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son looking for love and a tailor
searching for a son.
It also has been a seamless re-
lationship between Duchemin
and Morgieve. After collaborat-
ing on three screenplays, the two
are well-suited to each other.
"Richard and I have become
close friends," says Duchemin. "I
believe in his talent as a novelist;
he believes in mine as a film-
maker."
Much of what happens in the
film between the tailor and his
son leaves audiences in stitch-
es. The ethnicity of the audience
doesn't seem to matter when it
comes to their appreciation, says
Duchemin.
Now, with his fashionable first
film all sewn up, the director
looks to take a break from fanta-
sy/romance for a bit.
"I am writing an adventure
film," says Duchemin.
"Fausto meets the Termina-
tor? No, it is an adventure film
not with guns and boom-boom-
boom."
This
adventure
film,
Duchemin says, will be an ex-
plosion of life. "Life," stresses the
director, "is what is adventure!"
Miramax said they
wanted to do it
better and bigger.
Learn more about Apple Island,
the beautiful and mysterious isle
in the center of Orchard Lake, on
any of several tours offered by
West Bloomfield Parks and
Recreation this fall. All tours are
guided either by a naturalist of a
historian and require advanced
registration. There is a cost to at-
tend any of the tours.
Nature tours are scheduled on
Sept. 17 at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Historical tours are scheduled for
Oct. 8 at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1
p.m.
Visitors reach Apple Island by
pontoon boat. Boats depart from
the launch on Pontiac Trail be-
tween Orchard Lake and Old Or-
chard Trail. Parking at the site
is available.
For information or to register,
call parks and recreation, (810)
334-5660.
"When the film was invited to
a Jewish film festival in Aus-
tralia, audiences were very
warm," recalls the director of the
head-over-heels reaction for the
subtitled version Down Under.
In France, the audience loved
it in its original language.
Not that it was all tres bon at
home. "We got [trampled] by the
opening at the same time of
Jurassic Park," says the director
with a c'est la vie in his voice.
Duchemin has no pie-in-the-
sky aspirations for A La Mode
here, but is encouraged by talk
that the film connects to audi-
ences.
And he should be. Duchemin
has fashioned a warm and won-
derful fantasy from threads of a
relationship between opposites.
It helps that Fausto's talents
are cause of a chuckle or two too.
Fausto makes his fashion state-
ments in a loud comical voice. His
designs are outrageous, includ-
ing a grass jacket that mows
down the competition.
For his own wedding, Fausto
designs an unorthodox outfit that
combines varied Jewish religious
garments. It is one of the more
outre aspects of the comical film.
Duchemin gets a kick out of
the wedding scene too, albeit for
a different reason.
When the film was originally
made, the scene — in which
Fausto marries a female me-
chanic on whom he has had de-
signs — didn't exist.
But Miramax, the prestigious
American film company which
picked up the movie, "said they
wanted to do it better and bigger.
Imagine to say to a director they
want more film!" Duchemin
laughs approvingly.
It was a marriage made in
heaven for Duchemin and Mira-
max as the director added the
wedding scene. "I knew about
breaking the glass," he says
proudly.
Apple Island
Tours Set
Philharmonic
Concert Series
The Farmington Area Philhar-
monic has set its 1994/95 concert
series. The Philharmonic, a pro-
fessional orchestra, is dedicated
to offering high quality and af-
fordable performances for the
community and family oriented
classical music and entertain-
ment. This year's season includes
five concerts. In addition, there
will be three special events for the
entire family.
Rhapsody in Red, White &
Blue will be heard Sept. 30 at 8
p.m.. Buckaroo Holidays II a
family concert is set for Oct. 1 at
3 p.m. Cheerio will be staged Nov.
6, at 7:30 p.m. It is a British con-
cert with DSO violinist Hart Holl-
man performing. The Nutcracker
and other sweets, a family con-
cert, is set for Dec. 11 at 3 p.m.
Winter Fantasies 3 a family con-
cert will take place Feb. 12 at 3
p.m. Love Stories will be heard
Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Tchiefly
Tchaikovsky takes the stage
March 19 at 3 p.m. Details on
"Hot Buttered Pops, music from
the movies," will be announced.
Call (810) 478-2075, for infor-
mation.
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