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l Monday, January 29,1990 The Battalion Pages ‘My Girl’ W,RRD J 600D LVENlWft. by Scott McCullar © 1990 (Continued from page 4) blurt out, “Where the bloody ’ell ’ave Hou been?” I Three marriages end the story — Bill and Sally’s, of course, as well as two perhaps unexpected pairings. I Lady Jacqueline discovers a side to Bolingbroke that suits her fancy, End Maria succumbs to John’s touch ing demonstration of the power of ; true love. I The wedding finale bursts with pure, unrestrained enthusiasm as ■he stars and supporting ensemble parade across the stage. It was the ■ame with every scene — from the Sumptuously appointed Hareford Estate to the shadowed, foggy Lam beth streets, the cast spared no ef fort. I In a particularly amusing scene, . Bill’s ancestors emerge from their Eortraits amid eerie lights and smoke and sing to him about the du pes of nobility. I Even better was Farchester (Mi- Khael Shiles), the spr ightly family so- Bicitor, who frolicks through the Bnansion with a flower between his teeth. I Like the dance routines, scene (essly by i The servants looked perfectly nat ural as they rushed around moving fables, chairs and other props. Some ion-cast stage hands appeared oriefly during the moving of some aeavy equipment, but even they blended into the general commo tion. Although not faultless — various characters’ British accents at times klid into something more akin to irooklynese — “Me and My Girl” vas more than excellent entertain- lenl. As the cast members took [their final bows to lengthy applause, they were assured they earned every accolade. rA* boDZwHAr X Done?.*? / spade! You're awake! Duck, r ToST HAD H W/CRD DRE4M TH/TT Rolf Hflod baby with THC Mu(MTER Tfpm OFMT5EMEN DoMAT/OAfS. THAT made TH^M „ SlBUHto. VoRbETTHAT| ^ DiOH'T YOU YooR CHECK Fog STAKE (3lou>bY: 7 . YxjR 11 DoMTtctfX™* BAgy torts CAMEIH'tEsTEKCAri A feE'/^ETlc HoW WE cam > NlbHTrt4R£\'\ Bail Foi-F I? H/S tJobE v/rts As AUDDOLT /4 Bib AS A , OoToF TAIL. / TortSTE^i ^ /A ‘ir- i-*1 ggie Cinema preview: French film ‘The Gift’ lightheartedly examines humor of mid-life crises By TODD STONE Of The Battalion Staff . .Vorevlto ie ‘The Gift” is a fun situation comedy that takes a lighthearted look at infi delity and middle age. The French film, with English subtitles, is part of the MSC Aggie Cinema’s International Film Series. It will be shown Tuesday at 7:30 in I Rudder Theater. Tickets are $2.50. Gregoire is a 55-year-old retiring bank clerk, who seems to lack pur pose or satisfaction in his life. He doesn’t drink, smoke or cheat on his wife, and he seems distant and unin teresting to those around him. Emo- |tionally, Gregoire is going through a mid-life crisis. The boys at the office decide to ive Gregoire a special retirement aresent to add a little spark to his undane lifestyle. The gift is a high-class prostitute framed Barbara. I always thought ‘the boys at the office” gave a watch ar cigars for a retirement gift. Gregoire meets Barbara on a train rip from Paris to Venice, but Gre- ^oire does not know Barbara’s true profession. Naturally, a “sponta- leous” romance is to follow. Still, the filmmakers have Barbara is their comedic plot device, and the unniest moments in the film occur vhen Gregoire attempts to woo Bar- mal1 ; bara during their trip. Aside from her interplay with regoire, Barbara is uninteresting n ISY ird as a stereotypical high-class harlot. How’ever, her belief in “subliminal vibrations” between people is amu singly flaky. Some rather far-fetched compli cations occur, including Gregoire’s boss showing up in Venice with a younger woman who is Gregoire’s son’s girlfriend. How that happens is best left to be seen and not read. There’s plenty of snappy dialogue among the characters and a certain zaniness to their situations. The characters are not well devel oped, so Gregoire’s frustrations are only briefly alluded to, but his relationship and actions with Bar bara are clumsy, funny and pleas antly innocent. This film does not offer any pro found statements about infidelity and marriage. It has a casual view of these subjects, and the mid-life crisis issue is resolved in the most conve nient way possible — it’s forgotten. Director Michel Lang maintains a speedy pace and sets up some amus ing scenes. However, other scenes don’t get the laughs they should, and the plot is muddled at times. Still, the laughs come often enough to keep your interest, and the film’s lighthearted tone is its most endearing quality. For a rather unoriginal but funny look at someone suffering through a middle-age crisis, “The Gift” will provide laughs and entertainment with a French twist. Original So viet jeanswear coming to America NEW YORK (AP) — As U.S. denims continue to command big money on the Soviet black market — Levi 501s reportedly fetch $150 to $200 a pair — guess what’s coming to America. You got it. Russian jeans. Not just jeans with Russian-sounding names, but jeans designed in Rus sia by Russians. They’re called, very simply, So viet Jeansware. And for Seattle Pacific Industries, which has the U.S. manufacturing and distribu tion rights, the timing couldn’t have been better, what with the recent rapid-fire political devel opments in Eastern Europe. Steve Ritchey, senior vice presi dent of merchandising and de sign at SPI, spotted the clothing in Europe last summer and started negotiating with The Pan- trem Group of Italy, which owns worldwide licensing rights. “With the political, thaw and the positive energy associated with it, people are buying and wearing Soviet Jeansware as a statement of support for what’s happening in the world.” A team of seven Moscow-based designers provides the illustra tions, color suggestions and de tailing ideas. SPI, which has been making denims for 10 years un der the Union Bay label, does the rest. In addition to blue jeans, the Soviet collections for men and women include shirts, jackets, pants and shorts. If the styling isn’t distinguisha ble from other casualwear, the detailing is. There are sewn-on Soviet labels with Cyrillic writing, metal buttons with the Soviet logo, and stars, CCCP and other legends. 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Sunday February 4 2 PM ROOM 300AB Langford Archilcclure Building PHI ETA SIGMA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society will this year award $37,500 in graduate and undergraduate scholarships and awards to selected members of Phi Eta Sigma across the na tion. There are $2,000 awards for seniors who plan to enter graduate or professional schools in Fall 1990. There are $500 awards that are to be given to juniors and sophomores for the Fall of 1990. Any eligible member of Phi Eta Sigma who is interested in ap plying for one of the awards or scholarships should get in touch with Dr. Curtis Lard in 108 Ag. Bldg., phone 845-1282. Only Phi Eta Sigma members are eligible for the scholarships. The deadline for applications is February 19,1990. ROAD???? Tt> GET TO(THe\hICKEN fi(ND PLAY IN THE CISC HOSPITAUTY DOUBCE-fLiMINATlpfN TOU NT!! BOTH MEMBERS OF THE WINNING TEAM WILt-RECEIVE A (CUSTOMIZED SET ^-OF DOMINO* DfiTESx FEBRUARY 5&6. 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