The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1973 Page: 6 of 16
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Brando drops mumble in disappointing "Last Tango"
by H. DAVID DANGLO
For me to say that Last Tan-
go in Paris (1) lives up to its
heavy publicity or (2) is ter-
ribly overhyped would be just
too trite, but I imagine every-
one who sees it will be inclined
to one opinion or the other.
I'm more inclined to go with
(2), as I found Last Tango to
bo. overbearing and pretentious,
not to mention occasionally dull.
The best thing about Marlon
Brando's performance is that
he doesn't mumble (so we can
understand all his nasties.)
Maria Schneider, a newcomer,
as Jeanne is more body than
t a 1 e n t ; her lusty fleshiness
tends to make up for any in-
consistencies in her perform-
ance. The two play strangers
who meet in an "apartment for
rent" and within ten minutes
are on the floor (and they're
not playing Monopoly). Thus
starts their nameless love af-
lair, nlus a series of confusine
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flashbacks that are supposed
to help us understand why
L'rando's character is just too
much (his unfaithful wife com-
mitted suicide), plus a subplot
involving Jeanne's platonic ro-
mance with a would-be film
director, who wants to make a
movie called "Portrait of a
Fiancee" starring his love. Of
course, he knows nothing about
the affair (chuckle, guffaw).
Artistically, the film is bril-
liant, I have to admit. Bernardo
Bertolucci (The Conformist)
uses light, patterns, empty
spaces and movement to create
almost consistently perfect
cinema. The script is fairly in-
telligent, chock full of charming
urbane obscenities. The film is
rated X, deservedly. I strongly
doubt the claim that it will
change all cinema to come, and
support the view that it's
merely a passing fad.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon is
the neAvest film story of St.
Francis of Assisi (Jesus freak).
Franco Zifferelli's directorial
efforts here don't exactly match
up to his versions of Shake-
speare's Taming of the Shrew
(Burton-Taylor) and Romeo and
Juliet (Whiting-Hussey), but it
is still a high quality film.
As in Romeo and Juliet, he
has used two unknowns for his
leads - Grahame Faulkner as
Francis and Judi Bowker as
Claii-e. If you don't find their
acting ability very exciting, you
will at least think they're cute.
The 13th-century story begins
when Francis returns from war
to his super-capitalist father (a
superb poi*trayal) and self-ef-
facing mother; everyone thinks
he's crazy because he plays with
butterflies all day, and soon
starts giving away his father's
goods, at which point he strips
in the town square and splits
town to rebuild a ruined church
less than a mile away. All kinds
of people join him, including
* ★ capsules * *
The initial impression the
Beach Boys gave in their great-
ly-anticipated Easter weekend
concei-t at Hofheinz Pavillion
was somewhat disturbing. They
kicked off with "Heroes and
Villains" and "Funky Pretty",
but they were sloppy; they had
to wrestle with the consistently
incompetent Music Hall sound
system.
It became obvious during the
concert that the Beach Boys
were best off when they con-
centrated on their oldies, which
they enthusiastically reproduced
to a T. Perhaps when they have
performed their most recent
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* * * *
The Windmill Dinner Thea-
ter's current production, A Shot
in the Dark, will run through
May 20. This play lacks some
of the finesse of Mary, Mary,
their show last month. Viewers
who enjoyed Peter Sellers in the
film version will be disappoint-
ed in De Verne Bookwalter's
portrayal of the same char-
acter, the lawyer who is deter-
mined to protect a scatter-
brained chambermaid from a
murder charge. Sue Anne Lang-
don (from Arnie, a TV sitcom),
almost overplays her role as
the maid; Ronald Knight's per-
formance as wealthy Monsieur
Beauverer is superb, by far the
best ability shown. Despite its
faults, this play deserves to be
seen.
—barron
several of his playmates. When
they draw the peasant jnasB
crowd away from the village
church, they are closed down.
The cinematography is beau-
tiful, and the Vatican scene with
Alec Guinness as Pope Innocent
III is a dandy. The key to this
film is original innocence, as
opposed to original sin; but it's
also about a very perfected type
of love, which is conveyed very
beautifully throughout.
Big movie musicals of the
sixties are seeing a comeback,
or at least I'm seeing it. Of
the three currently playing
Houston, Oliver! boasts the
most superb direction, and if
you can shed a tear over little
orphan boys, this film's for you.
Camelot has the handsomest
cast: Richard Hai-ris as King
Arthur in mascara, Vanessa
Redgrave bringing eros to the
role of Queen Guinevere, and
Franco Nero (Itailian "Her-
cules") playing Lancelot as
every girl's heartthrob. The set
was later rebuilt and reseeded
to become Shangri-La for Ross
Hunter's musical version of
Lost Horizon (Hollywood re-
cycling). The Sound of Music
will give /ou diabetes; and
Mary Poppins will return this
summer.
Cries and Whispers, Berg-
man's new masterpiece, has
been postponed two weeks, and
will open at the Galleria Cinema
next weekend.
HCMA concludes 25th season
Houston Civic Music Associa-
tion will present the Chamber
Players of the Boston Sym-
phony Orchestra on Thursday,
May 3rd at 8:15pm in Jones
Hall. The players are the first
chair players of the Boston
Symphony. They will perform
Mozart's Flute Quartet, Beetho-
ven's Septet in E flat major,
and Stravinsky's Histoire du
Soldat.
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son. Association members are
already planning the sales cam-
paign for next year's season.
According to Mark O n a k ,
(Wiess '74) HCMA Vice-Presi-
dent, the Association could use
some more help in selling for
the coming season.
"We need only a few people
to help with the work in the
fall", Onak said. "We sell to
the college cabinets, and we will
also be doing things such as
setting up sales booths in the
Galleria and at other shopping
centers. The work is really not
too demanding, but several
more people would make it a
lot easier. Also, joining HCMA
is good way to meet Rice
alumni. Our current President,
James Doty, graduated from
Rice in 1962. President - elect
Albert Kidd also is a Rice grad
(Hanszen '64)."
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Jackson, Steve. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1973, newspaper, April 26, 1973; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245165/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.