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by Scott McCullar © 1990
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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
â– 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
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ggie Cinema preview: French film ‘The Gift’
lightheartedly examines humor of mid-life crises
By TODD STONE
Of The Battalion Staff
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‘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
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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.
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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.
The signature item is button-
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Texas A&M University invites all
Amiga computer enthusiasts to join
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meeting. Wc will be kicking off
the semester with a great graphics
program that will surely be of
interest to you. Don't miss out!
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.
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Concert Tonight!
8:00 p.m., Rudder Theatre
WERNER ROSE
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A Solo Recital by the Coordinator of
A&M’s Music Program including works
by Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann
and Prokofieff
Tickets Available at the MSC Box Office
Students - $4.00 Non-Students - $6.00
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