HAPPY NEw YEAR To ALL OUR FRIENDS & CUSTOMERS! 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.. 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