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These are expertly performed God was more by Leo McKern, Nigel Daven dy Hillerport, and John Hurt, among!troubled others, and each one seems a,York as hisBy WILLIAM J. NAZZARO“A Man for All Seasons,” the Academy award champion for 1966, is a motion picture brim full of humanity, nobility and compassion. It is a motion picture that combines the various arts that make up cinema into a vast entity that seems almost too much for merely one film.“A Man for All Seasons” is the story of one man’s struggle to remain true to his conscience, and of his triumph in death. It is the story of Sir Thomas More, King Heqry VIII, Cardinal Wolsey, and all those other many-sided characters that we have met before in our history lessons. It is a timeless tale, told in a timeless manner, by an author concerned with the human condition, devoted to his; craft, and blessed with a gift1 for the English language.SIR THOMAS MORE (1478 -1585) was lord chancellor of I England under King Henry from:11529-1532. He resigned his post •rather than give his assent to i the divorce action (he king was; (seeking against Catherine of, Aragon so that he could marry! Anne Boleyn. When More fur-, ther refused to swear an oath'! sustaining the king’s position as!] head of the church under the !lt; 1534 Act of Supremacy, he was:] _1......................i!accused of high treason, taken to the Tower, convicted, and be-i headed. He wess beatified in 1886, and canonized in 1935.Robert Bolt’s ’{Olay was recognized as a masterpiece when it was first preS'Snted in London in 1960 and later on Broadway, and Paul Scofield’s performance as Sir Thomas was acclaimed as one of the finest in the history of th e theater.SCOFIELD’S performance hasnot changed, rather it hasj deepened. He illuminates the! character of the great lawyer1 and philosopher with a soaring intensity that n^ver ebbs. Yet it is a performance mostly done,■p———— -in low-kev; t.he histrionics are there, but brilliantly controlled.As King Henry, Robert Shaw gives us an outgoing, slightlybrutish man, full of life, spirited and energetic, yet curiously shallow even though he still appreciates the duties and prerequisites of a king. Unfortunately we lose sight of him halfway through, as the real dirty work was accomplished by his underlings.gem.ONE NON-BRITISHER, Orson Welles, takes the part of Cardinal Wolsey, and in a few swift moments brilliantly creates the character of an unhappy man who could not quite decide whether his king or hisimpnrlant. Wen-as More's loyal,wife and Susannahfresh, impetuous daughter are completely con-' vincing.‘‘A Man for All Sra-nr. opened last night at the Palms in a benefit for the St. Joseph Mental Health Center arid the Maricopa County Menlaf Health, Association, and begins its regular run today.the valley's newest place top-r-r-r-o-o-w-w-M-!taring NANCY HENRYFRED ASTAIREDANCE STUDIOAnniversary Special• light—Vj hrs. «f Private Lessons withvoMr awn
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Phoenix Arizona Republic
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Wed, Apr 12, 1967
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