4 2 Castlégar March 25, 1987 4 ENTERTAINMENT, MONTREAL (CP) - A film about the sex lives of a group, ofcynical, not-so-y ig urba jonals would Arcand shuns po American Empire, the first-ever Canadian movie to be 4 fe in pl have seemed an unlikely project for Oscar nominee Denys Arcand just a few years ago. For almost two decades, the prolific nfovie director was part of an earnest, socially committed generation of Quebec artists who viewed film-making as political consciousness-raising. Then came the Quebec referendum “loss” of 1980. “Rene Levepque was supported by an entire generation of artists who were betrayed by the Parti Quebecois,” Arcand said bitterly of the failure to achieve Quebec independence. ‘That disillusionment with politics is glaringly evident in Arcand’s most recent work, The Decline of the category. for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film Not once is the word “Quebec* mentioned in Arcand’s witty, 95-minute gabfest about the sexual proclivities of a up of affluent Montrealers gathered for a weekend at \ lakeside cottage in the Eastern Townships. It wasn’t always that way for Arcand. Unlike the '80s, his films dealt with such {pings as the exploitation of Quebec workers by multinational corporations (On est au coton), corruption among Quebec politicians (Rejeanne Padovani) and how the PQ brought a new style to Quebec politics (Quebec: Duplessis and After). Branch No. 170~ CABARET Saturdoy Dancing 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. OPEN MON. - THUR. 11 A.M. - TAM. FRIDAY & SATURDAY 12 NOON-2 A.M. Proper Dress Saturday atter 9 p.m Guests Must Playing Sat. Be SIGNED In JOHN McKENZIE L.A. Catering Royal Canadian Legion | An Evening of Dance Presented By QUESTION OF BALANCE DANCE THEATRE Thursday, April 2 Selkirk College Gym 7:30 p.m. Admission $2.50 GOTTA DANCE . . . Question of Balance Dance Society itics in ‘Decline’ Like many Quebec film-makers — Jane-Claude Labrecque, Michel Brault, Gilles Carle, Claude Jutra and others — Areand got his start at the National Film Board. Two years later, Arcand began working on & controversial documentary called On est au coton (roughly translated as ‘we're fed ‘up'), which was He went there in 1963 after gr from the University) of Montreal, often the centre of the intellectual upheaval brought on by Quebec's Quiet Revolution. i Like other NFB film-makers, Arcand began his career by making an innocuous travelogue — Atlantic Parks — and went on to make several historical shorts. By 1966, he was experimenting with movement and light in a 10-minute film called Volleyball,’ a play-by-play essay ona hard-fought match between the U.S. and the Soviet Union national volleyball teams in Montreal. prompted by news of the imminent closing of @ textile mill in Coaticook, Que, The two-hour film, shot in stark cinema-verite style, turned into a critical look at Quebec's economy and how workers were being crushed by multinational corpora- tions and the drudgery of factory life. , BOWS TO PRESSURE ‘The film was so political that the NFB, under intense pressure, didn’t release it until 1976 — five years after its completion. That fact is noted sarcastically in a note by Arcand at the start of the film. he drews, Rebecca Lamb and Meghan McMillan; (front JOHN HUSTON STILL WORKS HARD AT 80 By BOB THOMAS Associated Press VALENCIA, CALIF. — Looking all of his 80 years, he sits in a director's chair, staring at & black-and-white television screen. A plastic tube carries oxygen into his nostril. “All right, let's make it,” ordered John Huston, as he directed his 45th film, The Dead, based on a novella by his literary idol, James Joyce. On the screen before him was his daughter, Angelica, slicing a plum pudding at a Dublin dinner party, circa 1904. The actors, most of them from Ireland, were playing the scene in the next room. “Keep cutting the pudding,” shouts Huston. Finally, he calls, “cut!” and orders up & longshot for the next scene. ‘The Dead was filming in an empty warehouse in this northerly Los Angeles suburb, a mile from the Magic Mountain pleasure park. Curious surroundings for Huston, who has made films in Rome, Paris, Africa, Japan and ~ Mexico. “It makes sense,” reasoned Huston during a break. “All of the scenes take place indoors, so we could build all the sets right here. The exteriors I will film in Dublin, but the actors are not required. 