PAGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY tJ[JY, TfAfiL"C 't1 A f.Y lk& A IMt4vT A stn w. 1~AOI~ TWO THE MICHh(~AN flAill' A LIJNLEL 1YX,.iMARCH I9, 1966 i fCaressed': Tedious Newsreel About Disagreeable Characters FILMS Cold Realism, Cruelty Characterize 'The Spy' i Across Campus i. By PETER BICKELMANN Jst .now the Campus Theater is marking time between showings of -"The Loved One" and "Darling" -rand surely some transition is needed between two films, despite their titles, so dissimilar. Still, we might have been offered something better than "Caressed;" a Film Festival Award Winning Drama s .in Vancouver by Laurence Kent, who also. bears full respon- sib ]ity for the filmscript. Fifty years ago, this sort of treatment of adolescent sex would have shocked and repelled; t o d a y (whether or not this may be an absolute gain for us) we have be- come inured: films like "Caressed" first amuse, then very soonx bore us. Though ,we have learned to' ex- pect 'most anything from the Canadian National Film Board; this film is not in any way experi- mental; 'andy et, without any hand-held camera gimmicks, the director.still.manages, to achieve the tedious effect of making an, hour-and-a-h alf newsreel about people . who are not a bit news- worthy. One.. soon gets tired of seeing a few high school hoods loitering on street corners in downtown Vancouver, leering at a procession of tarts and office girls. It may be taking "Caressed" too seriously to claim that it even raises a basic question about movies today in general, but the film, is like many others today in attempting to deal with insipid, or even disagreeable characters, the sort you try .to avoid -at parties. That it is possible to mike a 'good movie about such a type is shown by; for instance, "Cleo 'From 5 to 7;" but many directors, including Mr. Kent, have not yet learned that, when the central character; is uninteresting, the other ele- ments of the picture - photog- raphy, script, acting, etc.-must be extra-ordinarily effective to sus- tain our interest. Instead, "Caressed" suffers from photography so stolid it might have come from television; a script that trades on all the conventions of teenage sex--furtive attempts to pass beyond the leering stage- and a script which is even triter than its subject; and acting that's so painfully natural that it's like; Candid Camera gone arty, or per- haps -;an outgrowth of detergent testimonials. A theme like that. of "Caressed" could be brought off if it were handled either humorously, at the expense of the characters, or seriously, with all the earnest- ness with which these kids aggra- vate their own problems. "Cares- sed" fails-. to sustain either mood, nor does it cover its weaknesses with. the-.polish- of inventive pho- tography, imaginative direction and so .on, which, at their best, are much more than mere orana- ments- to a good film. Makeweights on this program are "Un chien Andalou," listed on the Campus' time schedule as '.Andalusia," 'as if a pr'ogram=with-. out a travelogue would be literally unthinkable; and what we might .facetigps'ly call a short subject, "Icarus," written by Ray Brad- bury. The 'former, made by Dali and Bunnel, is so delightfully zany that any further comment would be pedantic;, of the latter, the less said, the better-this time because it is so meretricious., All in all, this program won't do, especially when films like "King and .Country" and "Shakespeare-Wala" are long overdue in, Ann Arbor. By ROBERT MOORE T h e predominantly favorable big-city reviews have already said it well enough: "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" is an arresting,-engrossing look into a world you never knew existed. There is little James Bond glamor or UN.C.L.E. action in "The Spy," only a jaded story of an ostensibly glamorous game played without rules, for high