The Daily Tar Heel Scott Langley o 7 ii9 wsur aedl cob Thursday. April 4, 1374 During the second half of the 1960's, Czechoslovakia became one of the world centers of quality film-making. Artists such as Milos For man, Ivan Passer and Jan Kadar produced cinema masterpieces, which were nearly all characterized by a delicate tragi-comic or bittersweet observation of human foibles. Their humanity was such that they were applauded and appreciated all over the world. But then the Russian tanks rolled into Prague; and the Czech new wave, as it was called, fell apart. Many of the best directors left the country, and those who remained found severe restrictions on their work. One of the rare quality films to appear since then is Ij 1 Had A Gun, a mostly comic story of children in war. This film was chosen last year to open the First Avenue Screening Room, a small theatre in New York dedicated to unusual, non-commercial films. (It has since premiered Memories of Underdevelopment. Love, and others.) Upon its opening it received unanimously favorable reviews. All critics compared it favorably with the classic French film. Forbidden Games, which also dealt with children in war. though in a much grimmer fashion. In a long rave in the New Yorker, Pauline Kael, hardly a fan of Czech films, called it "much the best Czech film I have seen ... far better than Loves oj A Blonde or Closely Watched Trains ... A classic. At the same time all the critics lamented the fact that the film would probably be little seen. Czech films, once distributed fairly widely, were no longer in vogue. The film played a week at the screening room, then transferred to another theatre where in a week it managed to attract only 300 people in a city of six million. It then vanished. It will reappear at the Alternative Cinema this weekend in what is, as far as 1 know, only the second city it has been booked in. Seeing the film, one can only agree with KaePs rave (though I still prefer Milos Forman). Director Stefan Uher has managed to recreate a child's view in which events great and small take on the same kind of importance. It is an utterly enchanting and delicate film, well worth your viewing time. Shows are at 2, 7 and 9:30 Saturday in Carroll Hall. On Sunday the Chaplin series will present" Chaplin's most unusual film. Monsieur Verdoux. In this film, Chaplin actually plays a wife murderer. The comedy turns to the sardonic, though Chaplin doesn't neglect at all his old style of humor and Martha Raye adds to the hilarity as a wife he just can't seem to get rid of. This film has more real philosophical depth than most Chaplin films and is highly recommended. Shows are at 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:30 Sunday in Carroll Hall. DuWjaonnfieni HQ n or Cinema "The Sting." Carolina Theatre. Con comedy is itself a con with some pretty moldy material being turned into excellent entertainment by some talented hands. 1:50, 4:10, 6:30 & 8:50. $2, Ends today. Lata shows: Friday and Saturday, "The Possession of Joel Delaney." Sunday, "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denlsovich." 11:15. $1.50. "The Groove Tube." Varsity Theatre. 1.3.5, 7 & 9. $2. Ends Sunday. Late show: Friday and Saturday, "Wash." 11:15, $1.50. "Day for Night" Plaza I. Truffaut's love letter to film making is wonderful, touching, funny, charming, delightful, etc An exhi.erailng experience, not to be missed. t 2:45, 5, 7:15 & 9:30. $2. Ends today. "Conrack." Plaza II. Martin Ritt's story of a teacher in a poverty area has received good early reviews. 3, 5:05, 7:10 & 9:15. $2. Ends today. "The Exorcist." Plaza III. 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30. $3. Free flicks: Friday, "A Streetcar Named Desire." Tennessee Williams' best play, brilliantly acted, directed and photographed. A great experience. Saturday, The Ruling Class." A satire on the upper classes. Weak as satire, and rather sloppy, but filled with witty lines, and exceptional performances. Sunday, "The Go Between." (Super Sunday, by subscription only.) A perverse and chillingly beautiful tale of love and deception. Well done in every respect 6:30 & 9 in the Great Hall. Alternative Cinema: "If I Had a Gun." Czech comedy about children during World War II. "The best Czech film I have seen... a classic." Pauline Kael, New Yorker. Saturday at 2, 7 & 9.-39 in Carroll Halt Admission, $1.50. Charlie Chaplin Film Series: "Monsieur Verdoux." A biting, sardonic black comedy in which Chaplin plays wife killer. With Martha Raye. Sunday at 2. 4:30, 7 and 9:30 in Carroll "Bwana Toshi." A Japanese film dealing with cross-cultural communications. Presented by the International Student Center. Friday at 7:30 in 111 Murphy Hall. 50 cents. 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