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.
Both the photography and the script convey this unpredictable humor:
guaranteed to keep you laughing even as the cynicism appalls you.
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In Review:
Come Back to the 5 and Dime
Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Robert Altman's latest film. 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. It is about all the things
that people will do or believe in order to survive. As such, this film is a
poignant look at the American survival instinct. Come Back to the 5
and Dime is beautifully photographed and technically superb. Per
formances by Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black and Sudie Bond are
outstanding.
—Cathy Sarkowsky
(Film reviews by Cathy Sarkowsky can also be heard on KLCC 89.7 FM.)
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