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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.
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"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.
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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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A series of 1930's films, produced by local wife-mother-student
Darcy Patetz, wilt begin Friday on WUNC. The series
called "Hooray for Hollywood" will be shown at 9 p.m. on
Friday nights for the next ten weeks. This week's film is
Footlight Parade, a musical starring James Cagney, Joan
Clondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee and Frank
McHugh. Pcletz, an RTVMP graduate student is excited
about the series. "There aren't any second run houses around
and the old films usually shown on TV have no coherence, it
will be wonderful for people to watch these. It will be an
educational, but entertaining, experience," she said.
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