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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 19 May 1982, p. 14

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PAGE " - 1e.Tfrc18?AteSte_CM, WY. - a. a It is only after the movie is over. and one reflects back to what has been seen and hard. that the full measure of ' making craftsmanship involved an be unmanned. In retro- and. the earner: work of Jon Vacano in particular." nothing short of awesome. A definite beneftt for most North American victim is the communal with the players‘ own personalities or previous performances. (Stars, no matter bow aw they are. almost always detract from the reality which highly dramatic films strive for.) always detract from the reality The WW!“ Next Door is in which highly dramatic films French bujeoeraiiy is "tirfae- strive for.) tortly sub-mica. [a restricted Du Boot of course was filmed rum in 01mm my be misin- m German. but the sub-titling on W. In whim matter ad trunnion being shown locally is cinematic mat-em It Is dean- excellent and. with the “my iter intended for mature audi- nnnce of action in any can. "tces, but In!“ ioohiq for uetderstanding what is happening shocks or “dilation u certain to is no problem at mm-“ 4;..99 91W. Das Boot is reported to be the most expensive film ever made in West Germany. costing the equivalent of between 312 and $13 million. Much of the expense is evident in the meticulous atten- tion to physical detail and in the authentic recreation of the claus- trophobic environment of the submarine itself. F Few movies dealing with this area of warfare have ever SOC- ceeded to anything like the same degree in making the audience feel " cmttined and involved in the action as the crew itself. This sense of a "shared experience" is what makes Das Boot truly ex- traordinary. Writerdirector Wolfgang Pe- tersen hasengineered an incredi- ble technical achievement. but he has done so without sacrificing any of the emotional impact of the story. Throughout the nearly two and a half hours the movie unfolds. the audience is almost constantly bombarded with tmtsion-generat- ing visual and aural stimuli. allowing little time for contem- Nation as to the technical wi- zardry that is creating those stimuli. unfamiliarity of the performers, whose Charactereatimts conse- quently do not luvs to stand up to The story told is basically a true one. taken from the autobio graphical writings of a wartime photojournalist who shared in the battle experiences of a German U-ttoat crew. The movie details what happened to the submarine and crew on a single mission in 1941. Although the view of the See- ond World War that is depicted in Das Boot is from the German perspective. it is a view without national bias and is unjaundiced by either political rhetoric or patriotic propaganda. No Truffaut tiim stands en- time on its own, and one’s knowledge and understanding of his previous tttms certainly can be beateMeiai in appreciating this latest one. From the very beginning. with Truffnut using his tmsg-favored literary device of a narrator. we know pretty much in what direc- tion the plot will take us. It is the characters then - or. more appro- priately In thls case. the psychol- ogy of the characters - which must hold our interest throughout the picture. MW the story the“ is predominantly downbeat in mood, Truffaut injects a fair amount of my humor into the picture. - Truffaut, such as the current The Walla-NextDoaI-Jurnsupata local theatre it is likely to attract only a very select audience. The auteur-type of film-maker, like France's Francois Truffaut. is not too widely appreciated by North American moviegoers. People on this emttinent have been reared to View movies primarily as entertainment. and not as artitrtie statements reflect- ing the philosophical and so- eiamiearlemteerhts of the hilt 0n the surface. The Woman Next Door is the story of a man and woman whose yearB-atro love affair ended in near tragedy when the woman attempted to take her life. Now, when each is married to someone else, they meet again as nextdoor neigh- borsartdoocemoregiveintothe physical attraction they feel (a each other. - Truffaut has long shown an Masha for abandons. and it Is this compulsive nature of the two pdncipal characters which no vides the story with a certain amount of intrigue and dramatic tensions. despite the Get that Truffaut Indulges In fol-caudal!- Kitchener Public Li- Band started playing record album Clap brary presents Jack and singing together Your Hands was re Pearse and the Boys eight years ago as corded during a spirit- Camp Band in an em. museums in Camp ed mltttg-aiong with berant sing-along on Tavingo’s Boys Camp. about no young people Saturday. May a. 2230 Since then they have from the Kitchener- pan. for all school-aged led singing at summer Waterloo area. and Is children and parents. camps. camping coo» quickly becoming a la- Jack Pearse andthe tereuces. coffee vorite. Boys Camp Band have houses. public schools. been leading enthualas- in. schools and unl- Members of the band tie sing-alon‘s for versity campuses especially enjoy sing- many years across across Ontario. In. with tl'1tfg','t Canada and the United . They teach ea song ..ultatacahaast.sdlamr. o..a.Tutctte.altttr-gtl+-.N89te.ry: The 0-96 sails out of the occupied French port of La Rochelle on Its way to a daring patrol of the North Atlantic in the film Dats Boot. _ Macnnuglnon. who has been a regular member of the KW Symphony Orchestra for several years. leaves the am next performing the Bach sonata in G Minor for Unaccompanied Violin. and Mamaughwn and Btatmatrr'lerttiyg per- tormlng the PrtAotiev Sonata In D Major for Violin and Plano. The concert. which begins at tt gun. will wait Mammalian Jack Pearse & the Boys to lead sfng-along at library Saturday Waterloo violinist featured in Sunday chamber concert Macnaughtort, con~ oertmaster of the K-W Youth Orchestra for Making its first coo- cert appearance in the area is the Kammer- Melodya TYio,dreatur- mg Barbara Rankin: and Catharine Pickett- Erskine on clarinet, and Ivor Rothwell on Sunday (May 23) ten- turlng local violinist Paul Manama»: and intrpducing a new the last three years, willbe accompanied by pianist Sydney Btu- man-Fleming. The K-W Chamber Music Society will fail to study at Indiana University's school of music. He has rewar- ly placed high in Kiwanis competitions and last season reached the national level in the Canadian Music Competition. Bu1man-rleming, an assistant professor of mathematics at Wilfrid Laurier University. has performeFin chamber music con- certs in the area during the last several years. and has accompanied many young musicians in competitions. Trio members Han- kins and Rothwell are regular members of the K-W Symphony pr- T b e K a m m e r - Melody: Trio will per- form pieces by Mozart: resides In Kitchener. graduated with honors In performance from the University of To. route Faculty of The concen will be presented In the K-W Chunber III-tic Soer ety music worn at " Young St. W. in Water. eight years ago at Manor: in Camp Tawingo'l Boys Camp. Since then they lave led singing at summer camps. camping cow (erences. coffee houses. public schooit. lumber: of the band -einity enjoy sing- - with family _ Tter test' 'tfl',',': Once again this sum- mer the Waterloo Family YMCA is otter- ing its Sneakers 'tt Sa- miches Summer Day Camp program for boys and ttiris aged 6 to 12. and this you the Y is Ibo offering Adven- ture Camp for a to c Your Hands was re corded during a spirit- ed ting-along with about no young people from the Kitchener- Waterloo not. and Is quickly becoming a la- Y plans summer day camps PouIMomwdnon Both programs will feature weekly special events. out trips, swim- ming. cram. gym, na- ture lore. and creative tun. year-'olds, For more Inform-- non call 885-3500. made 'ttft through Gnu-ac Ontario. For further information, contact Sue Gallagher. ”3037.1. Apr.At.., J one will be able to sing along confidently. School-aged chlldren and adults alike will find themselves re- spondlllg with enthusi- um when Jack encour- age: them to "SING!" This free concert was

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