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CYRANO & A SALESMAN
Both Big Films Says Sue Dawson
big, films of the Award, for the best mate star of Inspite of all that has been Bweek have titles already the year. About the same time, bald a white and furpabe of said and written "Death! well known as stage suc- and diellen from various Ameri- Stanley Kramer's production cesses, and the film versions can institutes, He deserves them, and scene of both the first time For in this fim-where he dons found is difficult to work up a
excellent outing,
of enthusiasm for
either have appeared on the five thousand dollar (US) nose, great deal
a monstrous proboseli which this mela-drama about. an out-
screen-are
who
produced by amicted the Cyrano of the six- worn travelling salesman
gives the fails to bring up his sons suc- Stanley Kramer. He has toen hundreds he
most inspired performance of cessfully, and is sacked from his done them proud, but that any actor I remember seeing, flæn because he eta na longer is where comparisons. be. (Yes, I did see "Hamlet"). face the rigours of the road."It tween the two films must
is a good story, tragle, true-to- life, and Frederic March puts a end. They themselves aro Cyrano is no character but a great deal of ino neting into his entirely different from ench ving man with Ferrer-fero role of Willy Lornan, as does
clous, brilliant, quite fearless in Kevin McCarthy, as son WisT. other.
all but one thing, yet tender, One advertises itself as being with a wit cold and as pointed But smug thought It may the screen version of "the most as the tapler he uses sa dexte- sound, it is rather a strain to honoured stage drama of our rously. The duelling is terrifle feel a great deal of sympathy time" for Arthur Miller's play very accomplished- and as for this man, who lets his family "Death of A Salesman" collected quick lightning. Cyrano la Ro to sced-allows one zon to the Pulitzer Prize, the Gold completely in love with his dad him in a hotel bedroom with Medal and several more signi- lovely cousin
a strange woman and the ather ficant honours, besides that of there
his Hoo
Mildred Dunnock, his · kindly,
peristanners to think of nothing biri 'dames'.
Minia
being translated into 28 lan is quite satisfactory, I suppose long-suffering wife gets rather gunges. The
other, Edmond but I could not help thinking of a poor deal. The whole picture Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergere. someone the Fler lagell in the is inclined to be harrowing, to the great tragic-comle
part Roxane thinks she is in an almost monotonous degree. about the 17th century-might love with a yet be lauded
in
&honoured piece of screen-acting Neuviliotinent, Cristian, be not go to it to be elevated,
LOVES OF BEET-1 of our timo". HOVEN
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Jose Ferrer played Cyrana for after an inauspicious meet- a year on Broadway, and even. 18, arrange that he shall woo
Roxane before the Alm was
with her cousin's generally
spark- released in 1950, he was given ling words. The words aro an Oscar, the coveted Academy light they are to listen to--and often sheer poetry-what # du*
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Jose Ferrer knows just how to say them. His eloquence is ex- ceptional. As may be gathered, Brian Hooker has done well by the translation. 17th century France had musical instruments seldom
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