Variety (November 1962)

~ :. Sam ‘El, See _Kinberg, . *s ‘Willy. Aldrich: ‘ee é tees ore e +. Michael: Freen * Mae , Wednesday, ‘November 14, 1962: | ILM REVIEWS L0iseau De Paradis " "(The Bird ef: Paradise) :. FRENCH-COLOR) ae te -'Paris,. Nov.. 13: -_ : <Giiedis. ‘Felease of Speva-Cine. Alliance :. Filmsonor. production, With Narie Hem, Nop Em, Skarine. Directed ‘by ‘Marcel Camus. Screenplay; Jacques. Viot, “Camus; camera : (Eastmancolor), Raymond ‘:". Lemoigne; ..editor;.'. Andree‘ Feix.:. At: ole Bretagne,’ Paris. Running time, 92 MINS. Dara ‘eC.e oor seeo2eee “ee evacceos ® , ‘Narie. Hem Sok -erveet@ ce vet eeeeses Seeceece” Sam. El th. Seeeeaeeteovavee sereccden “Nop. -Em Tith 0 CAUSE, ‘Skarine ~Unitad ‘Aitists has: “this for the'|. _.. Western : world -except: for. France, “Italy, West. Germany, ‘Belgium and” Switzerland... Marcel. Gamus, . who "made the prizewinning: “Black Or-. pheus”-in Brazil, brings. back: .another. exotic item “from ‘Cambodia :'. in: -Asia, played’ --mostly . ‘by ‘non-: ‘actor. natives. But-it is.’very .much.. . the same. tale. of. doomed love and: -Jegend ‘sans: the ‘more penetrating; -frerietic’ pulse of the: former. “Its “color and ‘locale still slant this for arty’ theatre’ ‘chances’ abroad.. -But |. ae hardsell’ is necessary. CO A young . ' knocKabout' worker, Le who: hadleft. the. Buddhist. priest-hood;: gets ‘enamored of a° beau-. -teous. ‘dancing’ girl .aftér: a: “chance [ Gan buts -She. is ‘coveted by a bru| Py ana eee man. ‘the two.men enemies: after ‘some. brushes, and. the: -girl’ having..only seen. the: young worker by. accident:. But -in .a beautiful old. ‘city. * of _ temples. they® are .drawn together. as if they. had. lived. ‘a love once. before. on ‘this very site. Both. are |. Killed | ‘by... the: jove : crazed. ‘other: "man. but’ are joined: forever 3 in a oa better ‘reincarnated life. : .Camus.. peppers. this with. a Jook:|’ Cambodian boxing in }. -which. handsand. feet are: ‘used. and @ fighter. can. be “ hit : while | . “down,sinuous ‘dancing, boat races: "-and_ a flock ef ‘romanticized ‘native’ “aspects. The actors “are ‘engaging ™ .. if. sometimes showing their -laek:|: 2 Of thespic: background: The: ‘color | “Fs Jush with technical: credits ade|: at. ‘brutal’ quate.’ But: the’. poetic elan: seems. un “even and the. story much too slim. “ to ‘Keep. it.. moving briskly. ‘The }-. . idealized. | .. ~ot |: either flesh and~ ‘blood ‘or. ‘true. ‘more. " creatures are: ‘than. characters .* stereotypes ‘transcending | ‘egend.:-It. ‘is’ gentte; | tender and. well: meaning, and. its: spurts of violence” and philoso| ‘phizing.are not too overdone: Al“though -comparisons are odious,’ it. ' has too: ‘much -of the outlook’ of |. cand AS | Not: “quite “Up: | | “Orpheus,” to.