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Death, rape, incest, sadism, suicide and emo
tional trauma. It worked in John Irving's poignant
novel, but Tony Richardson's film version of "The
Hotel New Hampshire" is the most unsatisfying
film released in recent months.
To give credit where it's due, Richardson did
leave an enormous amount of the plot intact in his
screenplay. The screen adaptation of Irving's
previous novel "The World According to Carp"
came under criticism for leaving major plot events
out.
"Hotel" fails, however, where "Carp" soared
— in character treatment. Richardson's overplot
ted film is so stuffed with death and misery that
the characters get caught short. Where "Carp"
celebrated the joys of life, "Hotel" sags with the
wretchedness of existence.
Jody Foster and Rob Lowe star as.Franny and
John Berry, siblings who are hopelessly in love
with each other in a far-from-innocent sense. At
times, the sexual tension between the two is thick
enough to cut with a knife, though at other times
it seems contrived because of Foster's poor
performance.
The rest of the family's problems seem dim in
the light of this, but all members have their own
hardships. Brother Frank (Paul McCrane) is a self
avowed homosexual in a jock private school;
sister Lilly (Jennie Dundas) stopped growing at a
few feet and faces life, however brightly, as a
dwarf; father Win (Beau Bridges) has a dream to
open his hotel, the Hotel New Hampshire. Over a
period of years he opens three by that name: two
in America and one in Vienna.
Irving's novel presented a bittersweet saga
that was tender, moving, sad and funny. Richard
son's film is largely turgid and depressing. His
quirky attempts to lighten the leaden tone are in
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effectual at best and insulting at worst. The film
veers from serious dramatic catastrophe to an in
appropriate spastic display of hyperkinetic
slapstick — and both styles fail.
The worst aspect of “Hotel," however, is
Foster's abysmal performance as Franny. Sup
posedly the most mature character of the film,
Foster portrays Franny as glib and shallow. The
depth is lost in her dead delivery and her cynical
asides degenerate into smart-aleck remarks.
McCrane livens the film somewhat in his
wonderfully energetic performance as Frank, a
role without a hint of cliche, and Lowe does the
best he can, given his material. The rest of the cast
is moderate-to-poor.
Even the music is overbearing and the
photography is dim and colorless. With the
monotony of tragedy after tragedy broken only by
inappropriate slapstick, "Hotel " is a lifeless
disappointment.
"The Hotel New Hampshire" is playing at
Cinema World near Valley River Center.
Sean Axmaker
Literary supplement
delayed until Friday
Due to complications with advertising the
Emerald's literary supplement projected for
publication May 1 will be delayed until Fri
day May 4. The literary supplement will
also be included in the regularly scheduled
Friday Edition.
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Hungarian Culture
and Society
April 20 - May 6,
University of Oregon
Week of April 30 - May 3:
Lecture-demonstration: “Music Education in Hungary”
Prof. Randall Moore (CIO School of Music) Monday, April
30, 7:30 p.m., 177 Lawrence.
Slide- and video-lecture: “Two Views of Contemporary
Hungarian Folklore: The Village Museum and the Urban
Dance Revival” Profs. Zoltan Fejos and Peter Nieder
muller (Hungarian Ethographic Museum, Budapest)
Tuesday, May 1, 7:30 p.m., 177 Lawrence.
Slide-lecture: “The Hungarian Peasant Wedding: Sym
bol and Structure” Prof. Mihaly Hoppal (Hungarian
Ethnographic Institute, Budapest) Wednesday, May 2,
7:30 p.m., 150 Geology
Panel discussion: “The Study of Folklore in Europe and
the United States”
Participants: Hermann Bausinger (Tubingen University),
Zoltan Fejos, Peter Niedermuller, Mihaly Hoppal
(Hungarian Ethnographic Institute), Sharon Sherman (UO
Folklore and Ethnic Studies Program), Carol Silverman
(UO Dept, of Anthropology). Thursday, May 3, 7:30
p.m., 177 Lawrence
These events are free and open to the public.
For further information contact:
UO Russian & East European Studies Center,
686-4877
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