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About What's happening. (Eugene, OR) 1982-1993 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1983)
At The Movies This Week The Black Stallion Returns: Springfield Cinema, April 21-28. 726-9073. Not as romantic as the original, this sequel takes Alec and The Black to the desert of North Africa for a race among rival tribes. Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: Valley River Twin, Apr 21-28. 686-8633. Altman’s newest: The 20-year reunion of five women, cele brating the late 50’s in small-town Texas. Coup de Torchon: Cinema 7, April 23-28. 687-0733. A cynical comedy with a shock ing twist, set in colonial French West Africa, starring Phillipe Noiret as a deli ciously seedy cop with a beguiling look of innocence. Directed by Bertrand Taver The Eccentrics: Cinema 7, April 22 only. 687-0733. USSR, 1974. In conjunction with the U of O East European festival, this film by Shengelaya will be followed by a panel discussion. Eddie Macon’s Run: Mayflower, April 22-28. 345-1022. Flash Dance: Cinema World, Apr 21-28. 342-6536. Gandhi: National, April 21-28. 344-3431. This well-done British epic is a moving portrayal of the statesman-saint from In dia. His pacifist message has a timely ap peal. High Road to China: Cinema World, April 21-28. 342-6536. An old-fashioned adventure film in the style of Raiders of the Lost Aric, this one is short on adven ture, relying heavily on the sex appeal of Tom Selleck. Lianna: Bijou. April 22-28. 686-2458. By John Sayles, director of Return of the Se caucus Seven, Lianna is the story of a woman exploring her sexuality and her identity. Lone Wolf McQuade: Springfield Cinema, Apr 21-28. 726-9073. Man from Snowy River: Fine Arts, April 22-28. 747-2201. An Australian western, featuring beautiful mountain scenery, lots of horses, an unconventional romance, and a boy growing to be a man. Max Dugan Returns: Valley River Twin, April 21-28. 686-8633. A Neil Simon for mula comedy starring Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, and Marsha Mason. Monte Python: The Meaning of Life McDonald, April 21-28. 344-4343. The Outsiders: Springfield Cinema, April 21-28. 726-9073. Francis Ford Coppola’s new film about a alienated teenagers adapted from S.E. Hinton’s novel. Q: West 11th Tri-Cinema, April 22-28. 342-4142. A violent thriller. Raiders of the Lost Ark: West 11th Tri Cinema, April 21-28. 342-4142. The original imitation-1940's thriller, fast moving with every trick in the book and Harrison Ford for a star. Screwballs: Cinema World, April 22-28. 342-6536. The Sixth of July: Cinema 7, April 21 on ly. 687-0733. USSR, 1968. Mikhail Suslov, director of this controversial film about Lenin, will discuss it with the audi ence in person; arranged through the U of O East European Festival. Spring Break: Springfield Cinema, April 21-28. 726-9073. Ten Till Midnight: West 11th Tri-Cinema, Apr 21-28. 342-4142. Tootsie: Cinema World, April 21-28. 342-6536. The comedy of the season: Dustin Hoffman makes a great actress. Don’t miss it! Without a Trace: Oakway Cinema, April 22-28. 342-5351. In Review Coup De Torchon Dir. Bertrand Travernier (France, 1981). Coup de Torchon (translated Clean Slate) is an hilarious, cynical and unpredictable comedy with a dreamlike edge to it—or is it nightmare? Only the French could make a film like this. Set in colonial French West Africa, it centers around the character of Lucien Cordier, the only police officer in the small town of Bourkassa. Ineffectual in his public duties and in his private life as well, Lucien shrugs off the abuse he takes from various characters around town—until he realizes that his perpetually innocent expression and fool’s reputation are the perfect cover, and begins to take control. Philippe Noiret is marvel lous as Cordier. Slovenly, unshaven, always wearing the same grubby shirt, he is droll and loveable as well as shockingly cynical. His half cocked philosophizing is wonderfully opportunistic (“we’re all im plicated in each other’s crimes”) and off-the-wall (“the one unanswer able question is: do we scratch our balls because they itch or because it feels good?”). Also wonderful is Isabelle Huppert in the role of Cor dier’s lustful, feisty, and calculating mistress. Bertrand Travernier constantly leads the film through unexpected byways. Even as the social tale of corrupt relationships unfolds, surrealistic images are juxtaposed with an almost symbolic feel. A blind man in a white suite; a silent, sandy plain with small black boys crouching; a wrought-iron Christ being nailed to the cross: images that make you laugh at the incongruity. The African scenery lends itself beautifully to this surreal effect, with its unfamiliar exotic lushness. 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Come Back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean is his first critical success in a number of years. It well deserves its critical acclaim. It is a bizarre, suspenseful and mov ing account of the 20-year reunion of a group of high school friends who hung out together, calling themselves “The Disciples of James Dean.” Despite the spatial limitations which are presented by this theatrical, one-set film, Altman’s direction, Pierre Mignot’s cinema tography and Ed Graczyk’s screenwriting combine to give the au dience a great deal of detail and analysis. Come Back to the 5 and Dime weaves its dramatic narrative tale by cutting back and forth between the 20-year time span—September 30, 1955 to September 30, 1975—since James Dean’s death. This film is and is not about James Dean. It is about delusions and illusions, both in life and in fantasy (read: film). It is about the lives of a few women and men in a small, dried up town in Texas. 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