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by Rick Sebak
Film Critic
SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE. Directed by
George Roy Hill. Screenplay by Stephen
Geller from the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Photography by Miroslav Ondricek.
Produced by Paul Monash.
There are several excellent anti-war
movie's with battle-and-bomb
backgrounds: "All Quiet on the Western
Front," "La Grande Illusion," and "Paths
of Glory" among them. The most recent
addition to this list of outstanding
pacifist films, "Slaughterhouse-Five," is
now playing at the Carolina Theater. If
Saturday night was any indication, it has
attracted the large appreciative audiences
it deserves. Like the others mentioned,
this film rises above the stock war movie
genre, and proves itself as a statement on
human beings. Unlike the others, its
setting is not solely wartime, but lifetime.
Ticket sale
for 'Indians'
Tickets for the Carolina Playmakers'
production of Arthur Kopit's "Indians"
may be purchased by season ticket
holders today. General public sales begin
on Thursday, February 8.
"Indians," one of the more exciting
American plays in recent years, was an
important production of the 1969
Broadway season. It is a rousing Western
play which centers around Buffalo Bill's
Wild West Show.
Jon Mezz, new staff director of the
Department of Dramatic Art, is staging
"Indians" for the Playmakers. The
production will have choreography by
Valerie Stancik and music composed by
Thomas Brosh of the UNC Music
Department. Gordon W. Pearlman is
designing the set and lighting, and
costumes are by Sam Allen.
"Indians" will be presented Feb. 13-18
at 8 p.m. in Graham Memorial Lounge
Theatre on the UNC campus. Tickets' may
be purchased at the Carolina Playmakers
Business Office at 102 Graham Memorial
or at Ledbetter-Pickard in downtown
Chapel Hill.
"Slaughterhouse-Five" is based on the
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. novel and remains
surprisingly faithful to it. Vonnegut
freaks can find contentment in the
filmmaker's remarkable attention to
detail-Mr. Rosewater's hospital reading
matter is by Kilgore Trout (look closely
at his paperback's cover which is shown
only in two quick shots)-and any
alterations of the author's material is
completely justified and
appropriate earthlings don't see
Tralfamadorians (as they could in the
book) because the aliens not only see in
four dimensions, but also live there.
The film's hero is the same as the
novel's, Billy Pilgrim, and is portrayed
near-perfectly by Michael Sacks. He is
"unstuck in time" and wanders at
random through the structured moments
of his life. These pre-established instants
are especially exciting in cinematic terms
and George Roy Hill, the film's director,
has grasped and utilized Pilgrim's time
sense in a most effective manner. Some of
the most interesting and unique film
transitions and editing of all time result
from Billy's travels. . .
The two main locations of the selected
moments in the film are the Pilgrim house
in Ilium, New ' York, and Dresden,
Germany, around the time of the Allied
fire-bombing in World War II. The clean
whites of houses and hospitals in New .
York make startling contrasts with the ,t
bombed out blacks and browns of...
Dresden. In the last part of the movie,
Billy is taken to a distant planet,
Tralfamadore, and mates with a young
starlet, Montana Wildhack.
B lily's" ' solitude and loneliness is
projected s effectively in the Dresden
segments, and some segments of his
married life, but Montana's
companionship seems strangely out of
place. Her character alone will date the
film in years to come. Played by Valerie
Perrine, this skin-flick star is sadly miscast,
and overly trendy.
Fortunately Miss Wildhack was the
only disappointment; every other
character is so well cast and portrayed
that one marvels at these real and
believable people on the screen. Even
Sharon Gans exaggerated
characterization of Valerie, Billy's wife, is
humanly appropriate. The Pilgrim family
is the most look alike family in screen
history no one but Billy and Valerie
could have produced the offspring which
appear in the film.
Eugene Roche plays Edgar Derby,
Billy's war buddy who was shot in
Dresden. A teacher from Boston Trade
and Industrial, he befriends Billy the first
night in a prison camp and then takes
leadership responsibilities for the
'Americans when they are transferred to
Dresden. Roche's performance is softer
but similar in effectiveness and projected
humanity to Louis Wolheim's as
Katczinsky in "All Quiet."
Probably the most brilliant acting in
the film was Ron Leibman's as Paul
Lazzarro, the "wop asshole" who warns
his enemies that one day their doorbell's
gonna ring and "You better not answer it,
Pops." His maniacal eyes and insane
actions could have easily lost all
effectiveness if attempted by a less
talented actor.
There is a lot of laughter caused by the
film laughter generated from truth
observed clearly through Vonneguf s eyes
and Hill's film. It is not a comedy, and
; hardly a light film.-
Next Tuesday is the twenty-eighth
. anniversary of Dresden, and in three more
years Billy Pilgrim will die again on the
same day. There is still a chance to see
the film before it leaves Chapel Hill.
Observe both of the above occurrences by
'. trying to do just that. Celebrate your
humanity.
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Chapel Hill Cinema
Siaughtshou FrM." Film varvon of Kurt
Vorwwgutt's nowl of Bdfy Pilgrim. Xtm 1mm
tripper. SptendkBy written, acted. rcid.
photographed and edited. One of the year's
best. Carolina Theatre. 1:08. 3:03. 4:58. 6:53.
