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"Z;:!ij" b a gorgeous liitla movie.
While remaining quite undbtinguish
able from actual archive fJm cf the.
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with the narration subtly laced with
the biases and prejudices of those
tirr.es, we are told the story of "Leo
nard Zck, The Human Chameleon.
(Woody Allan) possesses the
amazing ability to turn into whoever
he happens to be with. This metamor
phosis takes place not only on a men
tal level, but on a physical one as wclL
That b to say that If ZelH happens to
be In the company of a rabbi who has a
beard,- Zeiig Instantly grows hairy and
scmetic.
The irony is that Eel! wishes to "fit
in" so much that he becomes a media
star because of hb uniqueness. "And
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It is the stunning Dr. Eudora
Fletcher (Mia Farrow) who decides to
help Zclig. In the famous "wrote room
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f!5 and p"ychGana!jt:!3 tollnd out who
the real Leonard b.
The Kim seems to have been con
trived with most cf the rtj??r.?!'?!i cf.
dhbelief built in. While ve are vatch
in3 the equivalent of a full-length
Movietone newsrccl, we have no rea
son not to believe that there was a
camera documentir.3 the most Lr.per-'
tent moments cf Zzlt :'s hfe. The news
red format cf the iim b extremely
ta!:c3 the cJ;"j awy from many cf
Allen's jokes. Indeed, thb b reprcsen-'.
tative of a eort of paradox facing
Woody Allen: a comic cenhu who wants
to be accepted as a serious and srtLtb
filmmaker.
Imagine a remake-cf the first five
minutes of "Citizen Kane," only star
ring the late Peter Sellers, and
stretched to CO minutes instead cf five.
That sort cf describes w hat this Cm b
like. The comparison to "Citizen Kane"
bnt audacious, thb b a great CLi
Although there b not much cf it,
"Zeli3" contains soma cf the most
clever, insightful and intimate dia
logue that Men haj ever written.
The main portion cf the film dealing
'with Zelij has been masterfully shot
and edited with the archive footage.
Everything from new computer "mat
ting" techniques to the scratching of
the film and the displacement cf
frames has been done to achieve the
authentic look and essence of an
fcjr chive film.
liven the speed cf the old cameras
has been reduplicated in r pots to ac
count far that alhtly eped-up look of
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ieab'y felnatlr3 about archive flms.
ths Jar.2 Ae a leet seeiety
(parage perhaps), K2ed with people
living life ti n only way they teev how
and submitted far jour entertainment
approval
Even with the' soft focus scratchy
cir.cmatecrepby, the real Weedy Allen
etiii rua;ie;r. i to ccr.e through. He still
.lores teautLul wemen and the aes
thetic attributes cf watchlns sports
and even the questions about the
meaning cf life. When Zel'i aeks a rabbi
about the msar.b.; cf VJj, the rabbi
answers him: only hb reply b in
Hebrew. The rabbi then charges Zeli
tZQO for Hebrew lessens. And.cn hb
deathbed, Zero's father advi:e3 him
that life b a miserable thins that must
be endured so he should save hb
After rubbing clbc.73, as a writer
with F. Scott FiticeralJ, as a poLtican
with Herbert Hoover and Calvin Ceo
lide, as a bozcr with Jack Demeey.
and even as a fascist seated behind
Adolph Hitler (a hilarious scene, by the
way), Leonard Zelig begins to show
si'ns of becoming hteiself.
The film b deceptively funny. Leo
nard Zelig b a self-proclaimed psy
chotic of the jazz ae. But there b no
mistaking the quality cf thb black and
white Cm, it's pure gold.
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Beautiful, yet intense Boroque
music b in sharp contrast with the
treachery and deceit of Poppea's love
for the Roman Emperor Nero in the
UNL Music Theatre's production cf
"The Coronation of Poppea," by
Claudio Monteverdi The opera -will-play
Oct. 27 and 2D by 8 p.m. and Oct
SO at 3 p.m. at Kimball Hall, 11th and E
streets. The opera will be sung in
English. ...
'The Coronation of Poppea" b
known . 3 . the - Cret great historical
music-drama. Created in 1642, one
year before ller.teverdTs death,. the
opera remained in obscurity until it
was re
id 203 years later.
Tickets for "Coronation of Poppea"
are available two ways: as part of the
UNL Music Theatre season ticket or on
an individual show baeis. Tb.e price of :
the ceaean tickets are id and $12 for
general admission, 13 and O for stu
dents. Other productions scheduled '
for the 1C33-84 season include "An
Evening in Paris," Feb: 4 and 5, and
"The Meie Flute," April 14 through 16.
' Individual ticket prices are. $4 and'
t3 for general admission. Hskets can
be purchased at the Kimball Ess
Cllce, 113 Westbrock Duilding from
11 a.ra. to 4 p.m., Monday through'
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