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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1968
Page
2
A review of Fellini’s Foliet of the Spirits 84 in which Jule the wealthy, middle aged woman navigates ethics, Catholicism, and a passive husband as her infidelity drives a crisis followed by a belief in imagined spirits. The piece notes the sharp anti Catholic tone, painterly style, and the emotional arc toward independence and later doubt.
A critique notes Fellini and designer Gherard present a weird array of grotesque costumes and surreal tableaux. The film enthralls with vivid costumes and fantasy while risking overstuffed visuals that overwhelm its human core and storytelling drive.
Miss World Penny Phonmess tours Vietnam meeting Australian servicemen at Nui Dat with the Bol Hage show. A soldier from Saigon recognized her as the crowd heard the familiar slouched hat among the audience.
A nostalgic 1968 overview notes blues crossing into mainstream charts, naming Mose Allison, Johnny Farnham, the Beatles, and Vince Melouney. It discusses rising star power, the shift toward guitar driven rock, and the evolving blues influence amid popular acts in the Queen City of the South.
A retrospective on 1968 music noting new blues trends and major album releases. Highlights include Aretha Franklin Lady Soul as a defining New Blues entry, Otis Redding, Hendrix, Clapton, and Jefferson Airplane. Describes Live at the Fillmore and studio works, with vibrant stage energy and shifts toward electric blues and psychedelic rock.
Russian solists Nelli Samsonavy and Anatole Federov of the Moiseyev Ensemble spend a month in Australia under the Dance Concert Scholarship Scheme. They mentor students at Bryan Lawrence School of Ballet in Sydney and conduct morning and evening classes for all levels, with a final enrolment note to contact Box 2272 in Dickson ACT 2602.
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