stakes, with preci- sion, violence a n d expedient cruelty., John Le Carr6's book was a best-seller because of this realism; the film will probably be a finan- cial success because ,Producer-Di- rector Martin Ritt used his cameras and his cast to catch the same mood as the book. On black-and-white film, Ritt captures the book's gloomy, sun- less mood, with misty European days, rainy nights, bland interiors and dramatic shadows. A wave breaking on a Holland beach un- derscores one important scene; 'a dark, airless library emphasizes the emptiness of ,another., It is the characterization, and particulary the acting of Richard Burton, that makes the film, suc- cessful. Burton plays Alec Leamas, the English spy-"intelligence op- erator"-who is ordered to accept dismissal from the service and be- come a bum so he can defect to East Berlin. It is part of a plan to weave one strand of a rope be- ing prepared by London Intelli- gence to hang Mundt, an East German spy. But Leamas has been told only half the story, and finds out the rest only when the noose is taut around his own neck be- cause of the murderous treachery of his own service. Leamas is perfect for the plot: he is bitter after his own failures in West Berlin and lacerated in- ternally by the inhuman amoral- ity of his profession. Burton plays Leamas masterfully, with an in- articulate, tormented loneliness. He takes a lover, but his loving of her is reluctant and painful, for all the "women's emotions"-love, compassion-are merely weakness- es he has been trained to ignore and exploit. Yet in the sad, empty ending, Leamas gives the only thing a spy can give of himself for love: his life. Naturally the film has weak- nesses. The plot is as complex as European politics; the scriptwrit- ers were able to pare the book down to four main characters, but still there are questions left in the viewers' minds. Clare Bloom, as Leamas' lover, is perhaps too pretty, and Oskar Werner, as Mundt, too chilling. As a whole, the movie is good, probably great. Of the succession of seven spy movies to infiltrate Ann Arbor this year, "The Spy", is one that shouldn't be missed, at the least for its essential contrast with the others, at the best be- cause it is a well-written and well- acted film with a unique mood and thesis. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 4:15 p.m.-The Department of Psychology will present Dr. Jacques Lacan of the Sorbonne in Paris during a colloquium on "Psycho- analysis and Language," held in Aud. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 10 2:15 p.m. - John A. Stark- weather will hold a seminar on "Computer-Assisted Interviewing and Testing" at 1057 MHRI. 7 and 9 p.m.-The Ann Arbor Film Festival will be held in the Architecture Aud. 8:00 p.m.-The Travel Club will sponsor the film "Return to Erin" in Aud. A. 8:30 p.m.-The School of Music will present a String Orchestra Concert with John Farrer con- ducting in the Recital Hall, School of Music. 8:30 p.m.-The student string orchestra, conducted by John Far- rer, a student in the School of Music, will present a concert in the music school Recital Hall. Fea- tured will be a premiere work, "Three Pieces for Strings," by Jer- ry Dilik, a member of the Michi- gan Band. FRIDAY, MARCH 11 4:15 p.m.-The Psychology De- Ladies' Day Wed. 50c till 6 P.M. ITb A DOG-GOiNE DAFFY DISA .R! partment will present Dr. Leonard in Aud. A. Berkowitz of the Univertisy of SUNDAY, MARCH 13 Wisconsin in a colloquium on 7 and 9 p.m.-The Ann Arbor "Some Experiments on Automa- Film Festival will be held in the 0 tism and Intent in Human Ag- Architecture Aud. gression" in Aud. B.- --- 7 and 9 p.m.-The Ann Arbor Film Festival will be held in the Architecture Aud. 10:00 p.m.-The State Cham- pionship Debates will be held at Rackham Lecture Hall. SATURDAY. MARCH 12 7 and 9 p.m.