The Exhibitor (1966)

5468 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR November 2, 1966 ALPHABETICAL GUIDE TO 51 FEATURE REVIEWS This index covers features reviewed thus far during the 1966-67 season in addition to features of the 1965-66 season, reviewed after the issue of Aug. 31, 1966. — Ed. A ALVAREZ KELLY— 1 1 6m.— Col . 5457 ANY WEDNESDAY— 109m. — WB . 5464 APPALOOSA, THE— 98m.— U . 5455 B BIBLE, THE— 174m.— Fox . 5458 BOLSHOI BALLET '67— 75m.— Para . 5458 c CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN'T, THE— 95m.— For . 5467 CRAZY QUILT— 75m.— Cont . 5465 D DEAD HEAT ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND— 104m. — Col . 5461 E EL CRECO— 95m.— 20th-Fox . 5455 F FOLLOW ME BOYS— 134m.— BV . 5461 FORTUNE COOKIE, THE— 125m.— UA . 5463 FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD— 98m.— AIP . 5453 FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, A— 99m.— UA . 5458 G GEORGY GIRL— 100m.— Col . 5462 H HAWAII— 189m.— UA . 5459 HERO'S WIFE, THE— 91m.— For . 5467 HOTEL PARADISO— 96m.— MGM . 5454 I I DEAL IN DANGER— 85m.— Fox . 5463 J JACK FROST— 79m.— Emb . 5462 K KALEIDOSCOPE— 103m.— WB . 5456 KNOCKOUT #2— 50m.— Misc . 5460 L LET'S KILL UNCLE— 92m.— U . 5459 LIQUIDATOR, THE— 103m.— MGM . 5454 LOVES Of A BLONDE, THE — 88m.— For . 5467 LOVING COUPLES— 113m.— For . 5467 M MARINE BATTLEGROUND— 88m.— For . 5460 MASCULINE FEMININE— 104m.— For . 5468 MISTER BUDDWING— 99m.— MGM . 5454 N NAVY VS THE NIGHT MONSTERS, THE— 87m. — Misc . 5456 NOT WITH MY WIFE, YOU DON'T!— 118m.— WB . 5459 0 OH, THOSE MOST SECRET AGENTS — 96m. — AA 5461 ONE SPY TOO MANY— 1 02m.— MGM . 5462 OSS 117— MISSION FOR A KILLER— 84m.— Emb. 5453 P PENELOPE— 97m.— MGM . 5466 PISTOL FOR RINGO, A — 97m. — Emb . 5465 POPPY IS ALSO A FLOWER, THE— 1 00m. — Misc . 5466 PROFESSIONALS, THE— 1 17m.— Col . 5465 R RETURN OF THE SEVEN— 95m.— UA . 5463 RINGS AROUND THE WORLD— 98m.— Col. ... 5453 ROMEO AND JULIET— 126m.— Emb . 5457 s SECONDS— 106m.— Para . 5455 SHAMELESS OLD LADY, THE— 95m.— Cont. .. 5465 SPINOUT— 95m.— MGM . 5462 SWINGER, THE— 81m.— Para . 5466 T TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF GOLD— 100m.— AIP . 5453 10.30 P.M. SUMMER — 85m.— For . 5464 TEXAS ACROSS THE RIVER— 101m.— U . 5455 THAT TENNESSEE BEAT— 84m.— Fox . 5463 w WAY— WAY OUT— 101m.— Fox . 5466 WHAT'S UP, TIGER LILY?— 80m.— AIP . 5457 WOMEN OF THE PREHISTORIC PLANET 87 m. — Misc . 5460 Loving Couples ( Continued, from page 5467) the time of World War I. While their back¬ grounds are different, their lives have touched. There is unhappy servant Gunnel Lindblom, who has conceived the child in anger with her husband, also a servant. There is 18-year-old Gio Petre, an aristocrat from a prominent family, who is expecting a child by an elderly lover unable to marry her. He was once the lover of her aunt, Anita Bjork. There is also Harriet Andersson, gay and irresponsible wifemodel of homosexual artist Jan Malmjo, who has accepted money to marry her and cover the circumstance that the child is that of aristocratic lover Heinz Hopf. All three are attended by the same doctor, Gunnar Bjomstrand. The backgrounds of each are covered by flashbacks which take in early romances, an encounter with a Lesbian teacher at a girl’s school, an an attempted seduction of an old man. X-Ray: The lowering of moral standards in Sweden during the World War One period is analyzed via the references to three girls of different backgrounds. Stories and incidents are intertwined and so detailed that one occa¬ sionally gets sidetracked, but still interest is well enough maintained. Audience interest doesn’t get much of a chance to wander be¬ cause some of the sequences are a bit on the daring side, and the end result is best suitable for mature viewers even at the art spots. The performances are good, and former actress Mai Zetterling proves that she has the talent and qualifications to become a fine director. Production values are suitable. The screenplay is by Zetterling and David Hughes, based on the novel “The Misses Von Pahlen,” by Agnes von Krusenstjema. Ad Lines: “A Daring Look At Swedish So¬ ciety In Action”; “Three Girls And Their Romances.” Masculine Feminine Royal Films (French-made) (English titles) Drama 104M. Estimate: Imported mish-mash for some of the art spots. Cast: Jean Pierre Leaud, Chantal Goya, Catherine Isabelle Duport, Marlene Jobert, Michel Debord, Birger Malmsten, Eva Britt Strandberg. Written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Story: Jean-Pierre Leaud serves his time in the army and thinks about looking for a job while making the acquaintance of young singer Chantel Goya. He seems to be a young Com¬ munist, and every once in a while, there is an anti-American outburst. At other times, he talks about making love, asks innumerable questions, and makes the acquaintance of other young people in a variety of places and under odd circumstances. There is a romance of sorts, but this is never satisfactorily resolved, with Leaud meeting death at the conclusion. X-Ray : One gathers that new wave director Jean-Luc Godard has set out to shock viewers every time his so-called story sags, and some of the scenes are shocking; some are ridiculous; and some don’t belong on the screen. Every once in a while, numbers and letters flash on screen presumably to break things up a bit as they don’t seem to serve any other useful pur¬ pose. It’s choppy going on screen as bits and pieces are thrown together, and yet there may be a thread of a story under it all somewhere. Some of the language and situations in among all the conversation are on the adult side, and it should be booked accordingly even in the art spots. A credit sheet claims that the on¬ screen mish mash is based on a story by Guy de Maupassant. The cast shows promise. Ad Lines: “The World Of The Young”; “Whose Side Are You On? Sign Up For A New Experience.”