ridgy, dob4r 26, P X73 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Pace F ive Friddy, ~t~ber 26, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Pn~'ie Five 101 fiioshima Mon Amour Cinetnea Guild, Arch. Aud. Fri., 7, 9 The screenplay for this unique films was written by French tnovelist Marguerite D ui r a s, whose ideas somehow manage to rise above the obnoxious di- rection of pretentious Parisian Alan Resnais. Hiroshima Mon Amour tells the sensitive story of a love af- fair between a Japanese busi- nessman and a mysterious French woman. It was Resnais' first feature film and features Emmanuele Riva and Eiji Oka- da. -MICHAEL WILSON Diary of a Chambermaid and L'Age D'Or Cinema Guild, Arch. Aud. Sat., 7, 9 Luis Bunuel is by far one of the greatest living directors in the world; his films are not to be missed for their remarkable ab- surdity and superhuman per- ception. Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) stars the talented French actress Jeanne Moreau in a tale of the fantastically decadent French squirearchy. It is taken from the bizarre Octave Mirabeau novel of the same name and derives most of its satisfaction from unique per- f6fmance and Bunuel's unpre- dictable direction. Sun., 7, 9 L'Age D'Or (1930) affords mov- itgoers, a rare opportunity to see a marvelous film that has been banned so long in Europe that it has become practically im- possible to obtain. It is Bunuel at his surrealist best, and was his first feature-length film. A roust see for everyone. Shown as a short subject pre- ceeding L'Age D'Or is the 1929 Salvadore Dali - Bunuel collabor- atibn entitled Un Chien Andalou. Although little more than 10 min- utes long, the film is quite unique. -- fie'1 By JIM KENTCH Although German humor has been rather meager these last 56 years, a strange brand of hu- irnr intermittently erupted t h e University Players' fine Wednes- day night performance of The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi. The action in Durrenmatt's play revolves around Mr. Missis- sippi's (no connection to the riv- er) marriage to Anastasia. Both have killed their mutually adul- terous spouses. Anastasia out of jealously and Mr. Mississippi out 6f his ruling sense of Morality (capital M). As the play continues we learn that Mississippi (who wants to revive Moses' law) is a former bordello owner, and Anastasia is as fickle as a weathervane, jug- gling three men at the end. The fallen Count Bodo, a Communist revolutionary, and a power-hun- gry government official weave TV highlights' 0 x Movie: James Franciscus and Charlton Reston in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes." S1niass rule the future world while mutated hu- Ma~ns live underground. 11..0 Moyie: "Pate Is the Hunt- tr." Investigation into crash of a commercial jet. 4 Johnny Carson. wuest Orson $ran., 7 In Concert. 411-50's show with D3ion, Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Jackie Wilson, the Coasters, and the Cry- stals. 56 Movie: "Dark Victory" with Bette Davis, lutnphrey Bo- gt, and (whew!) Ronald Reagan. Poignant study of d ilt girl. 12 9 "he H[appening" - itter satire about beach buns who kidnap ea-;Mafia lead- er. George Mabaris, Faye Dunaway, Anthony Quinn. 1 4 M414nlgt Special. Sly and the Family Stone, Mark-Al- niod, F'rankie Vali and the Four Seasons, Melissa Man- chester, Freddy Weller, At- Iee Ytager. 7 Don Kirshner's Rock Con- cert. Sly And Farmily Stone, Bhlack Oak Arkansas. 