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Mil DEBRA WINGER THERESA RUSSELL ADMISSION THIS SHOWING ONLY Call Vetome Wagon Phone Connie 365-7601 Joyce 365-3091 Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful community information. them orphan films with a happy ending. “Four out of five of the films nominated for the Oscar as best picture were made independently,” said David Puttnam, production head of Columbia Pictures. “What used to be the underground is the upperground. “] hope the studios see a lesson there.” Puttnam was an indepen dent producer until he re- cently joined the studio es tablishment. His Chariots of Fire won the Academy Award as best picture of 1981, The Killing Fields was a contender two years ago and The Mission is nominated for best picture this year. There are other orphan nominees this year: Platoon, which Oliver Stone tried to make for 10 years;. Children of a Lesser God, which re quired six years to get film ed; and A Room With a View, which was turned down by all the major studios. Only Woody Allen's Han nah and Her Sisters, which received seven nominations, might be called a mainstream film, although Allen's con tract with Orion Pictures makes him as independent as a filmmaker can get. GETS THE NOD Crimes of the Heart, with three nominations, was re jected by two studios before it was made; Salvador has two nominations and the producers had to release it themselves; Mona-Lisa, with a nomination for best actor for Bob Hoskins, was filmed on a shoestring in England. Platoon was rejected by every major studio until the British-based Hemdale Films agreed to provide the $6 million US budget. Hemdale had put up $2 million for Oliver Stone to film another Stone project, Salvador, which, dealt with political misdeeds in El Salvador “It was something that Oliver wanted to do, and we went for it,” said John Daly, president of Hemdale. “But ROSE'S RESTAURANT RUSSIAN AND FULL WESTERN MENU Oren 2 er" 359-7855 + ‘Siocon tet BINGO Sponsored by Robson Advance tickets $9 at regular outlets and at the door EARLY BIRDS 6 p.m. REGULAR GAMES: 7 p.m. (CasNews ) Printing Any Printing! “Fast Print” Service. For details, call us. 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This was confirmed by his daughter, who said, “There's something about ‘work that keeps him alive.” Although he studies the camera work on the TV monitor and listens to the dialogue with earphones, Huston is never far from the action. “[Il go in and work with the actors,” he said. “But it’s easier for me to use the TV when we have a tight scene like this one. It's nothing new. I used the ame system on Annie.” Aside from Joseph Strick’s 1967 Ulysses, the works of James Joyce have been rarely filmed. Except for the early books, his stream-of- i prose and luted imagery make him incomprehensible to all but the most careful -eaders. Among them is John Huston. “Joyce certainly had the greatest command of the English language of anyone since William Shakespeare,” Huston said. BOOK OVERWHELMS “My mother brought a copy of Ulysses back from Europe for me. That was a dangerous thing to do, because it illegal to bring the book into the United States at that e. I was 21 and had just been married. My wife read the book to me. I was overwhelmed.” Huston never considered a Joyce project until his son, Tony, presented his script of The Dead, which is a part of The Dubliners. Wieland Schulz-Keil, who co- produced Under the Volcano, and Chris Sievernich (Paris, Texas) put together a producing deal with a spare $5.5-million budget. The cast is headed by Angelica Huston and Abbey Theatre actor Donal McCann, who played the doctor in Out of Africa. Huston was asked about the film's title, which less literate moviegoers might mistake for a horror movie. “At least one of my friends call every week to say, “You're not going to keep that title, are you?” 1976 and had been opti and dropped by Paramount Pictures and United Artists, producer Puttnam said. After filming The Killing Fields together, he and dir. ector Roland Joffe consid ered a film about Jesuits in modern Central America. Future success is assured the orphan film because quality filmmakers often prefer to make their pictures outside the studio system, away from front-office inter ference. “I would rather defer my fee,” Merchant said, “and go with my begging bow! to get financing. “I can understand the seare fever that affects stu- dios with $10 million to $20- million budgets. They can make you paranoid. I'd rather stay independent.” Special!! AVAILABLE UP TO MARCH 31 Special $999 French Fires. Your Choice of Dip. Reg. $3.95 WE ACCEPT WESTAR, CELGAR & COMINCO MEAL TICKETS. 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