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Delicate Balance
heavy on talent
It ;.i shy Ju'-'n't make much sense to
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hoi 'lit ' ', I'u; t;i(jht American Film Ihraier
(M:Tj r;r"'-!!t;.ti:)':s to he shown at tin: Pf.ij IV
1 !?cf,:a:c tib'h'c ii an eno jgii soohhislcy
i I m;,rvvlyj;ly staged motion pienjio.
laoon ft cm Ldv.ard A I bee's play about an
.motional a Lis that '.inters the lives of a stiff
wj.,ith' r-Jv.v England family, the film is
v ,-f. v! t- because of t ho deep leflectivc
in-;, its ;:;.ti.i'j performances -jive it. The cast is
s;r..!i. on; o moml?r, hut pei feet. I don't know
if A f-' T films Vnv eligible for Academy Awarns, but
it m I would iiomiiiute tli lee person for Iwst
1 aebn.j honors.
: Paul Seofioid and Katharine Hepburn are great
: in then lead roles. As expected (Hepburn's age has
become apparent in these last few years, yet her
now quivering voice and acting talent still displays
her sharp wit and dominating independence). But
th ; biggest surprise was Kate Reid who is brilliant
in i difficult role as Hepburn's perceptive,
alcoholic taster.
A Dcl'cate Balance is theater on film, hut it's
j f.'l n n ;:n:l eless. The action is confined to i.eveial
room:, of ;; house (resisting the temptations of
many tro.i.'! to film ti ansformations of biinrjimj
i if all kinds of outside action). Two in termi'.sions
cl.id Mi'1 film into pseud o acts. Cinematic
i t' i hiiiutho ,ii subdued yet present, and, foi the
I n h e. i 1 1.. 1 1, ef feel ive.
1 I bed c.oodei-ed if AT 'I 'i, new idea would ie a;
j it . '.'(.. bit i m i.'u y as it claimed. 1 heater on film i.
' iiolieui; ii' W, Jesse L asky did it mole than GO
I y whs ;. vvb-n I''.' put Famous Players In Famous
t'l ;y s ( h ) die si. I eeii.
Recent films such as Sleuth are largely in
theatrical style. However, some of the hybrids over
the years have been less than successful. Harold
Pinter, who had a major hand in two of the AFT
films, said that if any of the eight "isn't a film, it
won't be worth watching. But we're proceeding
only from the play's action. The camera is
secondary."
Ultimately, the question of whether it is
theater or true film is irrelevant as long as what's
seen is a worthwhile, thoughtful and meaningful
work of art. And A Delicate Balance is that.
The hiijgest controversy instead seems to be the
manner in which the films are distributed. Ely
Landau, the series' organizer and producer,
urkeiuily conceived it as a vehicle to bring the
world's finest theater to a motion picture market
that he thought was not receiving this kind of
vvui th-.vhi'c film. As such, it is an excellent and in
many ways, a neetied venture.
greg ukow
key grip
Landau said that he is aiming AFT "at all those
people who stopped going to motion pictures
many years ago."
Ironically, S30 subscriptions, two-day limited
showings, and S4 and $5 single-admission tickets
does not seem to be a good way to pull Americans
out of their homes and back in the movie theaters.
At the least, it is alien to the American public's
movie going tradition. Broadway reaches few
people as it is, and even though AFT is attempting
to bring Broadway to the public, I don't think it is
doing it effectively. Restricted showings in a
medium whose biggest asset is its versatility and
capacity for mass unlimited showings is not the
answer.
Whether AFT will be successful is difficult to
in edict. I hope it is, at least foi the sake of films
like A Delicate Balance.
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to show at Henziik
Critics have sad
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primary stiength as a i im ' las
eclecticism. Thcie's 'a.oipiy i : would
make jokes about iV.-i'e I W" : ; Spni is,
Kierkegaard, Poterakut i, i'- ('it c. m w.-n trial
in the same movie." A Hen :.. : ; ,o Again,
Sam will be the Week-n.l ViUu ,l ..-, M.milii and
tomorrow night at i! oLI; Audi); I and 0
p.m. Admission is 7i) cm : , & V -
Vocals,
repetition
in music
spoil disc
Review by Diane Wanek
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