6The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, October 25, 1984
'Volcano' plods, despite top acting
The following conversation may or may not have taken
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place:
Calling Andrew Sarris in New York . . . come in, Andrew
Sarris ....
"Sarris here. What's the problem?"
I've just seen this movie, see, and it almost defies
description.
"Ah! You must be talking about Under the Volcano."
Yes and I'm trying to write a review of it. Can you
help me?
"Sure. How about: 'John Huston's Under the Volcano
is a masterful melodrama of a stumbling but nevertheless
soul-searching inebriate seeking a psychological, albeit
pseudo-cerebral, shaking of the hands of sorts with his ex
wife.' "
Vscuo-what!? Why don't you just say it's about a drunk
trying to get back together with his wife?
"Silence, boy. I was on a roll. Let's see . . . 'with his ex
wife, who, unbeknownst to him, pines for the same plateau
in their racked-with-rancor relationship. How's that for
starters?"
Er, OK, I guess. The problem is I'm not too sure I liked
the movie.
"Come again? Huston's directed a number of critically
acclaimed movies in his time classics like The Maltese
Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Key Largo and
Hie African Queen. And you're 'not too sure' you liked his
latest movie?"
It's just that Huston's direction in Volcano, anyway
is, well, a little on the boring side. Some of the
conversations drag. Volcano's, messages aren't very coherent.
"Think so? Then why don't you go watch Bachelor Party
or something?"
Don't get me wrong. Under the Volcano is an intelligent
film. It's nice to see a director an American director at
that who's interested in film as art, not film as money.
Ed Brackett
TODAY
Review
But Volcano still lacks punch and vigor. As a whole, it's
a little stale, a little dead.
"To each his own. In any case, the acting is quite superb."
I agree. If there's any justice, Albert Finney will receive
an Oscar nomination for his role as Geoffrey Firmin, the
drunkard. Jacqueline Bisset deserves one also for her
portrayal of Yvonne, Geoffrey's ex-wife.
"You said it. Every time she cried, I wanted to console
her. That Jackie Bisset is one hot mama!"
Mr. Sarris!
"Sorry. Got a little carried away there."
Alex North's music is good, also. By orchestrating his
music, he creates a score, not just a soundtrack.
"Then what's so bad about Under the Volcano! It's a
faithful adaptation of Malcolm Lowry's 1947 novel, which
has attracted a cult following. Huston himself spent some
30 years searching for the definitive screenplay adaptation
before he finally decided that Guy Gallo's script was the
best."
I know, I know. But Under the Volcano still isn't as good
as it could've been. The story, as is, is a bit too plodding,
too ponderous. And whatever symbols it employs are, for
the most part, dramatically irrelevant though painfully
obvious, including the volcano near the Mexican village
where Geoffrey lives and the villagers celebrate a Halloween
like Day of the Dead holiday.
"Hey you're starting to sound like me. Congratulations."
Uh . . . thanks. I think.
String ensemble sets high standards
As the first entry in the Carolina
Concerts Series, sponsored by the
Carolina Union, the string ensemble I
Solisti Italiani certainly set a high
standard Monday night in Memorial
Hall.
Playing with the kind of consummate
artistry that defines the term 'virtuoso,'
the 12-piece orchestra did not even need
a conductor as the players effortlessly
went through their baroque and clas
sical program.
Their first piece, Handel's Concerto
Grosso in D minor, was by far the
orchestra's most impressive rendition.
Steve uarr
Review
Aided greatly by the solo and ensemble
work of harpsichordist Edoardo Farina,
the strings had superb control and
intonation, integrating the sound of 12
players into a perfect whole.
Although the next work was a late
piece of classical composer Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart, it clearly showed
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baroque influences. The Adagio and
Fugue for Strings still has a drive and
passion foreshadowing Romanticism,
and the orchestra played with just the
right amount of emotional intensity.
Without the services of Farina,
however, the strings had trouble staying
together at some points, and their
pitches were not as clear and full-bodied
as they had been in the Handel concerto.
In marked contrast to the Adagio and
Fugue was the Divertimento for Strings
in D Major, also by Mozart. This early
work is much more typical of the
classical period. Its clear melodic lines
and deceptively simple tonalities give an
aura of grace and formalism, and the
orchestra played the piece with just the
right touch for its light and airy textures.
Mendelssohn's Octet for Strings in E
flat Major was the latest piece on the
program, dating from 1825. Clearly
classical in tonality, rhythms, and
distinct forms, the octet still posed many
technical challenges, over which the
group glided effortlessly.
