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sometimes haunt worse then those of tragedy.“All Messed Up haunts with a hideous grin:The film’s story, whichMiss Wertmullcr both wrote and directed, centers on a group of commune members who live in an old tenement amid the towering, glass-walled skyscrapers of modern Milan. The commime members are like an innocent blemish that modern urban society has yet to wipe out with its dull, oppressive cosmetology.Miss Wertmullcr follows (he characters through their lives picking at (heir errant hopes and dreams, (heir frequent failures, with an eye for nuance that strikes like a falcon ripping into rabbits. One is tempted to say that Miss Wertmullcr’s style is sadistic glee if it were not for the fact that she sees, and shows, (he pathos aj (he foundation of her harsh comedy.One character slaves to have a house of his own so that he can marry the simple country girl heloves. But as the story progresses, she becomes increasingly “sophisticated and ends up material-istiely wanting more than he will ever be able to provide. Another character becomes a thief whose false pride is undercut by h i s desperate running. Another character, who is the poorest of the lot, marries only to have his wife give birth first to twins and then quintuplets.“Alt Messed Up” has the 5ame rich mixture of politics, economics and human frailty that matte Miss Werlmulier's other films such a delight for art film audiences but here there is more subtlety. II shows more of herdebt In Federico Fellini, Midi whom she studied for years, in (he delicate way she reveals the sorrows these people caught in theurban grind. What hasbeen a bludgeon before becomes here a slap of surprise. “Survive: (K), with Pablo Ferret and Hugo Stiglitz, directed by Bene Cardona, at seven Valley theaters and drive-ins.“Survive. which has been released for its exploiative value in the United States by Paramount, is a Mexican movie based on the truly tragic (372 Andes plane crash in which 16 survivors. who were (eft fordead, h a d lo turn lo cannibalism in order to five.Now it’s a story all the m ore tragic because Paramount has released this inept, even boring movie (poorly dubbed into“All Messed Up: (PG), with Luigi Di-hortj and Lina Polito, directed by Lina Wertmullcr. Italian with English subtitles, at the Camclview theater.By MIKE PETRYNI After films like “Love and Anarchy,” “Swept Away . . and “Seven Beauties,” Lina Werlmut-ler probably considers a film like “All Messed Upas a sort of comic relief*in her career, a sort of purgng of the s t a r k demons that dominate her othei* films.',5 %If-this is a purge — a lightcning-up. so to speak — then it's much like Virginia Woolf writing “Orlando after “To the Lighthouse. The demons of black comedy canRESTAURANTBatwoon Osborn Thornes Rd, Luncheon Special $1.25 up Sing's Egg Rolls 50c eaTruly on* of Afiieno'i moil d*1l* clout CHinti* food f«tfaurant«lt; mifh turpriting low fonvfy pricot * Ffiondly S«'vk« • Ofdtn to Go3317 N. 19th Ave. 274*8738CHICAGO (AP) - The necklace probably was worth $300 melted down, but the memories were worth far more to actress Eileen Heckart. It had 40 to 50 gold charms commemorating every play she has appeared in during her more than 20years on Broadway.The necklace disappeared from her hotel room while Miss Heckart was appearing In the one-woman play, “Eleanor,”based on the life of Elea-«nor Roosevelt.Police said Miss Heckart discovered the necklace missing when she returned to her room early Friday and found someone had gone through her luggage.Up’English) in hopes ofgreedily cashing in onsome interest audiences may have in seeing people being skinned. The only true skinning here is Para mount’s of the movie-going public.
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Phoenix Arizona Republic
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Sat, Jul 31, 1976
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