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An Adventure and 'à Love Story louched with greatness...and that living quality called heart!
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The Brave One
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1987.
FILMS
Orlando:
week-end did not come up to local expectations.
CURRENT & COMING
by
ANTHONY, FULLER ANTH
languages.
Actor he 13 mala I could
Wha
strong
dubbed this Alm himself in six powerful inngination I am sorry but I can't tell
balanced by the you much about this picture. Now my authorities on ball- almost see the director tearing force of his intellect and st The Roxy and the Broadway Lighting are Ernest lomingway
over him as he shot the close WIN the combination of and Tom Lea. principally the Theatre made J sudden former. I had better say right shed tears for his pet buit. He him an incomparable artist, ups where the kid strives to these qualities that made switch so that "An Affair to away that bull-ghting as
fa much better in the long shots fe is the grand exemplar of Remember" will not be spectacls does not appeal to me,
chasing through the streets ni
the art of the short story. shown until late In Septon- and that I do not consides it a
sport. I tried hard to appre- Mexico City, and it did ber. However, Orlando is a Hemingway's point of view heart good to see he enjoyed for, by reasoning out every- prestige picture filmed in as he spoke with uspired the natural outlet of all smal thing he did, he taught boys, climbing walls and jump more by his example than Eastman colour, und 19 mysticism of the "momeni of
Inta ing down
the bull-fing. dubbed in English.
truth. That Is when the keen better than becoming Another he did by his achievements. Sword links the live mutador, inve not heard the sound at the dying bull, in an unholy little nauseating child prodigy. trek en everything depends on Trinity of unnecessary agony. 1 My verdict Is
my
delightful
been
Now you would have thought how well the dialogue is hibbed had much mare sympathy with camera work in colour agalustollywood would have
spectacular tutie old lady sitting beside me in 1 ftrage wild beautiful Ind- proud to have said this of gallant knighth 11 shining the einem who lood ups and reape, but too much about bulls,
[1
dashing surow wide
Stirring Epoch
Mohawk:
Over
A Thriller
Foreign Intrigue:
0110
3t awa countrymen. Net on your life! Apart from met tioning that this film is taken from that classic horror, Murders In The Rue Morgue. nothing is said to herold yet another vlc- tory of the mediocre over the genlus.
The Shudder
beautiful shouted with glee as the bull open pialus, while nialdens weep and wring their lord the matador base
apex. hands in anguish, Orlando t Tennyson's Sir Galahad, pur-
All this is to say that the rauded by inedieval sirens.
climax of this fim takes place This is magnificent spectarck, in Mexico City's vast Plaza de Foreign Intrigue, showing Holling the whole medio Mexico where Fermin Rivera, at the Metropole and Stue,
in fee, starring Riek the celebrated matador takes its title literally. It world Battaglia, Itosonma Schlafino, through his paces with "Gituno" el Fabrizio Minni.
the Invincible pet bull of the a suspense thriller, written
You've all rend the story, no story.
and directed by one of doubt while lying in bed, and Picture-pours will recall many America's young outstal- sou recoil the delicious shots from Walt Disney's, The ing TV producers, and this shudder when you realised it Lililent Outlaw; quite frankly,
in his debut as a full-length was time to put out the light and go to sleep. Well, go along ns were on location at the frontier warfare serves 45 same time.
colour, in Sweden, Paris; bra, and see what kind of joh I di enjoy the scenes an exciting background to
of Versailles and Monaco, it Warner Bros have made of it. forbidden Mexico City and the beautif takes you adventure and
violent
Made in Warner-Colour.
this love, in Mohawk, now shoumtryside, but what I cannot
film
Kari in excursion through Europe.
Malden, is the delight
starring understand the Liberty and vicious violence that seems
Dauphin, Patricia ing t
to It is a show world of traitors- Claude Hoover Theatres. Scott percplate through every strata for-hire where blackmail buys Medina, and Steve Forrest, lakes a soul, where a bullet fired in us to the decadent quarters of Brady, Rila Gam, and of that 'evuntry.
Vienna slun Is heard in Paris that provided the back- Neville Brand, top a superb
Loudon's Forehm omre Where round for so much of the rast in this daring actior
Stockholin tires to let at the nineteenth century; the Laun a blonde's warm promise in erature of the last half of the drama photographed
Riviera. In short, situation Quarter, the Sorbonne Univer- Widevision and Eusliman
where you hold the world in dly, the Apache hangouts, the colour.
your hand one minute, and the arts Zoo, best.It goes off in your face. Action of the film revolves The story involves the death about the terror loosed upon the of an international treɔon on City of Parly by a gargantuan the French Rivlem which soon phantom whose physical strength envelopes i publicity man, coupled with an illusive cun- (Robert Mitchums) in a quest lag
to brings panle
The blazing spectacle of formed the opinion that boil movie director. Filmed in to the Queen's and the Alham→ ·
11
The script brings to life stirring epoch of American bis- tury: the courageous struggle of the early pioneers to settle the great Mohawk Valley, the bunting grounds of the Mohawks and the other mighty Iroquois Tribes. Set against this flaming background is a strange, primi- tive love story that defies all rules. Scott Brady plays the role of a young artist-frontiersman -who falls in love with Rita. Gam, the daughter of the chief of the Iroquois, Their love
stronger shan proves
tear, Stronger Than the hatred and dis- trust that locks the white man and Indian in mortal conflict.
