. Every nuance of Mart Crowley's .brilliant script has been fully explored nd realized. Acting, direction, lighting, land editing are all of the highest quality. "'A fantastic achievement. Don't miss it.-D Fantasia-One of the great masterpieces 'of art. Its latest reputation is as a mind iblower and it is certainly that, but too much has been said about this and too E little about the calm beauty of the Pastoral symphony: '.setting 'or 'the hilarious takeoff on ballet. You do not fhave to be a freaky freak or a straight Straight to enjoy it. Magical Entertainment. CH THE PRESENTS ITS V CHRISTMAS Register all night for free albums to be given away every hour. ALL ALBUMS a TAPES IN THE STORE WILL BE ON SALE ALL DGG SUPER 17017 i r ! mi 10 a.m.- 10 p.m. M ON SAT occur repeatedly and scenes unfold at a frenetic pace. The play has 23 characters. OrJy 9 players are involved since some performers assume double roles. Their interactions, comings and goings are consistently graceful and orderly. It would be quite easy for the players to become a chaotic mass. Instead, they rarely get in each other's way and the action proceeds with co-ordinated movements. The stage gestures are accompanied by equally expressive language. Buchner's rhythmic, forceful dialogue (in Koch's new translation) rings accurately. Koch's translation doesn't depart sharply from either Carl Mueller's or Henry Schmidt's earlier work. Koch hasn't missed many nuances, it appears. The translation is solid enough but his direction, by far, surpasses it. He seems to follow the original sequential order. Settings then pose a problem for the action shifts, for example, from the Captain's to an open iraire cov Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid As everyone knows by now, this is one of the happiest movies of all time, done with a real sense of style. It doesn't just play,, it bounces along. Katherine Ross is rather poor, but Paul Newman and Robert Redford play off each other perfectly. G. Tropic of Cancer-Joseph Strick likes to , adapt the unadaptable and here he tries : his hand at Henry Miller's book. His version is generally clever and filled with nice touches, but is possibly not quite anarchic enough. The picture is mostly successful, however, because of Miller's language, alternating between outrageously filthy and beautifully poetic. There's nothing else like it. Rip Torn gives an excellent satyr-like performance. For the open-minded, well worth seeing. CH, D The Baby Maker When this picture attempts to explore the world of the young and rebellious, it is stupid, cliched and irritating. When it keeps to the main plot, however, the relationship of the married couple and the baby maker, it is , beautiful and touching; thDUgh perhaps a bit too fragile.v. .Th&actmg is 'quite good.-R t. r Joe This movie is seriously hampered by weak plot development and a very weak . RECORD i -1" MIDNIGHT MADNESS SALE The Record Bar will be open 'till 12 midnight FRIDAY, December 11th. The Largest Sale in our history will be occurring from 6 p.m. 'til 12 midnight. Even though Donald Duck & Mickey Mouse may be there, this is surely no Mickey Mouse affair. ALL REGULARLY $4.98 albums ALL REGULARLY $5.93 albums ALL REGULARLY $6.98 albums ALL REGULARLY $6.93 tapes 1 QUii rih riwcv 71 CLASSICAL RECORDS REGULARLY $5.98 ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS SPECIALS STARTING field to the town to some fair booths and so on. Gordon Pearlman's setting brilliantly resolves the problem. Platforms are to the left and right of the stage. The floor is between and behind are three -screens on which bbek and white backdrops-an inn, the barracks, a domestic scene, etc.-are projected. "Woyzeck" captures the hectic furious quality of life. Paul Andre Christ ianson's music which he also directs, effectively embellishes Woyzeck's futile quest for meaning and the play's overall frightening, enigmatic content. Jennifer Lowe handled the choreography. It is so well-executed that it fits superbly into the play's wholeness. The play centers around the abrasive relationship between a poor 'soldier, Woyzeck, and his mistress, Marie. Marie is taken by the Drum Major. Woyzeck, tormented by the Captain Doctor and never really winning any sympathy from barracks-mate Andres, kills Marie. spec!; .ending. Moreover the bughter in it isj smug, shallow and easily bought. Still, the., movie is very, funny, and sporadically' perceptive and disturbing. Joe himself is a fascinating, unforgettable character. R Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice A brilliant script just about goes for nought because of the thoroughly inadequate pacing of the director and the clumpy playing of Natalie Wood and Robert Culp. Dyan Cannon and Elliot Gould are marvelous and their scenes together are comic gems, but they can't quite salvage the movie alone. G - Scrooge A rather poor adaptation of "A 'Christmas Carol." The cast is filled with orf Are uVr nraf ty t r rr r Ko smia f Vi ot- than act. The music is exceedingly dreary is) that it provides an excuse for some J" cely boisterous production numbers. Xbout the only real consolation here is Albert Finney's absolutely smashing performance as Scrooge, one of the best this year. Otherwise for the kiddies- preferably dumb ones. R otrevieredr X ZZ Z w V Dirty Dingus McGee A western- which' was rapped practically unanimously by the critics.