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directed by Peter Weir...
DIRECTOR: PETER WEIR...
...might expect these days in a movie about a plane crash is Airport '93. The ; best we might hope for in a study of survivors is psychological faith healing. But Rafael Yglesias has written what amounts to a meditation on mortality. In the process, he has provided director Peter Weir with a route back to his best vein, that of Picnic at Hanging Rock and The Last Wave, those curiously creepy movies in which ineffable, quite insoluble mysteries slowly insinuate themselves into ordinary life. Together, the filmmakers have given Bridges a singular figure -- beamy, spooky, secretive -- to play and provided...
Sunday's second set thumped into being with the participatory cover of an old Dixie Cups tune, "Aiko Aiko," complete with hand motions by guitarist Bob Weir. This was followed by "Truckin'," which was augmented by a light show that complemented the lyrics perfectly. An intense jam session ensued, and the audience was led off into the Drums/Space portion of the show, when drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart explore rythmic patterns with drums from around the globe and then the other musicians return to the stage to probe the tonal and harmonic boundaries of music...
...Weir Mitchell was famous for his "rest" therapy, which denied the depressed individual any activity until recovery. Of course such a cure only exacerbates the disease and, after reading Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper, Dr. Mitchell changed his method of treatment. After watching the play, you'll wonder why he didn't change it sooner...