-it. . Mosk. | “Reaeh. For. ‘Glory’ ; BRITISH). "et Sincere, “but. “muddled “and” a! over-symbolic war yarn; Sym-. ... *"-pathetic.'treatment of kid ~ thesps stands ‘Up. to, its good: i intenels Mons, :_ . ; London, Nov. rie Gala: release’. of.a: Blazer (John Kohn, |: . Jud “ Kinberg) |. ‘production. . Stars -Harry | J. vAndrews,: Kay Walsh, Michael. “Anderson. |: . Iris Trubshawe,. Cameron’ Hall, . Alan “Jeayes, : ‘Richard Vernon, George .Pravda. Directed’ ‘by Philip Leacock:. screenplay “by. Kohn,’ ne Jolin * ‘Rae, ‘from Rae’s novel, j: “Custard. Boys’’;. editor,’. Freddy . Wilson; | ‘ features..: ‘Oliver .. Grimm. _ Michael camera, Bob: Huke;. music,. Bob Russell. Previewéd | at. Gala-Royal, London: ' “Run-. ning time, 86 MINS. ‘Capt. -Curlew | “Harry. Andrews | ‘Mrs. Curlew. ° < ween Kay ~ Walsh | . Lewis ‘Craig . cee ‘Michael ‘Anderson ‘Jr. Mark Stein ~.....3.... 2: -Oliver:: Grimm ‘’ John --Curlew .-......Martin. Tomlinson neueiss * Peter Joy~ my . John Coker .. Major. Burton... : Michael “"Trubshawe. wn Wiear".. Seeecee _ Arthur. -_Hewlett | :" ! Headmiaster::.... 7 BEES .. Cameron: Hall! “Los .Crabtree “ee eee ° 6's eee vea* lan Alan. _Jeayeés. ‘Dr. Aldrich: -... eee se Richard ‘Vernon .Mr. ' Freeman.” . Russell . . Waters | ‘ Mrs.. Freeman.pe ceeesees Pat Hayess. _ Mr. Stein wees os esdes . George: ‘Pravda iJ ohn" Rae 1: : Lance. Freeman. . wetenee Latest . entry. ‘in’ “the. _ sortewhat: paturated war ‘film. market: is an: odd. ‘item—which has been-held up its: | for’ “quite . ‘awhile. ‘ “Despite. ‘worthy -intentions, this fails: to. hit "its. ‘target cleanly. It Jdoks. at. war. through the eyes. of ; a bunch: of | ‘London youngsters... ‘evacuated : tof: ‘the country: during’ the last. World. War.: .They .téam.. up’ as a igang; .bitterly opposed * to the: 4 ‘youngsters. © “They. are ail upset that they. are’ os too young ‘to join thé services -and are: scared that the -war ‘will: be: “ over “before théy:: can: gét -into-it. They. take’ it out-on. ‘the: locals’ by | _chooliganism.: Into. the gang: comés:. “= a shy, sensitive. local | lad-:and,. furs |} | ther. complication, is. the: arrival of -ealled. highly interesting. ‘This. one ‘deserves the attribute: in‘its fullest {: a refugee boy, from Vienna. | ‘These are the: ingredients. of: a: screenplay Which’ is: never. quite ... degisive : enough.. ‘Is’ it. ‘protesting. a ‘that. ‘it's wrong’ for boys: ‘not old . tole: “They: lead | 1 parallel ‘pats, with ances, Freddy Eldrett . oS ames Luck: j local | ‘enough to join. the ‘forces to. be] ; | tatight the rudiments of: watfare?:-|J. 7 Or is:it protesting that. inthis ‘case|.4 2 “Lit is. futile-to: expect. the ‘boys: not |. -to: learn .to“ hate? ‘The two. ‘points |Z: mingle,’ but. never sharply enough..|-¢ Film also poses. problems. of .anti-:|.. © Semitism. and-racial-hatred,.-It-tilts}.for.iand against. conscientious: ob-.|** . : | jectors. In: fact, it has: a. go.-at so: ‘Many’ things. that it is ‘difficult. to:/" : ‘| detect-. the — . target... n Philip, Leacock has directed the ‘young actors’ with the-tact which | always marks -his work ‘when deal-| ing: with ehildren.: He --bringsouit | |a confidence in:.them. which” has. “produced some.’ very” good | per-' formances. Michael Anderson: Jr,, |. ‘Son of the’ director, shows: sharp.