Word: wagnerism
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...film's two-hour 20-minute running time to produce what Visconti obviously hoped would be an allegory of prewar German history. Although the Von Essenbecks appear to have been modeled rather closely on the Krupps, The Damned is about as potent a parable of Germany as Wagner's Ring cycle, which it outdoes in zestful vulgarity. The actors all perform with an unbridled bravado, the cinematography is properly bilious, and there are enough sex scenes-a good many of them homosexual-to get the movie rated ten-X, like a box of confectioner's sugar...
...London Records (English Decca) completes the world's first recording of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, conducted by Georg Solti...
...children's specials. If J.T., the first offering, is any indication, children and adults alike will be stimulated, moved and entertained by a kind of drama almost never found on commercial television. J.T., which will be broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 13,* is an original story written by Jane Wagner and beautifully directed by Robert Young. It is, mercifully, different from most of the pap usually fed to the kiddies on Saturday mornings. Or to any age group at any time, for that matter. "We wanted a children's drama," explained Mike Dann, senior vice president for programming...
...TAKES A THIEF (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). Rob ert Wagner and Fred Astaire allow them selves to become entangled with four beautiful women in "The Three Virgins of Rome." Three are in paintings, now about that live...
...election followed a heated campaign which has shattered the organizations of both parties in New York. Most liberal party leaders have bolted party ranks to support the Mayor against his conservative opponents. Former Mayor Robert Wagner, Procaccino's runner-up in June's Democratic primary, increased Lindsay's momentum with a surprise last-minute endorsement Monday...