8:48.
Roma." Fetiini's view of tfte Eternal City m
a bit disappointing. Many scenes just go on and
on witfiout sufficient fresh inspiration and this
causes the essential emptiness of the film to be
quite apparent. Still, even at less tfun his best.
Feiltni is a master of imagery and the film is the
work of a cinematic genius. Varsity Theatre.
1.3.5.7.9.
"Sounder.' Story of black sharecroppers has
a script that is occasional fy irritating but it has
been beautifully photographed and directed
and acted with such simplicity, compassion and
understanding that I do not see how it could
fa, to move anyone, black or white. At times a
genuine folk movie. Plaza II. 3:10. 5:10. 7:10.
9:10.
"Jeremiah Johnson." Sydney Pollack's saga
of a mountain man. Many interesting ideas float
around but Pollack, his star Robert Redford
and the scriptwriters aren't really up to it. Plaza
1.3.5:03.7:06,9:09.
Theatre
"Camel ot." The Lemer end Lowe musical.
Village Dinner Theatre. Rateigh. Durham. 6:45
pjn. buffet. 8:30 pjfl. curiam.
. "Little Murders." Lab Theatre. Directed by
Michael Kertye. Satire on the mearangless
violence in America. Feb. 8 end 9. 8 p.m.
Playmakers Theatre.
"The Happiest Millionaire." Comedy at fhe
Raleigh Little Theatre. Through Sunday. 8 p.m.
"Indians." Carolina fleymakers production.
Directed by John Mezz. Feb. 13-18. 8 pjn. at
Graham Memorial. Tickets. S2J50 now on sale
at 102 Graham Memorial or Ledbetter-Pickard,
Tryouts
Reader's Theatre. "A Child's Garden of
Grass." Wednesday and Thursday. Room 103
Bingham. 7 to 9 pjn.
Raleigh Little Theatre. "A View From The
Bridge." Tuesday. 8 pjn. Raleigh Little
Theatre. Pogue St.
Concerts
NJC. Symphony. Matiwilda Dobbs. soprano,
win sing arias from Donizetti's "Don Pasquele.
Bt2sfs "Les Pechurs de Partes," Meyebeer's
"Dinorah" and Mozart's "The Abduction from
the Seraglio." John Gosling, conductor.
Wednesday 8:15 pjn. Memorial Hall. Free with
IJD.
Faculty Woodwind Quintet. Tonight et 8
pjn. Hit! Hall. Admission free.
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CAN A LOW-KEY CAMPAIGN WIN ON THIS CAMPUS?
When announcing my candidacy for President I stated my intention to run a low-key campaign, relying more on word-of-mouth from
student to student, since symbols, cartoons, Pit parties, full page endorsements with friend's names, etc. are more of an insult to the
intelligence of the students than anything else.
I have made use of the DTH by printing position papers to inform the students of my ideas concerning SG. Rather than spending
hundreds of dollars on sets of elaborate posters, we chose instead to put our money into the student newspaper and in the process,
hopefully, to inform the students of our positions.
To complement this I have spent three and four hours a night going door-to-door discussing my ideas with as many students as were
interested.-1 was unable to cover the entire campus as did a few candidates, but that is only because I tried to spend ten or fifteen
minutes with everyone I talked to 'not just a meaningless, "Hello, I'm running for President. Please vote for me."
Many people have said that you can't run an effective campaign on this campus unless you just keep pounding your name into the
students' mind - i.e. sliding posters or pamphlets under doors every night for a week. I don't feel that should be the case and it is my
wish. that future candidates will realize this and begin to aim their campaigns at the students' intelligence and interest in the issues.
- In closing, we hope you will.once again look-at our positions as previously printed in the DTH: ; . , n j..,
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PresentIy students have very little, if any, input into administration decisions that directly affect
their lives on campus. Far too many crucial decisions are made about students, not with them.
. .- This system of University decision-making is both outmoded and out of touch with students. The
time has come for students to press for a change along the lines of a University forum which
would equally represent all areas of the University community and be responsible for
administrative decision-making.
Presently, since SG is without the power to actually govern, I feel its immediate responsibility is
to serve the student in whatever way possible. Some of the key services that SG could, and should
provide include:
ACADEMIC COUNSELING
Upper-classmen taking over as the main work force in General College Advising.
STUDENT INFORMATION CENTER
A coordinating unit for campus services to keep general information and to refer specialized
questions to the appropriate agencies.
CENTRALIZED COUNSELING SERVICE
All counseling services located together & publicized as a group, thus enabling them to come into
contact with more students.
COURSE AND PROFESSOR EVALUATION"
SG has the manpower and funds necessary to establish a comprehensive evaluation booklet.
While working as a Presidential Assistant to Richard Epps this past year I believe I have acquired the experience necessary to conduct
the work of the executive office efficiently, as well, as the insight to recognize the areas where improvement is required.
With the recent passage of re-organization, for a trial basis, SG faces a basic challenge. In order to meet this challenge we need a
realistic and effective executive office with a new outlook on the responsibility of student government.
Before You Vote. . .Think Seriously About What You're Doing
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