Despite a few flaws, such as intona
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One From the Heart will be shown at 7
and 9:30 p.m. in the Union auditorium.
The Freeze and The Time Has Come w i 1 1 be s h o w n
at 8:30 p.m. in 106 Carroll. Admission charged.
Fangs Film Festival will feature Blood of the
Vampire at 7:30 p.m.. Brides of Dr acuta at 9 p.m.
and Dr acuta A.D. 1972 at 10:30 p.m. at the
ArtSchool. Call 929-2896 for ticket information.
Falasha: Exile of the Black Jews will be shown
at 7:30 p.m. at Judea Reform Congregation in
Durham. Call 933-0299 for more information.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning will be
shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Bryan Center film
theater at Duke University. Admission charged.
Ring Round the Moon will be performed by the
PlayMakers Repertory Company at 8 p.m. through
Friday, at 5 and 9 p.m. Saturday and at 2 and 7
p.m. Sunday. Call 962-1 121 for ticket information.
Works by William Carlos Williams will be
performed by the UNC Readers Theatre at 8 p.m.
in 203 Bingham.
The Good Woman of Szechuan w ill be performed
by the Duke Players at 8:15 p.m. through Saturday
and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Reynolds Theatre at
Duke University. Call 6X4-6285 or 684-4059 for
ticket information.
Teahouse of the August Moon will be performed
at 8 p.m. through Saturdav in Thompson Theatre
at N.C. State University. Call 737-2405 for ticket
information.
La Cenerentola (Cinderella) will be performed by
the San Francisco Western Opera Theatre at 8:15
p.m. in Page Auditorium at Duke University. Call
684-4059 for ticket information.
The UNC Glee Clubs will perform at 7:30 p.m.
at Orange High School in Hillsborough.
Photographs from A merican Medical Botany and
a poster exhibit on the history of dentistry will be
displayed in the Health Sciences Library through
Nov. I
Opening New Worlds, a look at the colonization
of Roanoke Island and the astronomy of the times,
will be offered by the Morehead Planetarium
weekdays at 8 p.m.. Saturday at II a.m., 1, 3 and
8 p.m. and Sunday at 2, 3 and 8 p.m. through Nov.
19. Call 962-1236 for ticket information.
Chris Stamey will perform at Cat's Cradle. Call
967-9053 for more information.
The Pratie Heads will perform at Rhythm Alley.
Call 929-8172 for more information.
FRIDAY
J 1 The Deer Hunter will be shown at 6:30 and
rif 10 p.m. in the Union auditorium.
Admission charged.
The Wicker Man will be shown at 7 and 9:30
p.m. in the Bryan Center film theater at Duke
University. Admission charged.
The Masque of the Red Death w ill be show n at
midnight in the Bryan Center film theater at Duke
University. Admission charged.
Hello, Dolly! will be performed at 8 p.m. through
Saturday at Meredith College in Raleigh. Call 829
8536 for ticket information.
Tom Sawyer will be performed at 7:30 p.m.
through Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday at Theatre
in the Park in Raleigh. Call 755-6058 for ticket
information.
The Duke Symphony Orchestra will perform with
alto saxophone soloist Paul Jeffrey at 8:15 p.m. in
Baldwin Auditorium at Duke University.
The Crafts of Japan: Artisan and Artist will be
displayed in the Craft Center Gallery at N.C. State
University through Nov. 19. A reception will be held
at 5 p.m.
Sky Rambles, a narrated tour of the current night
sky, is offered by the Morehead Planetarium at 7
p.m., prior to the regular show. Separate admission
charged for each show. Call 962-1236 for ticket
information.
Roily Gray and Sunfire will perform at Cat's
Cradle. Call 967-9053 for more information-.
The Pressure Boys will perform at Rhythm Alley.
Call 929-8172 for more information.
The X-Teens will perform at a Halloween
Masquerade Dance at 9 p.m. through Saturday at
the ArtSchool. Call 929-2896 for ticket information.
SATURDAY
My Brilliant Career will be shown at 7 and
tf 9:30 p.m. in the Union auditorium.
The Duke University Chorale and the Duke
University Wind Ensemble will perform at 8:45 p.m.
in Duke Chapel.
Southern Culture on the Skids will perform at
Cat's Cradle. Call 967-9053 for more information.
The Blue Grass Experience will perform at
Rhythm Alley. Call 929-8172 for more information.
Suzy Saxon and the Anglos will perform at 10
p.m. at 202 Old Durham Rd. Call 942-2243 for more
information.
SUNDAY
y O Trash will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
in the Union auditorium.