-CH, D, R Pieces of Dreams The love story of a, EVERY HOUR 1 p.m. 10 p.m. . SUNDAY eirs BAR ... ; I.;.: Woyzeck is a bedeviled nan who is incessantly on the verge of going under to an inhospitable world. Skip Letler. as Woyzeck, has moments when he fulfills the roles dynamics. When the Doctor berates him for "pLssir.g on the wall," he looks truly vexed. As he cleans out bis barracks locker before the murder, Lefler catches Woyzeck's ingratiating, pitiful humanity. For the most part, though, Lefler stomps around the stage, looking more like an uncomfortable actor than an agonized Woyzeck. When Woyzeck repeatedly stabs Marie, bestiality is not apparent but awkardness is. Skip Lefler undoubtedly has his gifts but they are simply ill-suited for the role. Margot Corrigan, as Marie, alternately plays a "bitch" and a small boy's loving mother. She imbues the part with thorough credibility and reveals a keen understanding of what constitutes Marie. George Vaughn portrays the Drum Major, Marie's other lover. His arrogance " rightly belongs to the Drum Major. ura priest, which most of the critics found - j. pretty grubby.-R : Monte Walsh See review for Dirty -vDingus McGee.-R Flap Anthony Quinn and Shelley Winters. If you want to know more, you deserve anything you get. G '? El Condor-An action picture which most. '! critics found hopelessly ordinary. G ' Move -The btest Elliot Gould movie, , which most critics found wanting. G The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy-A collection from their films. According to: ' (the critics, all their buildups have been cut, and the actual gags are not half as funny without them. G o fi fl f Q The UNC Readers' Theater will perform Kressmann Taylor's original play, "Address Unknown," tonight at the rUnion Coffee House which is open from (8:30 to 12:30. The Readers' Theater recently performed 'The Little Prince." tIt was both, charming and intriguingIf -'you've never' seen a Readers Theater production, "Address Unknown" may be worth investigating. There will be a " 25-cent cover charge for the Coffee House. reco: STARTING AT: 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. LISTEN 10:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. SO DONT BE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NOW! 10 a.m. 10 p.m. MON - SAT EM WD. I loner Fed; as Woyzeck superior, the Cz?lr.ri. gives the pari us due in and heavy-har.de-intss. When the doctor teLs him is apop!eptic" he addresses the . Doctor as a "devil's ccffi.nr.as2 maker." Both men bugh LLe fiends out of hell. Jim Greenwood generally does justice to the Doctor. His explosive buhter is matchless. But, as he declaims about "boarding school girls' panties" when he looks into his courtyard, he. is too rhetorical even for a pompous physician. Tommy Cherry, who pbys Andres, another poor soldier, is quite convincing. Tommy Cherry's believable insensitivity calls for the restraint and the down-in-the-mouth pose he readily adopts. Others in the cast who provide splended support are: Michael Beswick, Faye Hauser, Bryan Jones, Malcolm Groome, Charles Weldon Joyce, Jr., Chris Camping The Cinematheque. Tonight, Ingrnar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal." Tomorrow night, Ingrnar Bergman's "Wild Strawberries." Both are at 8 o'clock in the Student Union, room 202. Admission SI. Membership not required. Tonight at 8 o'clock, the Wesley Foundation will present Fellini's "La Strada." No admission charge, i.e. free. Morrison Residence College cordially invites you to a Christmas dance tomorrow night at 9 o'clock in the Carolina Inn. Semi-formal dress. Invitations are $2. The invitations may be obtained in the Morrison main lobby. The Baptist Student Union will have its annual Christmas banquet this Sunday at 7 o'clock, followed by a special Christmas worship. Costs SI for supper. Coat and tie suggested. Everyone welcome. There will be an important meeting of the Carolina Symposium Interim Committee convening at 3 p.m. in the New Establishment. Attendance is strongly recommended. ----- - Lost:--One-pair brown-framed glasses near Memorial Hall on Wed. night. Dr. Alfred L. Bell, Burlington, N.C. on case. Please call Tim McAdams, 968-9068. BAR. 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If the pby exacts the proper amount of pathos and ineffable sadness, it is partly because it operates in uncomfortably close quarters. "Woyzeck offers a movinj portris! of a pathetic creature ho dorm't know the answers or the questions for l.fe's adversaria. It is somewhat spoiled by teller filtering lead which lessens its impact. The obvious carnal and bestial overtones are sometimes muted. Poor Woyzeck doesn't even await a Godot. The murder is proclaimed beautifuL "Woyzeck" is a strange, beautiful, uneven production. "Woyzeck" may not gather laurels but it should command respect. calendar v Alpha Epsilon Delta will sponsor a field trip for AED members to the Duke medical center to view open heart surgery on Wednesday afternoon, December 16. For further information, call Jay Pringle, 933-4725. An Israel Travel Center is open on campus, according to Rabbi Rabinowitz, HilSel Director. The Center will be maintained by students who have previously visited Israel. The basic guide for students seeking travel information will be a compendium of "Israel Travel Opportunities," assembled for this purpose by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. The center is located at 210 W. Cameron and will be open all day. Lost: A large brown leather co3t, size 42. Lost at the Pine Room Wednesday at noon. It has a brown toboggan in the pocket. A $10 reward is offered. Call 966-5060. Lost: One book, "Personality," for Psych 28 in the Union snack bar about 7 p.m. Wednesday. If found, call 929-3259. ' Lost: Brown card folder containing much important identification. Please call Jane Hollingsworth, 933-1 755. f3 MM v r m EACH Kit r 'i ;.FAW ALL, ALSO HOURS 1 p.m. 10 pjn. SUNDAY 1 I ! I ,.
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