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Friday, April 3rd, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 4th, 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. war $ 35 95 DINNER & SHOW FOR TWO Two For One Admission With Advanced Reservations Reservations Requested 681 - 6195 1990 Hiller Rd., West Bloomfield, MI 70 Joseph Stalin's Inner Circle Is Based On A True Story FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1992 MICHAEL ELKIN Special to The Jewish News I n its insider's view of Joseph Stalin's cliquish coterie, The Inner Circle examines the very depths of man's inhumanity to man. Andrei Konchalovsky's film, stars Tom Hulce as the Soviet dictator's personal projectionist and Lolita Davidovich as the film fac- totem's wife, whose attempts to rescue an orphaned Jew- ish child endanger the two of them in anti-Semitic Russia. The Russian-born Kon- chalovsky, whose film credits include Maria's Lovers and Runaway Train,offers a look at a runaway repressive society, where even an innocuous criticism could lead to a comrade being carted away forever. Based on the true story of Alexander Ganshin, who served Stalin as projectionist from 1935 until the Soviet leader's death in 1953, The Inner Circle allows Mr. Kon- chalovsky to square off against the suspicions and hatred rampant in a paranoid society. "That phrase, 'inner circle,' is a KGB term, mean- ing anyone able to get close enough to Stalin," says the film maker. In today's Russia — or what is left of it — "there is, of course, no circle at all." For that matter, says Kon- chalovsky, "there is only en- tropy, a sense of loss of struc- ture." Some things remain in- tact, however, namely the sense of anti-Semitism which has been at the core of Russian life for centuries. "During Stalin's times, anti-Semitism was always there, but it never had the openness it has in today's society," says Mr. Kon- chalovsky, a Christian who laments the antagonistic at- titude his country takes toward its Jews. "In today's Russia, where you have the freedom of everything — and people can be themselves — then anti- Semitism comes out in the open. "I prefer the openness than living under Stalin be- cause at least you know what you are dealing with. Good and evil should come out in the open." But Mr. Konchalovsky Tom Hulce as an awe-struck pianist is invited by Stalin to have tea with members of the inner circle. also feels that his coun- trymen should be open in shouldering a collective guilt about the way Jews are treated. "The next step (in an open society) is for the Russian nation to realize their own guilt." As a youngster, Mr. Kon- chalovsky was well aware of the super strength of Stalin, whose name translates into "man of steel." Mr. Konchalovsky's father, Sergei, a poet, received the Order of Lenin from Stalin and also com- posed the Soviet national anthem. Today, Mr. Konchalovsky owes allegiance to freedom. "America has become my se- cond home," says the film maker who left his homeland in 1979. "I feel very Russian here. When I go back to Russia" — which he did to shoot Circle and wound up delayed dur- ing the attempted coup against Mikhail Gorbachev — "I feel very American." How will the Russian peo- ple feel when they see his new movie, critical as it is of their past compliance in the face of a ruthless dictator? "People are people," says Andrei Konchalovsky. "They won't want to hear about how bad they have been." The Inner Circle is a seduc- tive film in its depiction of the Soviet leader who once seduced a nation. But An- drei Konchalovsky cautions that Circle is not so much a film about Stalin or the pro- jectionist who served him as it is about the dangers of blind obedience. "The naivete of political innocence is the most dangerous soil for political evil," says Mr. Konchalov- sky. ❑ B'nai David Concert Features Cantors Congregation B'nai David will host its Fifth Annual Gala Cantorial Concert 7:30 p.m. April 30 at the synagogue. This year's con- cert is the kick-off event for B'nai David's Centennial Celebration Weekend. The program of cantorial, Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino selections will feature in ad- dition to B'nai David's Cantor Stuart Friedman, cantors Louis Danto of Toronto and Moshe Schulhof of North Miami Beach. The cantors will be accompanied by the Sam Barnett Orchestra. Max Sosin will serve as master of ceremonies. Cantor Danto, who serves as chazzan of Congregation Beth Emeth — Beth Yehuda in Toronto, was born in Suwalki, Poland, studied voice and cello at the Conser- vatory of Minsk. Cantor Schulhof, born and raised in New York City, gave his first concert at the age of six. A tenor with an amazing three octave range, Cantor Schulhof attended the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and studied chazzanut with the late Cantor David Kussevitzky. There is no admission charge; an afterglow recep- tion hosted by the B'nai K