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...Klute. Jane Fonda's Manhattan whore is one of the best female characters in American film, and one of the few honest modern ones. Don Sutherland's hick detective, a less difficult role, is just as well realized. The suspense story isn't much, but Alan J. Pakula's direction successfuly ignores it for long stretches. GARDEN CINEMA...
...neither John Schlesinger's Sunday Bloody Sunday nor Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange collected a single Oscar. The acting awards, on the other hand, were highly plausible. Most striking was Jane Fonda's citation as Best Actress for her portrayal of a call girl in Klute, showing that Hollywood is no longer totally hysterical about off-screen ventures in radical politics. Most popular-short of the cheering, weeping ovation for Chaplin -was Gene Hackman's Best Actor award for his performance as a narcotics cop in The French Connection, proving what all actors yearn...
Actually, there was one major disappointment which even the most casual observer couldn't fail to note. Jane Fonda did not cite Merleau-Ponte or Cesar Chavez or George McGovern for inspiring her winning performance in Klute, didn't chastise the hypocrites who would never have backed Chaplin when he was under fire--didn't really say much of anything. She simply thanked the Academy and walked off the stage, showing far more class than to indulge in the liberal sanctimony which has marked the affair in years past. I hope she boycotted the post-awards parties as well...
...Klute, in which Jane Fonda liberates herself. 2, 5:55, 9:50. Plus McCabe and Mrs. Miller. Both at the Harvard Square until Tuesday...
...Cioffi, who was equally impressive as the villain in Klute. There is also some robust acting by Moses Gunn as an orotund Harlem mobster. Despite a few too many racial jokes, Shaft is a fast-moving pleasure. Director Gordon Parks keeps things going at such a headlong pace that the movie hardly pauses for breath...