Word: forme
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...DIRECTOR choosing to make a film on the experiences of artists and the frustrations and rewards peculiar to their art form must weigh two choices in picking his leads. The filmmaker can select a real-life performer from that art form and use the artist in the lead, hoping that sensitive direction will help the artist meet the unfamiliar demands of acting. Nicholas Roeg largely succeeded with this approach when he gambled on Mick Jagger as an aging rocker in the starring role of Performance, but other directors have usually obtained mixed results. Alternatively, the filmmaker can settle...
...masterpiece in parody. Wilder, with his eyes bulging from his head in a passionate glare, impersonates a Valentinoesque Spanish dancer clinging to a sultry female partner. The couple's exaggerated motions, sexy facial expressions, and intensely serious gestures are indeed funny. The scene shows Wilder in his best comic form, and in that brief moment, the movie almost lives up to the expectations created by its title. But the remainder of the film never fulfills its promise. This sequence is, for both Wilder and the audience, merely a dream. As Wilder snaps out of his fantasy and back...
...supporters of the left. United, the leftist parties stood on the verge of taking power. They control a 53 per cent majority of the electorate, according to recent surveys, and by cooperation the left could capture a controlling majority in the 487-member National Assembly. But failure to form a solid coalition dooms the leftist parties to defeat. Because of the intricacies of the "scrutin majoritaire," the French electoral system, center and right parties could combine to beat out a divided left in the runoff elections...
ALTHOUGH The Stranger has ended his absence form the airwaves, it has not succeeded in getting the listening audience to accept Joel's diverse talent. To most, Billy Joel is still a stranger: they know him only as the piano man. But Billy Joel is much more than that, and The Stranger demonstrates his range of abilities. The experimentation of side two is still a bit rough, but Joel should not abandon his experiments. Along with the attempts at diverse types of music, Joel might do well to return with some instrumentals like "Root Beer Rag" and "The Mexican Connection...
...blue and yellow flashing lights, punctuated by the incessant disco beat from the record booth. The dancers, especially Tony, are graceful, swirling pairs that make you wish you had learned how to hustle back in high school. Lean back and enjoy the dance scenes for their own sake. They form the backbone of the movie, so you will see a lot of them...