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...other works of Bosnian director Emir Kusturica include the acclaimed "Time of the Gypsies" and "When Father Was Away on Business." Made in 1992, "Arizona Dream," has the potential to be a hip dissection of American pop culture. But Kusturica is more interested in exploiting the film's visceral visual power. His shots of the American Southwest achieve the finesse of Gus Van Sant's landscapes. Iggy Pop's musical score enlivens the hazy atmosphere...
...Arizona Dream" recalls the current musical "Sunset Boulevard": Dunaway's aging beauty seduces Depp's innocence, only to be duped by him later. Though "Dream" predates Dunaway's dismissal from the New York production of "Sunset," her Elaine gives us insight into her much-discussed potential as screen-diva Norma Desmond. Dunaway's Elaine is stronger than Norma, escaping into her Hollywood fantasies, ever could be. She conceals a murderous tendency behind her spitfire facade...
Uncle Leo's son, Paul, apes the crop-dusting sequence from Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" far too many times. Elaine tries to run him over in her airplane, milking the circling plane and fleeing victim sequence for its last drop of emotion. The scene exemplifies one of "Arizona Dream's" largest problems: it dwells too long on its once-witty gags...
...Arizona Dream" suffers from a common problem of films ranging from "Cannonball Run" to "Pret-a-Porter"--it looks like it was more fun to make than it is to watch...
Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Centerfor the Visual Arts. 24 Quincy St. 495-4700."Arizona Dream" with Faye Dunaway and Johnny Deppat 7:30 p.m. Tickets $6.50. Women in Japanese Filmseries: "The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice," aportrait of a middle class marriage and itssalvation, at 8 p.m. $5 students...