|: Production’ S.. main intelligence: as the bullying leader of. the: ‘London evacuees, and. Martin: Tomlinson is equally wellL--cast : as the: ‘sensitive lad torn ‘between: his juvenile ‘desire .. to’ £0 along ‘with. moving: ‘Among ‘the’ elders: are’ ‘Harry An|-drews, -a retired. Army: officer be “by ° Michael : Cameron Hall, ‘Alan. ‘characters. It.-is the: children. that give this’ worthy, -but’ cardboard,. < Bob ‘Huke’ s: “eairierawork ‘are: well” ‘portrayed. ‘But .:the’ over . battling ‘against it. ‘never. ‘knows ‘what ‘motives:-other.. Rich. Wom. Zar. ‘Bis Stalin’. (From ‘Czar to ‘Stalin) a: (GERMANY... Berlin;. Nov: 6. Peter ‘Rosinski, . Franz -Baake; commen ‘tator,. Horst -.Niendorf; -editor, Erika”von lin. Running times 87 MIN “~ This depicts the revolution’s cause, 7 results and: after-effects, It ‘traces-|: “1 the: careers: of:. -Lenin~ and. ‘Stalin, | in’ Moscow of: is6t. Although‘ ‘entirely’ political,’ ‘this: ‘is: not a. “propaganda ‘film ‘of <con=-| ventional calibre. It must’ be re-|}-: “Leading Man” garded as a historical: document. It univer ‘sities. lights" is. the. voice of Leon Trotsky, Stalinists . murdered’. in. : Mexico. Trotsky..is seen (reading fram. a ““betrayed.._ revolution”’:: and: :: police,.. which the NaziGestapo. This. gives a. highly informative insight. into one! of mankind’s. most important’ historical. and. political | chapters... Tt. points up: that, .in the: light of. the oppression “of the: Rus-‘Sian ‘people by: the -ruthless. Czar rulers, the revolution was bound to’ -oecur. However, it also’ makes cleéar. that..real-. Communism is ‘anillu|: ‘sion. And ‘that’ this. ideology ‘won't, ‘os able ‘to ‘conquer the: ‘world other a | were .: ‘than. by: brute force. ‘meéaning: -Many. ‘patrons: will. find ittas exciting as.a detective-thriller. | a! Technically, this.. Aero Film pro-. adulterated, ‘from. “The ‘Perils. OF ‘duction is firstrate, ~ Hans. -Chot . Eun:Hi : . -Shin YoungKyun ©. ‘with the moband _his. friendship‘ . for. the puzzled. ‘Austrian: lad: whose | presence “builds up. to: a contrived: but. effective: ‘climax. : Oliver. Grimm plays this latter : sensitivity: if ‘devilled ‘by “a. nagging ‘wife. (Kay : Walsh) and’ the: ‘living «lie which | -she. has created. about : her.. elder +} son being a -war..-herowhen, in" fact, he is«a‘ conscientious--objec-. | | tor. There’ are also. heat -perform-Trubshawe, : Jeayes, . George. Pravda. and Joha Rae; ‘the: ‘last as a local ‘Victoria Cross hero:: Biit . none’ of the adults ‘really: comes “to-. life.” They. -are:. puppet. is. “sound and. the. location sequerices : -alleffect is of-a. ‘goad idea gone. wrong through ‘too many ‘muddled. “each |: ‘it: “wants. to” ‘say,: and. gives: up ‘on the.. : attempt. ” Aero. Filin ‘(Raphael Nussbaum)’ produc: | tion.: Directed. -by Nussbaum. Screenplay. | “Raphael” Nussbaum, : ‘young Ber-: ‘lin-born: producer who holds: both: _ }a-German and Israel passport,:de-. “+ serves: credit. for: having. turned: out: ‘| the: most ‘interesting political full“length ‘documentary -. of German. ‘| origin in some time: His 87-minute | : | film: dedi¢ates itself to the history... | ofthe Russian. Reyolution as well: a vas: .the* ‘parallel . developments int } {nei hboritig