Word: plo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...movie or the book justice--but suffice it to say it makes following soap operas seem like child's play. Charly (Diane Keaton) is an American actress in England with romantic yearnings for a cause. When she goes to hear a speech by a bemasked and decidedly debonair PLO member, Charly falls hard for him and only slightly less hard for his message. A part in a wine commercial brings her to the island of Mykonos where--surprise, surprise--she meets up with the handsome terrorist...
...meantime, a group of Isracli activists are hot on the trail of two PLO terrorist leaders whom they suspect are behind a series of West German bombings. The point of intersection between Charly and the Israelis comes in the form of Michel, one of the PLO terrorists, who it seems has a serendipitous penchant for bombshells--both kinds...
...group, Klaus Kinski, is nothing short of eerie. His restrained tension saves the script, which at times is too obvious in its attempt to show how even nice guys can get tough in times of war. For instance, in one scene Kinski is shown simultaneously ordering a PLO girl killed and calling his wife "to check up on family news." His understated brutality--he always seems on the edge of exploding--teamed with his paternal aura save scenes like this from heavy-handedness. In many ways, this is his film...
...alternately booing and cheering a representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization who had been invited to speak by the Black Law Students Association (BLSA). Last April, the moderator at a panel arranged by the BLSA did not recognize Jewish law students who wished to question a speaker representing the PLO. In universities elsewhere, several controversial figures have been severely heckled; others have actually been prevented from speaking; still others have had to withdraw from speaking after vigorous protests or threats of disturbance by students...
Persuant to the BLSA's feeling it is "sensitive to Jewish concerns", we would like to offer a suggestion. If the BLSA decides to invite a representative from the PLO to speak again at Harvard, we urge its members to sit down with members of the HJLSA to discuss a format that will avoid potential acrimony and will encourage open discussion...