The Exhibitor (1965)

5348 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR ALPHABETICAL GUIDE TO 94 Feature Reviews November 17, 1965 This index covers features reviewed thus far during the 1965-66 season in addition to features of the 1964-65 season, reviewed after the issue of Aug. 18,1965. — Ed. A Agony And The Ecstasy, The — 140m. — Fox Alphaville — 100m. — For. _ Apache Cold — 91m. — Col. _ B Beach Ball — 83m. — Par. _ Billie — 87m. — UA _ _ _ Bedford Incident, The — 102m. — Col. _ Blood and Black Lace — 90m. — AA _ Boeing, Boeing — 102m. — Para. _ Breakfast At Tiffany’s — 115m. — Par. — Re. Bremen Town Musicians, The — 66m. — For. Bunny Lake Is Missing — 107m. — Col. _ C Caressed — 81 m. — Fox _ _ _ Carry On Cleo — 92m. — For _ _ _ _ Cavern, The — 83m. — Fox _ Cincinnati Kid, The — 101m. — MGM _ City of Fear — 88m. — AA _ _ _ Coast Of Skeletons — 90m. — For. _ Crazy Paradise — 95m. — For. _ Curse of The Fly, The — 86m. — Fox _ _ _ Curse of The Voodoo — 77m. — AA _ D Devils of Darkness — 88m. — Fox _ _ 5326 .5347 -5321 _ 5330 — 5323 5334 — 5333 ..-.5346 -53 22 .5347 —5334 -5327 ...5347 .5346 ...5335 5333 .5347 5324 -5322 .5345 5322 E Ecco— 100m.— A-l _ . _ 5345 Escape By Night — 75m. — AA _ 5341 F Face of Fu Manchu, The — 96m. — For. _ 5331 Fiendish Chouls, The — 74m. — For. _ 5338 Finger On The Trigger — 87m. — AA _ 5333 Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster — 78m. — AA ..5345 C Chidrah, The Three-Headed Monster — 85m. — Cont. 5334 Great Sioux Massacre, The — 91m. — Col. _ 5329 Greed In The Sun— 1 12m.— MGM _ _ 5325 Gunmen of The Rio Grande — 86m. — AA _ 5321 H Harum Scarum — 85m. — MGM _ 5343 Hercules Against The Moon Men — 90m. — For. _ 5338 Hill, The— 122m.— MCM _ .5329 Horrors of Spider Island — 75m. — Misc. _ .5337 Hours of Love, The — 89m. — For. _ 5338 Human Duplicators, The — 82m. — AA _ 5345 I Italiano Brava Cente — 156m. — Emb. _ 5342 J Juliet of The Spirits — 148m. — For. _ _ _ 5347 K King and Country — 90m — AA-Landau _ 5329 King Rat— 133m.— Col. _ 5341 Knockout — 42m. — Misc. _ 5346 L La Boheme— 108m.— WB _ 5337 Life Upside Down — 93m. — For. _ 5339 Little Nuns, The — 101m. — Emb _ 5325 Little Ones, The— 66m.— Col. _ 5325 Living It Up — 85m. — Par. — Re. _ _ _ 5322 Love In Four Dimensions — 108m. — For. _ 5339 Loved One, The — 116m. — MGM _ 5336 M Mad Executioners, The — 92m. — Para. _ _ 5343 Marriage On The Rocks— 1 09m.— WB _ 5327 Married Woman, The — 94m. — For. _ 5328 Mickey One— 93m.— Col. _ 5329 Murieta— 108m.— WB _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5323 Mutiny In Outer Space — 85m. — AA _ 5341 N Nanny, The — 93m. — Fox _ 5336 Never Too Late— 105m.— WB _ 5344 Nobody Waves Goodbye — 80m. — Misc. _ _ 5323 O Once A Thief— 107m.— MGM _ _ 5321 P Pardners — 88m. — Par. — Re. _ 5322 Paris Secret, 84m. — For. _ 5328 Pinocchio In Outer Space — 71m. — U _ 5337 Playground, The — 95m. — For 5346 Racing Fever — 90m. — AA _ . _ 5341 Rage To Live, A— 101m.— UA _ 5327 Railroad Man, The— 105m.— Cont. _ 5339 Red Line 7000 — 110m. — Para. _ 5343 Return From The Ashes — 105m. — UA _ 5337 Repulsion — 105m. — For. _ 5332 Revenge Of The Cladiators — 100m. — Para. _ 5326 Reward, The — 92m. — Fox _ 5326 Rope of Flesh — 91m. — Misc. _ 5331 S Sabrina — 113m. — Par. — Re. _ 5322 Sands Of. The Kalahari — 119m. — Para. _ 5343 Secret of My Success, The — 112m. — MGM _ 5330 Seven Slaves Against the World — 96m. — Par. _ 5331 Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious — 97m. — Par. _i_5330 Skull, The— 83m.— Par. _ 5322 Sleeping Beauty — 70m. — For. _ _ _ 5339 Snow White — 74m. — For. _ 5340 Spaceflight IC-1 — 65m. — Fox. _ 5336 T Taffy And The Jungle Hunter — 87m. — AA 5333 That Darn Cat— 116m.— BV _ 5325 _ Time of Indifference — 84m. — Cont. 5335 Treasure of Silver Lake — 82m. — Col. _ 5321 U Underworld Informers — 105m. — Cont. _ __5335 V Village of The Giants — 80m. — Emb. _ 5335 Violent And The Damned, The — 62m. — For _ 5328 W War Lord, The — 123m. — U _ 5331 Who Killed Teddy Bear?