-The Ann Arbor Film Festival will be held in the Architecture Aud. 7 and 9 p.m.-Cinema II will present the film "David and Lisa" I U LDAILY OFF ICIAL B ULLETIN " R Mfi. :32 : v:,.g ma .: >'A v rY"* " A .,xfY:' q".} .r,,,.:tAk:"::,ra}'}t M ":' ".n Y:y{ x, "a0 Y" ". . vA^FY 1 " r .4U~i"f> t4 " ,M .i "i"+e+YM r.: v re""" . v v4~Y "..v. " The .Daily Official. Bulletin is an Official publication of the Univer- siiy of Michigan for which The Michigan. Daily assumes no editor- ial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3519 Administration Bldg. be- fore '2 p.m. of the day preceding publication, and by 2 p.m. Friday for Saturday and Sunday. General' Notices may. be published a maxi- mum: of two tines on request; pay Caienidat items appear once only Student organization notices are not accepted for publicati on. WEDNESDAY, MARCH, 9 .Day. Cale mn~ar Management Development Seminar- "Basics of Supervision": Rackham Bldg., 8:30 a.m;1 :Office of Religious Affairs Book Dis- ussion-=George Abbot- White, "Saint Francis" by Nikes Kazantzakis: 2417 Mason Hall, 12 m. Management Development Seminar- "Effective Cost Control": Michigan Un- ion, 1:30 p.m. Dept., of . Architecture Lecture--Ta- dousz Barucki, architect SARP of War- saw' Poland, "Vernacular Architecture": Archltectur'e Aud.,,3:30 p.m. Symposium on Japanese Kabuki: Lee- ture-James Brandon, Michigan Site. Vriiversi-t "'the' Aetingand Produition Techniques .of Kabuki" Aud. A, Angell Hall, 4:15 p.m. School 'of Music 1faculty Recital: - Stanley Quartet: Rackhain Lecture Hall, 8;30 p m. Dept. of Classical Studies Lecture: Prof. Clark :Hopkins,- "The U. of' M. Exccvattons at'-Appolinia, 1965," Thurs., March X0, 4 10 p.m., Aud. B, Angell H411. Doctoral Examination for Raymond Eugene Bahor, Industrial Health; thesis: "The Role of LiverLipid in the Poten- tiation of Carbon Tetrachioride Tox- lelty," Wed., May 9, 162o _PH, at 10 * a.m. Chairnian, H. H. Cornish. General Notices .Fulbright-Hays Lectureships are still. available for 1966-67. The list may be consulted in the. Graduate 'Fellowship Office, Room 110 Rackham Bldg. The list includes new positions in Afghan- istan (medical science), Ceylon (social work, English language teaching), Fin- land (geography),-Hong Kong (Amer- can literature, English language teach- ing), and India (American literature and history, economics, sociology, poll- tipa1 science). Faculty members wishing announcements of Fulbright -'Hays awards for lecturing and research abroad during 1967-68 are advised to request them now from the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils, 2101 Constitution. Ave:, NW., Washing- ton, D.C., 20418. Graduate Record Examinations: Ap- plication blanks' are available in Rm. 122 Rackham Bldg. for the Graduate Record Examination. The next admin- istration of- the test will be on Sat., April 23, :and applications must be re- ceived in Princeton, N.J., by April 8. Lecture: Wed., March 9, 4:15 p.m., Aud. C. The Dept. of Psychology, joint with Linguistics and Anthropology, will present Dr. Jaques Lacan of the Sor- bonne, Paris, speaking on "Psycho- analysis and Language." Engineering Freshmen: Important op- portunity. .to discuss your questions about Engineering, Thurs., March 10, 4 p.m., Run. 311'W. Engrg. Timmer Foundation Scholarship: University of Michigan students' who are juniors, seniors,. or graduates are (Continued on Page 8) I I "It's great to see a spy movie as realistic and believable!" -New York Times :.y. Mrw{: "n "{:1'?":;r.'"?}y.M{{7:;Y?'n."Z,4"y1.;{;". .;r,.;{. n" ?r{"'r:. . ti? ';:;jM":Y. '"-r {".::} ":r'"' .afi:C;:r ?{.' $?:Sr,:?{4"v,:?{"'ri ":":??;:"?{":i;:;{ rr,'.:?7". ........ ?}{.... .M.; .Mn. r r":";"??:",{ i:?°r ";:i{? : .wr{. :vti Y:,..w'"?n1 d.M:M''F a .?h".fi ". {': rnM:":" ""."s:{ti{w.rnn4r7'f GANIZATIO NOTICES ti . nw"":vM: rw:r::."."."sM:."n::".":". ". vrr.Ma.M: :M."..".".no^.".".e".wco..o?;:?.a r:.?:vx :r{{{