European . -countries. ‘putthis“ pic ‘rarely’. B g. P i tation: Scréenplay,.D. ‘| (Xedachrome), Samarn* Tongapsindr; | director, :° \ Rujira “and ‘Marasri. Isniangura. At 90. has ‘the quality to: recommend it|: self: for. ‘international’ release. Out+ side. the . cinema circuit; ‘it. looks}: ‘good -as . a’ Specialty: ‘for. tele and . ‘ Nussbaum: ‘collected: an imposing ‘amount. -0F vintage. footage .includ-. ing’ newsreel] excerpts dating back |. to 1905.. Much: of the footage. prob-. ably has never beén_ seen’ before.. “This ‘goes ‘especially . -for’ private ‘| films. secretly.-taken. of the’ Czar. ‘family: and. European, sovereigns: of that era..One. of. the ‘film's -high| ‘one ‘of the major leaders -of the. ‘Bolshevistic: revolution, whom’ the} manuscript): ‘speaking ~ ‘about ‘the-| ‘the: ‘brutality. of. the ‘Téheka, thé. sécret he’ Adentified with Films. are: too -ofteri ‘carélessly. wane Nok. Soo ‘(The Evgrereen) © (SOUTH. KOREAN). ~ San: Francisco; “Nov. 3. Shin’ Films -release. -and' ‘production. | with ‘Choi Eun-Hi, Shin Young-Kyun, Hu -Chang-Kang. ‘Directed ‘by Shin.Sang -Okk... Screenplay,-Kim. Yank-Kun; ‘music. Jyung. “Bai, .Sung-Hak. At. San. Francisco. ‘Film Fest, Running. time, » " Chai” Yung‘Shin ; Yoon-Ju; photography... 155: MINS. ; : Park Tong-Tyuk. Hu. Chang: ‘Kang. . Kim, ‘Kun: -B “Young: ‘Korean’ “director ” Shin. ‘Sang Okk,; whose “My Mother and the -Roomer” Venice Festival, has switched: from: ‘the. earthier theme. of: that. pic. to.} afilmic. biography of-a “maiden, Chai-Yung-Shin, who: was ‘a ‘com-" ‘bination. Miss “Dove: and. Joan ‘of Are :to. the Korean ‘peoplé during. a the Japanese occupation. Her prin-scipal weapon. was education. of: the’ peasants” and sheSacrificed, her. ‘life -to“her.cause. ” . Shin’s tendency tor “dwell. end: . Jessly on a. -particular.theme makes. his: film frequently. draggy and,|many: minutes ‘overlong. | ‘While he : -has_ borrowed liberally. ‘from. ‘the: i Japanese. andthe: Mexicans, in. pic-. torial composition and acting,: the ‘beginning: ofa personal. style is. dis--]. cerniblé in’ this slight film, “While. not actually :of | Festival calibre, it|.' ‘is. ‘surprisingly’ good. for ‘such..a }.young. country, as far. as. filmmakS _Was. shown. at -the: ing is concerned. ‘Shot. Eun-Hi dominates. almost | ‘the entirepicture with her ‘patient, . “|. determined, long-suffering. heroine ‘whe ‘literally kills “herself ...with’. -overwork: Park Tong-hyuk, ::a :fel-_ ‘low student who belatedly realizes. that -he -loves. her, is. torn between the™ Jeadership. needed among ‘his. |.. own ‘vacillating ‘followers and .the |: emotional need: that: takes: him. ‘to: the distant-village. where his sweet-" -heart is teaching: Kim. Kun-bai is excellent. as’. the village: boy ‘who-. “| becomes her first student .and later. | hér assistant’ but:. ‘whose : love’ for Aer. is never. declared... . 4 ‘Technically, . the photography’: is: ‘| frequently dark:-and ‘ too" imitative’ ‘| of the Japanese ‘slow dissolves ‘and: blurry filtering: Thelarge :support-: -ing .cast: ents thet An’ interest |. a |-ing. sidelight is the use. of -“‘Auld | ‘Stegmiarin. At Titania Palast, et Ber~ “Bang ‘Syne”: as the. melo dy for: their : “1 substitution fora national anthem; | due.