— 90m.— Misc. _ 5338 Wild On The Beach — 77m. — Fox _ 5323 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine — 94m. — Misc. 5324 Winter A-Go-Go — 88m. — Col. _ _5342 Y You Must Be Joking — 100m. — Col. _ 5342 Juliet of The Spirits ( continued from page 5347) Cast: Giulietta Masina, Alba Cancellieri, Mario Pisu, Caterina Boratto, Luisa Della Noce, Sylva Koscina, Sabrina Gigli, Rossella di Sepio, Lou Gilbert, Valentina Cortese, Silvana Jachino, Elena Fondra, Jose de Villalonga, Cesarino Miceli Picardi, Milena Vucotich, Elisabetta Gray, Sandra Milo. Created and directed by Federico Fellini; an Angelo Rizzoli Presentation. Story: Giulietta Masina is a plain woman married to Mario Pisu, to whom she is a de¬ voted wife. They reside amidst the pine trees of Fregene and could be classified as upper middle class. She is visited by her glamorous mother, Caterina Boratto, and her two equally glamorous sisters, Luisa della Noce and Sylva Koscina, who frequently reproach her for her simplicity and plainness. She loves her hus¬ band and believes that he is still as much in love with her as when they were married. She accepts his romantic indifference with the excuse that he is tired after a hard day at the office. Actually, he is tired of Masina and has been seeking romance elsewhere. Gradu¬ ally, she begins to doubt his fidelity and love, and she begins to withdraw into a world of unreality, reliving parts of her childhood. She also lets some of her weird friends drag her to some spiritual sessions, and her imagination begins to play tricks on her. Spirits start to “visit” her. Masina even becomes acquainted with neighbor Sandra Milo, who lives only for sex and love, with parties going on at all hours. She invites Masina to partake of the fun and pleasure. Masina tries but her basic honesty won’t permit it. She and her sister hire a private detective agency to follow Pisu, and they provide the wanted proof in the way of photos, recordings, etc. She tries to have it out with the other woman but gives up after an all-day wait. She returns home to find Pisu packed and ready to go off on a trip, knowing it will be with her rival. She doesn’t try to hold him. During the night, she con¬ templates suicide, but then she decides to carry on. She rids herself of the “spirits” around her, greeting the new day with hope and even a desire for life. X-Ray: Basically, what is to be found here is a simple drama of a plain married woman devoted to her middle-aged husband, whose attentions begin to wander. She wants to save their marriage but is unsure how to pro¬ ceed. She lets friends and her imagination bring in all kinds of imaginative vapors that take varying shapes and forms. The latter fol-de-rol is by now a trademark of the notecl director, Federico Fellini, and he has quite an inventive mind with the frothy window dressing, proving a major conversation piece. There are near-nude women, suggestions of orgies, frightening bits and pieces, etc. The use of color here seems an invaluable asset, helping to capture attention of viewers and creating an impressive aura about the release. Long it is, but perhaps Fellini felt better this way than to sacrifice any of his bits of busi¬ ness that over-emphasize the simpleness of his heroine. Performances are very good, and direction and production are fine and defin¬ itely unusual. Of course, the entry in its present form is suitable for the art and spe¬ cialty spots and for adult audiences only. The screenplay is by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, based on an original story by Fellini and Pinelli. Ad Lines: “Fellini At His Greatest”; “The Wildest, Most Unusual Fellini Film Will Be The Talk of the Town.”