The Ciompi Quartet will perform at 8:15 p.m.
in the Ernest W. Nelson Music Room on the East
Campus of Duke University.
Paintings by Robert Barnard will be displayed
in the Art Classroom Studio Building through Nov.
18.
The Heartfixers will perform through Monday at
Cat's Cradle. Call 967-9053 for more information.
The Two Als will perform as part of the Sunday
Jazz Series at the ArtSchool at 7 p.m. Call 929
2896 for ticket information.
Contemporary Dell'Arte Costuming in Italy will
be the topic of a lecture by Deborah Bell at I p.m.
at the ArtSchool.
MONDAY
Q Bill Viola will introduce and show Hatsu
j Yume (First Dream). Chot El-Djerid (A
Portrait in Light and Heat), and other selections
of his video work at 8 p.m. in Stewart Theatre at
N.C. State University.
Stephen Kimbrough. baritone, will present a
program of hymns by Charles Wesley at 8 p.m. in
Duke Chapel.
TUESDAY
Mau Mau will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in
3U 101 Greenlaw.
Knife in the Water will be shown at 7 and 9:30
p.m. in the Bryan Center film theater at Duke
University. Admission charged.
Phyllis Rappeport will give a piano recital at 8
p.m. in Hill Hall Auditorium.
The Durham Symphony will perform its annual
Mischief Night Pops Concert at 8:15 p.m. in the
Durham Civic Center. Call 682-3836 for ticket
information.
The Meat Puppets will perform at Cat's Cradle.
Call 967-9053 for more information.
Battlefield Band will perform at Rhythm Alley.
Call 929-8172 for ticket information.
WEDNESDAY
"1 Diabolique will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
X in the Union auditorium.
Married a Witch will be shown at 7 p.m. at
the Chapel Hill Public Library.
Gumbo Ya Ya will perform at Cat's Cradle. Call
967-9053 for more information.
The Blazers will perform at Rhythm Alley. Call
929-8172 for more information.
MOVIES
Plaza I Thief of Hearts at 3:15, 5:15, 7:15 and
9: 15 moves to Plaza III Friday at same times. Terror
in the Aisles starts Friday at 3:20. 5:20, 7:30 and
9:30.
Plaza II Teachers at 2:50, 5, 7:10 and 9:20.
Plaza III Songwriter at 3 and Purple Rain at
5:10, 7:20 and 9:30 end today. Thief of Hearts starts
Friday at 3:15, 5:15, 7:15 and 9:15.
Varsity I The Bostonians at 2:30, 4:45, 7 and
9:15. Times change Friday to 2:30, 4:45 and 9:15
only. Under the Volcano starts Friday at 7.
Varsity II Under the Volcano at 2:45. 5, 7:15
and 9:30 moves to Varsity I Friday with one daily
show. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai starts
Friday at 3, 5, 7:30 and 9:30.
Varsity Lateshows Liquid Sky and This is Spinal
Tap at 1 1:45 Friday and Saturday.
Carolina Blue The Jigsaw Man at 7: 15 and 9: 15
ends today. First Born starts Friday at 3:15. 5:15,
7:15 and 9:15.
Carolina White The Little Drummer Girl at 2,
4:30, 7 and 9:30. Times change Friday to 7 and 9:30
only.
Carolina Classic How to Marry a Millionaire
at 3: 15 and 5: 15 ends today. To Catch a Thief starts
Friday at 3 and 5.
Carolina Lateshows Dawn of the Dead at 1 1:30
and The Exorcist at 1 1:45 Friday and Saturday.
Ram I Places in the Heart at 7:05 and 9: 1 0 moves
to Ram III Friday at same times. A Soldier's Story
starts Friday at 7 and 9:15; weekend matinees at
2 and 4:15.
Ram II The Razor's Edge at 7 and 9:25; weekend
matinees at 2 and 4:25.
Ram III All of Me at 7 and 9 ends today. Places
in the Heart starts Friday at 7:05 and 9: 10; weekend
matinees at 2:05 and 4:10.
RamWCHL Lateshows Dracula and Young
Frankenstein at 1 1:45 Friday and Saturday.
Carolina (Durham) Le Crabe Tambour at 7 and
9:15 ends today. Another Country starts Friday at
7 and 9; weekend matinee at 5.
Carolina (Durham) Matinee Unfaithfully Yours
at 3 ends Friday. Red River starts Saturday at 3;
extra weekday shows at 5.
Carolina (Durham) Lateshow The Candidate at
1 1:30 Friday and Saturday.
Compiled by Jeff Grove, arts editor.
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