:'.PAGE TWO. THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1967 - PAGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1967 FILMS 'Zorba' Displays Love of Life Through Skillful Performances A ifie': Trapped Between Paradoxical Generations' rI -- , By DAVID MELLINGER 1 'Zorba the Greek" remains a highly enjoyable film, even on the third or fourth viewing. New evi- dences of producer-director Mi- chael Cacoyannis' skill reveal themselves each time, with a har- monious and effective blend of photography and music continual- ly reinforcing skillful perform- ances. Zorba, superbly portrayed by Anthony Quinn, is the personifi- cation of voluptuous, uninhibited freedom. The beauty of his per- sonality lies in the fact that his is the ideal combination of human sensitivity and animal impulse. His personality is in contrast to those of the English writer (Alan Bates) and the people of the small Cretan village where the latter is trying, with Zorba's as- sistance, to resurrect his father's mine holdings. The Englishman "thinks too much"; he is too cere- bral, unable to do more than ex- perience "agony" in situations where his impulses should have moved him to act. The villagers, on the other hand, often respond completely as ani- mals, greedy and brutal, whose bestiality, when it builds up to a certain intensity in their bellies. bursts forth in acts like the ston- ing of the unyielding young wi- dow (Maria Pappas). Zorba avoids such hostility only because he is 'a little bit mad." When his misery or elation is too great tq bear, he dances. Particularly skillful performan- ces were given by both the widows. Maria Pappas, held high in esteem for her performances in Cacoyan- nis' film versions of several Greek Phone 482-2056 CFREE HEATERS tragedies, maintains in this firm jof the photography and the Greek the intensity and precision of Greek tragic dreams. Lila Kedrova, the other female lead, is sensitive and excellent in her portrayal of Bubulina, the played-out, senti- mental Madame de France who keeps the village's perennially- empty Hotel Ritz. Zorba is filmed on location in Crete, and the flavor of the island fills the background by means both folk score by Mikis Theodorakis. Photography director Walter La- sally utilizes the austere landscape of the country and its people well to reinforce the plot. Cacoyannis and Quinn pay an energetic tribute to life; both ar- tistically and technically, their compliment is a fine production with musical variance and thea- trical celebration. ORGANIZATION NOTICES .Y:.r " v:rr{. 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Forest, for supper and program: Prof. Ray Elevton of EMU, "The Challenge of Existential- ism to Theology." * * * Young Democratic Club, Open meet- ing to canvass voters for student can- didate for City Council, Sat.. Feb. 11, 1:15 p.m., 706 Oakland (basement apt.). By MARGARET WARNER Alfie doesn't know what love is the way "birds (girls) talk about it." He doesn't like making anyonef unhappy if he can help it. And, he lives for himself. Predictably enough, he has a mystic attraction for women. "Take me as I am or. not at all. It don't do to get de- pending." From the number of girls that Alfie takes on in the first fifteen minutes of the film, the viewer would exepect it to be a fairly clever addition to a now well- established genre of English com-I edy-uninhibited, mod, and im- mensely funny. However, in spite of Alfie's de- tachment from life, his alienation, and his staunch belief in free love, he isn't quite mod. In fact, he wears respectable suits and reads religious poetry to his illegitemate son. Low Humor All humor has a base of sadness. But for a situation to be funny, the audience must remain de- tached. About the same time that I lost track of the number of girls that Alfie had conquered, the humor in "Alfie" began hitting below the belt. If the object of the film were to glorify the madcap life of an uninhibited generation, A l f i e wouldn't even encounter women over thirty-five. And, he certainly wouldn't seduce the devoted wifer of a middle aged tubercular pa-j tient. Alfie arranges an abortion, and sees his own dead child. Alfie is still funny at the end of the movie, but the audience can't laugh with the same freedom. Michael Cain plays the part of Alfie perfectly. The character, which might otherwise be hard to accept, becomes eminently plaus- ible as Cain narrates scene after scene with complete detachment and a delightful cockney accent. The photography is not meant to be experimental. The plot moves too much too quickly for photo- graphy to be the center of atten- tion. Nevertheless, the shots are masterfully done, capturing the action of the film from every con- ceivably angle-whether from high above a courtyard or through a row of diapers on the line. The composite still shots depicting each of the actors at the end of the film are particularly notable. The jazz background music in "Alfie" parallels Alfie's alienation and lies somewhere between the younger and the older generations. Our generation demands that we tell life as it is. "Alfie" does just that. Alfie epitomizes much of the alienation of the younger genera- tion, yet he can't be separated from the responsibilities and needs of an older generation. He is ra- pidly becoming a part of it. In the end he says "I ain't got my peace of mind. And if you ain't got that, you ain't got nothing. What's it all about? You know what I mean." 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