1:36 2 Movie: "The Man Who Cried Wolf" Actor tries to elude murder charge. Incidentally, dressed in a T- shirt, Bunuel makes a minor ap- pearance at the start of the film. -MICHAEL WILSON Farrebique Cinema II, Aud. A Sun., 7, 9 One of the highlights of last year's public television season was a unique documentary look at the day-to-day lives' of Cali- fornia's Loud family. Perhaps thanks to the success of An tertaining journalist. They fall in love. And you'll love them. -MICHAEL WILSON z UAC, Nat. Sci. Aud. Fri., Sat., 7, 9 Costa-Gavras's Z is an only slightly fictionalized drama of the assassination in Greece of Dr. Gregarios Lambrakis, the leader of a movement opposing placement of Polaris missiles in that country. film a highly entertaining come- dy, -MICHAEL WILSON BIananas ad1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask Friends of Newsreel, MLB, Aud. 3, 4 Fri., Sat., Sun., 7:30, 9:30 As America's greatest living .*. *.~.*.* .~. ~ .* .* . . *. *. *. *. .. . *.* . *. *.~ *.~. . .~ . *. . .* .. .* .*.* .. . . . . ...,............................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... Cinema weekend..- +:{t :rxa:4X{: ri4;1 "r..;;.-r..4, :v;.. ..: v:.."::."":tiSc.::: . r :............ ^.....:. .v :.........................,.....,........ ............................................,.,................ :.. American Family, Georges Rou- quier's 1946 film Farrebique is enjoying a quiet comeback after several dormant years. Rouquier spent an entire year photographing a I m o s t every imaginable activity of a French farm family: planting, meals, harvest time, and even the mak- ing of a major decision - should the farm be wired for electric- ity? Frankly, although Farrebique Farm may join the electric era, electrifying this film is not. Un- fortunately, it has aged into lit- tle more than a sorely outdated period piece. -DAVID BLOMQUIST It Happened One Night Cinema II, Aud. A Fri., 7, 9 This 1934 Frank Capra deluxe won 5 Academy Awards and de- served every one of them. When Clark Gable took off his under- shirt in a scene with co-star Claudette Colbert, they say T- shirt sales dropped by the thous- ands all over America. Gable, a fine actor, admitted he didn't remember making the film but said he thought it was one of his best pictures. The story is simple: a runaway rich girl meets up with a highly en- Later investigation showed that the assassination had been plan- ned by high government officials and a secret, super-patriotic right-wing organization. Perhaps the heart of Z, nomi- nated for best picture in the 1970 Academy Awards, is the superb visual pacing master- minded by Costa-Gavras and the almost-legendaryFrench cine- matographer Raoul Courtard. Z contains some of the best excit- ing action footage of recent years. Yves Montand and Jean-Louis Triortignant lead a superior cast in this excellent and most pro- phetic film. -DAVID BLOMQUIST His Girl Friday Cinema II, Aud. A Sat., 7, 9 Howard Hawks, a versatile and American director, made this fast-paced film in 1940 mod- eled after the screenwriting genius of Ben Hecht's Broad- way hit Front Page. It stars Rosalind Russell as a fast - talking reporter and Cary Grant as her manipulative edi- tor. Cary gives a terrifically ex- citing screen portrait of the kind we sorely miss nowadays. Rus- sell steals many scenes from him, though, and makes this comedic genius, Woody Allen is a master of incisive political and social satire, unbridled slap- stick humor, and gentle spoof- ing of the human condition. Be- sides, he makes me laugh. Bananas is Allen's funniest movie to date, a riotously luna- tic chronicle of a wholly improb- able revolution. Appearing with Allen in Bananas are Howard Co- sell and Louise Lasser. Everything You Always Want- ed to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask, on the other hand, is disappointing and mediocre. Only occasionally does it rise to Allen's usual level of insanity. With Gene Wilder, Lynn Red- grave, and Vincent Price. -JAMES HYNES Midnight Cowboy and Where's Poppa? Campus An excellent double feature with two of the finest films of the 60's. ,John Schlesinger and his Mid- night Cowboy won Best Director and Best Picture at the 1969 Academy Awards. Jon Voight plays Joe Buck, tall, handsome stud from Texas. He has come to New York to re- lie'e high - society ladies from lonely days while their enascu- lated husbands are down on Madison Ave. Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) from the Bronx, is a pathetically lame character who lives like the rat he resembles, hoping to save enough money for a bus ticket to Miani. He becomes Joe'srpimp and together they pile around New York's "Village" to the strains of Nilsson and "Every- body's Talkin' At Me." Also on the double bill is Carl Reiner's Where's Poppa? star- ring George Segal. Reinerbex- ploits Segal's incomparable comedic talents, long oversha- dowed by his famous leading la- dies, i.e. Barbar Striesand in The Owl and the Pussycat and Eva Marie Saint in Loving. In Where's Poppa? Segal is a 36-year-old bachelor lawyer who decides its time to knock off his duting mother (Ruth Gordon). In this fast-paced comedy see Pon Liebman as George's bro- ther rape a hooker in Central Park. The hooker is a cop-in-dis- guise who shows his appreciation by sending Liebman a bouquet of roses. Segal the schlemiel and Trish Van Devere in her movie debut attempt lovemaking - standing on a bed. And who can forget Gordon's shocking display of af- fection as she takes a bite out of Segal's tush? -CAROL PETOK harry in Your Pocket Michigan Here's a story about pickpoc- keting, starring James Coburn. It is chiefly concerned with Co- burn's smile, which we are so used to by now that is begins to look like an ad for Maclean's. Michael Sarrazin and Trish Van Devere also act in what re- ceives my personal citation as this year's worst piece of gar- bage. -MICHAEL WILSON Also . **. New World Media presents Marcel Ophuls' A Sense of Loss, a film about Northern Ireland, free in UGLI Multi-Purpose Room at 8 tonight. Fifth Forum features the French - made Le Sex Shop. Not seen at press time, The State Theatre presents Jesus Christ Superstar. :.- 0 .#V. - I u I 4LI'JJ BOX OFFICE OPEN 1:00-5:00 M-F INFORMATION 764-0450 neaV ir -m '"qwft. -Mmwwwoor- 1I oF kk University Players PTP E presents 'IEN IH4RE vember'1 in NIGHTWALK er 2 in THE MUTATION SHOW Nov Novemb R n mmo I 4th HIT WEEK! SHOWS AT 1-3-5-7-9- p.m. Feature 15 min. later BOX OFFICE OPENS 12:45 ". . perhaps the most remarkable film to emerge since Cecil B. DeMille founded Hollywood."-V. Scott, UPI i This Weekend 8:30 2.00 FRI.-SAT. Bill Vonaver Livia Drapkin virtuoso on guitar, banjo, and tambura SAT.-2 P.M. CHILDREN'S CONCERT 141 11 STREET NOW SHOWING! Fri., 7, 8:45, 10:30; Sat. 7:15, 9 "Totally delightful! There is much nudity and simu- lated sex in this film, but if your wife, or husband has never seen an X-rated movie, 'Le Sex Shop' is the one to take her, or him to. It is whoesome, refreshing and deliciously funny satire." ---Stewart Klein, WNEW-TV "This charming French comedy is the first really sophisticated X-rated movie shown, and proves that sex is not just fun but that it also can be very funny." ---Kevin Sanders, WABC-TV "BRAVO for his most sophisticated, entertaining and delight- w fully satirical comedy about changing sexual mores and x- , the efforts of couples to keep pace." -William Wolf, Cue Magazine.$' "LAUGHS x all over the place. 'Le Sex Shop' is not for children - butis for adults who can.