The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 18, 1992- Page 9 'Pride' on film is as agreeable as Austen Say 'fromaggio' Is your life a tad aimless? Do you find yourself helplessly sipping Campari, pondering the type of pasta you really want? What you need is a lecture on 19th century Italian photography. Coincidentally, there just so happens to be a display of Carlo Naya's work in the Museum of Art, and Paolo Constantini (an expert, they assure us) is on hand to discuss it. He'll be in Angell Hall Auditorium B at 8 p.m. Saturday night, it's free of charge, and there's a reception following. Grace under pressure It's one of our favorites (even 'though Woody Allen had nothing to do with it) and you can see it in all its wide screen-ness tomorrow in MLB 4 at 9 p.m. "It," as you may well have guessed, is Hitchcock's "Rear Window." We just can't get enough of this one. It just satisfies the voyeur in us, we suppose - we always like it when nosy, prying behavior is portrayed as noble and essential. Regardless, by Michael John Wilson Last summer's "Howards End" is a fine example of a literary adapta- tion done right. It captured the spirit of E.M. Forster's novel, without overscrupulously recounting every detail of the original (see the recent "Madame Bovary" for an example. of that). Pride and Prejudice (1940) Directed by Robert Z. Leonard; written by Aldous Huxley based on Jane Murfin's dramatization of Jane Austen's novel; with Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson The 1940 film version of "Pride and Prejudice" likewise captures the splendid irony of Jane Austen by translating it into the language of film, not by merely copying Austen word for word. While the best of her witty dialogue is heard in the movie, it is the wordless moments -an aghast look on the face of Laurence. The young Olivier deftly treads the line between snobbery and charm in the role of Mr. Darcy, not letting us despise or love him too much until the end. work most of all are its visual spec- tacles. It's wonderful to see the cos- tumes, the balls, the carriages, and all the trappings of the period. Viewing them on a big screen allows us to inhabit that world in a different way than the novel does. Maybe the novel's main advantage over the movie is just that it permits us to stay in that comfortable setting fair longer. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE plays tonight at 7 and 9:05 at the Nat Sci Auditorium. Tickets are $3. Stewart Olivier's Darcy, for example - which are most memorable. The film also invents situation which, though not strictly Jane Austen's, distill the essence of her novel. In one scene Elizabeth (Greer Garson) defeats Darcy at archery while they carry on a conversation. The dialogue is Austen's, the action is not. In this way "Pride and Prejudice" transcends the label of a mere adaptation, and becomes an ac- complished work in its own right. The large, distinguished cast is responsible for much of the film's effectiveness. The young Olivier deftly treads the line between snob- bery and charm in the role of Mr. Darcy, not letting us despise or love him too much until the end. In smaller but equally vivid parts, char- acter actors Edna May Oliver and Melville Cooper are hilariously pompous as Lady Catherine and Mr. Collins. Greer Garson, Maureen O'Sullivan and Edmund Gwenn por- tray the Bennets with equal appeal. What makes the film version we also just like watching Grace and Jimmy. Huh? In our We-can't-resist-even- though-it-sounds-awful depart- ment, we proudly draw your attention to "Hamburger ... The Motion Picture." It's on cable (USA) at 11 p.m. tonight. INSECTS. Continued from page 8 characters with several sides." Actors developed their own cos- tumes for the production. "I wanted students to compose their own cos- tumes because it helps them feel through their character," Roe said. "I also have them explain their make- up to the mike-up person so that they keep every aspect of their char- acter in mind," she explained. One may wonder then if the au- dience will see human-size crickets. The actors, however, decided to re- main a little more human. Roe commented, "The characters will appear human with tiny aspects of insects. For instance, the butterflies are constantly fluttering. The move- ments will identify the insect rather than elaborate costumes." Roe hopes that the audience and the actors will be entertained but will also learn something. "There are many stereotypes and, at those, peo- ple will laugh because they'll see themselves or their friends," she said. "This production is also impor- tant for the actors because they will walk away knowing they accom- plished this feat which took many hours of study and discussion. "They studied and discussed ev- ery aspect of satire which can at times be very, very dark. Developing these roles, especially in those dark moments of satire can be painful. They are all at the age when they are at the brink of society. The play ex- amines some light and dark aspects of society. After spending so much energy on this, they have greater confidence." THE INSECT PLAY opens tonight at 8 p.m. at the Arena Theater in the Frieze Building. Performances will take place Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $4 for students,$6 regular admission. Call 996-3888. .r r- t, IT 16m 1 c Spring into .. " . COOKIES. Cookies & Yogurt a for a cookie or muffin baked with love. Keep cool with our Columbo Nonfat Yogurt! 15 N. University 761-CHIP . on-Thurs 8:30am-9pm Fri8:30am-5:30pm Sat 10am*5:30pm We ship anywhere in the Continental U.S. (I ( ) A, unA A . 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