Neville Brand has one of the uf his most important roles
brave as a revengeful whose hate for the white man the settlers threatens nt any
earcer,
but the warriors of the entire Iwuols nation.
Two Girls
Gam
Competing with Ria for Scott Brady's love are two girls, Lort Nelson and Allison Hayes. Lei plays the role of 'a Boston society girl who pursues Brady, her flance, into the wild Mohawk Valley. She Bnds that absence has made his heart grow weaker, for he is now Interested in Allison Huyes. Al hoty vivacious ploncer girl, who scorns the niceties of high society in her determination to win Scotl
You can nove tell that every- thing, is set for a really good-
I- showdown, what with the dians and the jealous women.
1 think this picture scores with its muss scenes of action. There ja territe shot as the Indians, anted with Gaming arrows fire a volley into the heavy log walls. The colour lends itself to this kind of thing and made me re-
colour gret that all this new
after my coN technique came boy and Indian days.
The music of this lm is rather good. મ stirring store based on authentic Indian folk- lore tunes,
Talented Child
The Brave One:
The Brave One, now show= ing at the King's and Frincess Theatres has al- ready been reviewed in these columns. The film has been called back becauve the original choice for the
Our attention is called
10
cha Ray, the lateated child actor who fights to save the life of the brave bull. Talented,
doubtedly he
is, but I am thinking in the sense that he
New Films
-At- A Glance
SHOWING
HOOVER and LIBERTY: "Mohawk," "a rbig-lime western.
On
the for the four most evil men in populace. The only thing that Europe. The feminine roles are can be said in favour of this played by lwo new comers, crazed monster is that when it Genevieve Page, a smart young geleets a victim, it is always a Parision, und Ingeld Tulean, an beautiful woman, excffing young Swedish girl.
The Accolade
Gas-lit Paris
Unless you hove read the story, not until the final scenes Hollywood, ever. generous can you determine the nature with is extravagant vocabulary, or the creature that is haunting does not hesitate to bestow the thia Bohemian Scott Brady,
underwork of accolade of genius on young Paris. Then follows a really Sheldon Reynolds, Tho creator good scrles of shots as tho
there. monster pl this film. I hesitate.
is bayed Into keep Good it it. the work of after a thrilling chase neross the
excellent craftsman, in
but rdof-tops against the gloomy most of it, an application of background of gas-lit Paris, points plcked up from the old
Rita Gam, and Nevills Brand.
KING'S and PRINCESS: "The Brave Ong." Re- Jism in the bull-rink. Michel Ray and the Hill, METROPOLE and STAR: "Foreign Intrigus," Spy hunt. Robert Mitchum, Genevieve Fare, and Ingrid Tulcan. QUEEN'S and ALHAM- BRA: "Phantom of the Ruc Morauc." Edgar Allan Poe's shocker. Karl. Malden, Claud Dauphin, Patricia Medina, and Steve Forrest, ROXY and BROADWAY: "Orlando. Medieval escapades, Rick Battaglia and Rosanna Schlafino.
COMING
HOOVER. and LIBERTY: Silk Stockings.” Broad- day's smash hit. Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, and
Peter Lotre. KING'S
and PRINCESS: "Jumping Jacks." Comedy, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. METROPOLE and STAI:
"The Benat of the Hollow
Mountain." Another monster from a million years ago. Quy Maddison and Patricia Medina. QUEEN'S and ALUAM- BRA: "Carnegie Hall.” Mammoth musica). Star- ring all the stars of the
musical world.
ROXY and BROADWAY:
"Oh, For Man!" Jayne Mansfield knows the answers. Jayne Maus- feld, Toby Randall, Belay Drake, Blondell,
and Joan
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CASTING MEETING
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"THE DEEP BLUE SEA"
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masters, and in particular, I The more sophisticated should
whil
of
an
say, Itchcock, Notlee appreciate the creation Mitchum and the shabby urist's studio in which a gauze- trench-coal
touch the lurks draped model poses a la vie de la frightening attey as feet Boheme. Also the antics of n como pattering in his direction. pair of Apache dancers when Nolice also how fear comes the female of the species gets sialking with stark reality from the worst of it every time.
such
casual places as a holel Summing up is a bit dimeuit. desk or a Swedish courtyard. You see, am doesn't frighten Nevertheless, Sheldon was not me, on the other hand reading nfraid to leave Hollywood and a book does, and so does a stage break unfamiliar groundh. You presentation. Yet, (I think will be Thrilled to see the was thin him)
it
of
centuries old Kings' Palace and fear went round the whole Its courtyard, the ancient pomp theatre when the monster's ap- of the changing of the Palace pronch was heralded. It is il Guard in the bright Swedish goor film, very well made, and blue uniforms with shining the colour adds to those ghastly silver helmets; and the beautiful shadows. waterways of Stockholm.
You will notice I give Rey- nolds most of the credit for this that is olm. That is because where it belongs. His formula has been to move from country to country, the whole world Is It with his stage, he peoples
whose
arc ethics people larger than a bank-roll. Forelan.
no
Intrigue.the-suspense Alm of the week, with a lot of beautiful shots of Europe thrown in.
Grisly Fancies.
The Roe
Phantom of
Morgue: Edgar Allan Poe is still, is my opinion, the musler of the shudder. No one befor: since has had such supreme control over his wild, grisly fancies. His }
or
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