=k smile through a nude, but never dirty lampoon of pornographic movies." -v -Gene Shalit, WNSC-TV SPECIAL CHILDREN'S MATINEE Sat. & Sun. afternoon: RUMPLESTILTSKIN'S GOLDEN SECRET Coll theatre for show time layers present , ^ ''; ; r '' "- S. _. :. - : i r -- i Ir. M iss iss ipp their way in and out of the ac- tion. This is a world in which any- thing can happen. Three trench- coated figures walk out of Katka and into the opening monologue and kill the speaker, who pro- ceeds to explain that his death belongs at the end of the play. The action takes place "in a room at Anastasia's ° house, in some place." Slide projectors project por- traits onto empty picture frames. People walk by the window al- though the room is on the sec- ond floor. As the audience arises from its seats an actor rushes on stage to inform us that it is not yet intermission. Disbelief is sus- pended 500 per cent. The actors continually speak of the play as a comedy, and it is funny. The audience laughed throughout the play - but they laughed at people dying, broken collapsing worlds as well as the dreams, hollow morality and truly humorous lines and situa- tions. Did Durrenmatt start to write a tragedy, stop, fish his manu- scriptout of the wastebasket the next day and add some one-lin- ers? This is a comedy of ideas: the characters are to a large extent humorless meglomaniacs. The last scene is a barrage of images that leaves the mind reeling: the politician, the, whore, Don Quix- ote, Beethoven, naive trust, be- trayed love and heartless lies. What is to be done with his presentation of believable ab- surdity? It must be seen and ac- cepted as an accurate mirror of our time. The acting, overall, was fine. Richard Frank as the Communist revolutionary was superb in a very energetic role.rDon Pais- ley, playing the power - hungry politician, performed an excel- lent dance of lust in his under- wear. Denise Koch's acting, though excellent, led one to be- lieve that it was a tragedy after all, while Laurence Coven as Mississippi rarely spoke with the true voice of feeling. But Marshall Levijoki as Count Bodo gave by far the best per- formance. His role was very de- manding in its emotional range, and his portrayal of having drunk five bottles of brandy is very convincing. The remarkable competence displayed by the technicalbstaff of this production cannot be ig- nored. Janice Gary's well-eng i- neered set not only survives but enhances the intimacy of Arena Theater. Much of the play's effect as well as a substantial portion of its humor result from the fine coordination and execution of the lighting and set designs. U Universal Pictures and Robert Stigwood < A NORMAN JEWISON Fim CINEMA II ****tonight only *** FRANK CAPRA"S 1934 'JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" G IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT Crack newspaperman meets up with obstinate young woman fleeing to New York from her father and his yacht. The resultant hectic doings and psuedo-suspense coupled with bright dialogue serve up a comedy with the C a p r a liveliness. Five Academy Awards. Clark Gable,. Claudette Colbert. oUd a angell hall 7:00 & 9:00 fri, oct26 $1.00 - TONIGHT - 1 Woody Allen X 2 SATURDAY: Cary GRANT in SUNDAY FRENCH CINEMA: HIS GIRL FRIDAY FARREBIQUE f. - 1 '' c , Adacn ~othe MoXVie:1 at BRIAR WOOD Adjacent to J.C. Penney " 769-8780 0 1.94 & S. State, Ann Arbor STUDENT DISCOUNT DAILY FROM 1:30 (except Fri. and Sat, eve.) 75c OFF ADULT ADMISSION, School I.D. Reqd. MOVIE 1 (10:20, 12:15, 2:10, 4:05, 6:05, 8:05, 10:05) a- ,wph E. 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A mixture of expressionism and newsreel realism. ° CAT IADV AC A 'LJAkARCD"AAIIn I ROSICRUCIAN ORDER, AMORC kosicruci*n Order, AMORC, a nonsectarian fraternal body d,. voted to the investigation, study 4 n d practical application of MOVIE 2 (10:30, 12:40 ,3:50, 4:55, 7 and 9:05) (STUDENT DISCOUNT DOES NOT APPLY THIS PICTURE) Just a person who protects children and other living things TECHNICOLOR" °A Kn~yesrome Soerice 001 MOVIE 3 (HARRAD 10:40, 2:30, 6:20, 10:15) (STRAW 12:25, 4:15, and 8:10 "THE HARRAD EXPERIMENT" -- PLUS "STRAW DOGS" " yalients "bananas" lecurve Producer Produced by WO LOUISE LASSER - CHARLESH.JOFFE -"JACKGROSSBERG -AND-- Everything You Always Wonted To I I I r . .