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".:.... y.v.tv:.v filv::.x" v:.v.::v::%:v'%:"::::%:: ti%:":"-%:"}ii ii::ijti:{:: Youth hostel Hotel New Hampshire Starring Jodie Foster, and Beau Bridges Directed by Tony Richardson Now playing at The State Theater By Anne Valespino AFLATUENT dog, a literary dwarf and a lesbian in a bear suit ar among some of John Irving's unlikel; but lovable characters from the nove Hotel New Hampshire. In the hands o: director-producer Tony Richardson M'ONDAYS .aoF z O- Ts - wo- I5 " EtPT .. N ri4Eg Wok .. L L L ArP fE 5 GET IK FREE 1RAVIflO AL.G (EEK MON L to E FECT.. .0NT $ 2c iz2,.- 2.A . W I co v a KA~U44A s cEEA ,\3 ' AL' F PRICE.' e A /-zA4r4 i their story becomes a series of unrelated misadventures rather than a poignant presentation of their fascinating interrelationships. A grossly miscast Beau Bridges plays Winn Berry, a school teacher who quits the profession to become a hotel proprietor trying to run a family- operated establishment on a shoestring budget. A naive dreamer, Berry is oblivious to the shady undercurrents of hotel life that force his children to grow up all too quickly. Since Berry is a quirky individual it is understandable that his kids have pain- fully distinctive problems. Frank, who is gay, must cope with the small-town morals of a New England community; Lily, whose maturity far exceeds her physical development, has to accept being labeled a dwarf. Franny, played by Jodie Foster, is the most confused of all. A young woman experiencing her first signs of sexual awakening, she fin- - ds herself attracted to two males who are polar opposites: Her brother John is frail and baby-faced, while local thug Chip. This incestuous triangle develops into a crisis which is the dramatic climax of the film. On Halloween night Franny and John are sent to fetch a doctor after a policeman at the hotel has succumbed to a stroke induced by some family an- tics. On their way through the forest they are trapped by Chip and his frien- ds, out looking for Halloween mischief of their own. Seizing this opportunity, Chip decides to torture both brother and sister by leading his cohorts in the gang-rape of Franny. John panics and runs for help. By the time Junior and his black 'brothers' reach the. scene, the worst is already over. John is paralyzed by feelings of guilt and helplessness. Strong, level- headed Junior comforts Franny in a heart-wrenching speech, ". . . when someone touches you and you don't want them to be touchin' you, it's like they don't touch you at all, 'cause they can't hurt the real you, deep inside of you."~ Foster's manifestation of physical and emotional shock make this the most powerful scene in the movie. Because it is so vivid and difficult to recover from, and since it takes place early in the film, the rest of this picture seems a lame tragi-comedy in com- parison. Perhaps Irving's fondness for jux- taposing humor and disaster, with no attempt at gaining perspective on either are to blame.- . Condensing his plot into a two hour film is a precarious task. All we see of the aircraft ex- plosion that kills Berry's wife and son is the stuffed carcass of Sorrow, the family's farting Fido of many years, floating ashore in the Atlantic. Richardson's decision to include many scenes rather than a select few make for a fast-paced screenplay in which actors have no time to reflect, in- teract, or endear themselves to the audience. The film is worth seeing for a brilliant performance by Jodie Foster who is bewitching as a tough, plump teenager and for Natasia Kinski whose cameo role proves that beauty can become a beast if she believes herself so. Unfor- tunately the viewer must suffer a glossy performance by Rob Lowe whose looks almost made me believe I had sinned against my cinema-going creed-never see a movie with Robby Benson in it-never! One lingering scene sums it up. Berry tells a fairy tale of a clown he knew who committed suicide. One of the props includes a colorful cart with hand-painted lettering on the side "Life is serious, art is fun". Too bad Richar- dson's film tells us little about either. l sure Female Parts Performance Network Playing now through April 1 ::?". :?4:4i:??": ii :"i Yi::;: "ii;:v;:+ti?0:4:4; ...... . ::::::.: :::::..; ):; i:;'?:;:;r?:"?;} ":: .+ .... .. .. isti:Si$ii'v:"i:":":}::i ?:iii5iri;"i>Sfit":"i:: ii::ttiit ::":i+'v.". ?$i:{'t":'viF i:RY$:"$:":.. r "......; ....w:. r :v :ti:tiv? 4:: 4}i:?":?"::v.i"::.x?".vv vv : :: :.:...::::. v. ::: a::. :::. ::.w: v: ":.v::: " ":. :: ?w. :: i:": Y:"i:?'>. i:ti%:ti:i vi:% :L::".:'....,; ...'.;.w: r.v::+??:!