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'Joshua' Makes It From
Wrong Side Of Tracks
If you want to see a delight- society sin — he made his own
ful, charming; funny, picture, get money. Michael Sarrazin 18 ef-
yourself over to the Telex and fective" in a brief role as
sees Joshua, Then . and Now Pauline's spoiled-rotten rich kid
(Rated: R). You'll have to go to brother. On the whole, it's a su-
the Telex because that's- the perb cat. l•
Aside from . everything else,
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only place in town where
it's'
it's fascinating to get even the
playing.
Mordecai Richler has done a brief glimpses of Canadian
marvelous job of translating his Jewish life that Joshua-pro-
successful novel into an excel- vides. We've .probably all heard
lent screenplay. Director Ted that there's been a thriving
Kotcheff has put it all together. Jewish community in Montreal
wonderfully. This is the same for a long time. But other than
team who did Apprenticeship of a quick tourist ride through the
Duddy Kravitz' While I enjoyed
that, I found Joshua much
warmer, funnier, More likable.
When. Woods and
Set in Montreal, Joshua is, in
its bare bones, the story of the Arkin are together,
life and times of a Jewish boy the screen crackles
from the wrong side of the
tracks who grows up to be a with affection and
famous writer and marries the
society girl, the "golden good humor.
shiksha."
That may not sound like
much but the story id fleshed Mo-ntreal Jewish section, or a
out with original characters and dinner at Moishe's Steak House,
fresh, funny events. For in- how much more do we know?
stance, there's Joshua's bar Joshua won't make you an ex-
,mitzvah party. There's no magi- pert on Canadian Jewish life
cian or clown for entertainment. •but it'll give you a little feel for
Rather, Joshua's mother doe i a it, and Tor, the relations between
Jews and Gentiles there.
strip tease . for the boys. •
Even this familiar class con-
Then, there's Joshua's father
explaining the Ten Command- flict theme, and the rich-girl-
ments. He gets flustered when poor-boy theme, are given
he comes to the ones about enough new twists here to make
stealing and adultery, and them interesting.
rationalizes, "Oh, well, eight out . There are also some wickedly
satirical moments • as Joshua
of ten's not so bad."
You see, Joshua's father, who encounters and deflates the
was a small-time boxer, is now a pompous oenophile who makes a
small-time 'crook and part-time pass at his wife, and the smug
-lady's man, when he's not in the psychiatiist • who's more in-
cooler. Joshua's mother, who terested in his possessions than
fancies herself a dancer, goes in what's possessing his
from stripping for the boys at patients.
Technical credits throughout
the bar mitzvah to stripping for
the boys in the bar. And when are first-rate. Every different
hubby's on the lam from the era and locale has its own spe-
cops, she does a little fancy-lady cial feel. Editing is tight. Music
entertaining for a few extra dol- track is just right.
I happened to run across
lars.
No, it's not exactly "Ozzie and Joshua first on the radio, when
Harriet" or "The Goldbergs," the CBC serialized it. I was
either. But it is all believable struck then by its fresh, off-beat
originality. So I have to confess
and tremendously entertaining.
James Woods, in a big switch I was looking forward to the
from his bad-guy roles, plays movie. And I wasn't disap-
Joshua. It's a strong perform- pointed. I don't think you will
ance, With lots of passion. Alan be either.
Arkin..is Joshua's father, and • Joshuan, then and Now tells a
he's perfect. It's the best thing good story. And that's some-
Arkin's done in a long time. He thing a lot of our new film-
walks away with every scene makers haven't learned how to
he's in. And when Woods and do.
Arkin are together, the screen
crackles with affection and good
humor,
Gabrielle Lazure plays 5 Get Life
Pauline, Joshua's WASP wife. I For Killing
haven't seen her before, but I
Tel Aviv (JTA) — A Haifa
certainly won't mind seeing her
again. She looks just right for district court gave out life sen-
the beautiful "dream blonde," tences last week to five Israeli
even if her acting is not in a Arabs concicted of the kidnap
class with Ithe rest of the cast.
murder of teenager Danny Katz
Alexander Knox, whom we in December 1,983. Each of the
have all seen before (and it is killers was also sentenced to a
great to see him again), adds 27-year prison 'terM for conspi-
depth and dimension to the role racy.
of Pauline's rich, prestigious
The convicted men are Ahmed
father. Alan Scarfe, a familiar Kuzli, 29 and Ataf Sabihi, 27,
name if you go up to the Strat- both of Wadi Ad-Ain near Tirhat
ford Festival and read your cast HaCarmel; and San* Janama,
lists, is outstanding as a 28, Dathi Janama, 20, and Ali
nouveaux rich poseur who's Janim, 21, all from Sakhnin i n
committed the unforgivable Lower Galilee.