++'":? ?;}:;ii:;:;i:" ;r., .. {.: n ::; x. xtiv...:::: n'".:":::. :v ................: .......v...vr..v.v.....,".......................v..v......v4..................... v....... v." .:. ".::"v-; .; v....... v v......ti{":: .; v.r; ,,.;. .., h ....................:::"..::":.:"::::::.::v:::v:w....::......:....; .;.;. v:..._ET of the woman literally "locked in" everyday by her overprotective husband (who, incidentally, also calls her every 10 minutes from work). In a style similar to Lily Tomlin, Smith is captivatingly funny as she talks with neihboring tenants, one of whom is a "peeping Tom" of sorts. Although'Smith rants and raves about him when she sees him "peeping," she seems entertained while at the same time she fights off the amorous affec- tions of a young boy she once had an af- fair with before her "imprisonment." (A special note of mention to the anonymous arm that appeared in this scene.' You'll have to go to find out what that means, because I can't explain it any further). The third scene is titled "The Same Old Story." Felicia Villani did a good job with this difficult role of how a woman is sometimes treated as just an object of sexual desire by some men. Villani also related effectively the terror and pain a woman faces during either an abortion or the labor of birth, probably the hardest part of womanhood and a very hard part to portray on stage. The second half of Villani's scene is a slide show with Villani narrating. It is a story high in symbolism, in effect, telling how a girl grows into a woman and dispels the myths of childhood that, for instance, "babies come from cab- bage patches," or "there is a handsome prince out there, for every women, just looking for a bride." Michele Kelly was responsible for designing the cartoon-style slides used in this portion of the show and should be commended on her talented and humorous artwork. All three actresses return to the stage for the last act titled "Medea." Reaching back into Greek mythology, the point of this scene is aptly made, using "Medea," a Greek scorceress, who, after her husband Jason left her, killed her own children, as an example. The play lasts 2 hours, with a 10 minute intermission midway. Ticket prices are, Thursdays and Sundays, fascinating projects. In collaboration with the Ann Arbor Symphony Or- chestra they have presented Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. In Can- terbury Loft's production of Equus the ensemble choreographed their own roles as the horses. They have also performed com- munity services, creating a 45-minute program on the concepts of energy management for a project jointly spon- sored by the Michigan Municipal. Department of Commerce, and the National Community Energy Management Center. Their uniquely inventive qualities come from their ability to draw from diverse backgrounds. Only one mem- ber, Miriam Kafian, is a full-time per- forming artist. A theater student at the University, Kaplan recently appeared in Comings and Goings at the Perfor- mance Network. Lisa Sanderson and Carl Wittwer are actively pursuing careers in medicine, Anne Zald is a Library Scientist while Matthias Schubert, Kristin Vanden Berg and Ann Woelk study Aerospace Engineering, Spanish, and Sociology, respectively. Much of the artistic impetus for their creative endeavors comes from don- Female Parts: Anatomy of a lifestyle $5.00, and Fridays and Saturdays, $6.00, with a $1.00 student discount for all per- formances. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. der-director Perry Perault. A full-time Mechanical Designer for the Environ- mental Research Institute, he has been inventing stories without words for 10 years. All the pieces on "Mimoses" are original and were written ir created under Perault's supervision. In this performance the University for all s: nature of ded for ch Mime Tro anniversa timate-At "Germ W Window "Once, "The Car "The Dre University Mime Troupe University Activities Center East Quad Auditorium 8 p.m., Thursday, March 29 Hotel New Hampshire: Hostile youths By Anne Valespino T HE TROUPE which brought you "It's Mime, all Mime!" last spring will present a brand new production this spring called "Mimages," a medley in- corporating both traditional and ex- perimental styles. If the group looks familiar it's only because they have been an active part of the performing arts scene in Ann Ar- bor for the past four years. In that short time the eight-member team has lent their talents to some diverse and Order your DeIli and many other unm PARTY TRAYS 2.50 and up CREATE YOUR OWN COMBINATIONS " Kibbi " Spinach Pie " Taboulen " Lady Fingers Mon. -Thur. 7-6 " Chicken Artichoke Salac Fri. 7-9; Sat. 7-5 4 Weekend/Friday, March 23, 1984 - cretie ndavrs oms ro dun 9 Weeker - . -- N %