-to: the Japanese: chaving ‘. for-: bidden. ‘the real -one. When first: ‘sung, itis referred. .to as’.an “old Trish. melody.” ” «The. natives’ are: portrayed as Christians; but of no |" “particular: denomination, Robe. “Orm ok Savain oe (Embrace: ‘of Fate) wet _(THATLAND—COLOR)*. -San Francisco, Nov.: 6. ‘A. -Chindavan: Film. ‘Productions. presen ‘Directed by. “Siri. ‘Sirichinda. -Kalyamarn;.. Aurai_.: Sirisonbat; . ‘Francisco: Film ° Fést, . Running. time, | MINS... . : ‘Leading ‘Lady. and Mother . .Potchara:. Chowrai. Mitro. ‘Chaibanja -Leading Lady” 3: ‘Grandfather eee rae ee a ‘Leading: Mai s :Brother _Sakarindr Punjaritre. Dok,’ ‘Din Xalyaman: ‘Servant. etl eo ecesvnee see: ” Not’ ‘meant. seriously. AS! “a com “petitive ‘entry. but. as’ an exhibi-tion of: the .art: of: narration, brace’ Of ‘Fate’. was: ‘edited down. to.” ‘a’ 20-minute: synopsis: for -this | ‘showing to.enable. the live narra-| happy childhood _ ‘together, The tors :toalso ‘show :their versatility | by. “telling”. part ‘of .an. ‘American: film. “In. ‘Thailand, films are: ‘pro-" ships they have a happy "/‘¢ until | the. husband .takes a job. on a fish-. Teams, ‘of’ narrators,. such-as the ling ‘boat which will. be ‘gone’ for. several | months. He .is . presumably | lost: at. sea and, after’10 years, ‘the: “widow: marries friend.Fisherman... ‘returns, : that’ they’ re: ‘Presumably: content, rand” ‘drowns, himself. : ducéd: “in. 16m: ‘and: are.” silent. “Isdanguras, sit in the. theatre and ° -while : ‘providing all. the: dialog and sound : -effects. 7 Working. With: recorded: “musical. background: and. amplification, the(Rujira. and | ‘Marasri ‘Israngura), who were’ film _ Star§.in ‘Thailand: before they’ “re.tired’--to “become ‘narrators, ‘played an amazing: ‘job of ‘enacting; follow. ‘the’ -film | visually, ‘-husband-wife team: vocally, <not.. -“only-.all.the -charac -ters in. the. films -but ‘every. -sound:: ‘éffect with’ per fect timing’ and’ -be-: -lievable:. realism... The film Was equally: interesting, ‘from. a techni-'|: ‘astonishingly . cal. : slant, “its.” ‘clear’ “eamerawork and -color. It was hatd. to,-believe: that the sharp, clean: ‘tones: gnd.. excellent ‘depth: : in. ‘kodachrome ’ “and” ” Acting,” -geript relatioiis,. -most “of :it! ‘derives, un ‘played: their ‘skill at;sight riarration: by ““‘telling”.:a sequence from j. driven. “out” of the “theatre with [which the:..film lays: claim. is the [score -by’ Ravi Shankar, who..did | the’ music’ for’ the “Apu” triology. _ ;) [interesting.. in’ .short: passages and. “effective when used. to. underscore: k(most of ‘the “‘music.: is played.on ithe sitar, which: allows little vari-| + {ation) quickly~. becomes repetitious and eventually. irritating to the Photography ‘narrators: ‘| versal; any idea of a. reconciliation. This “Em| version, showever,. erids with. ‘a sul-: dis-. | former: _postman, -Shankar, combining a virility. that’ ‘fits his : were being. projected by. a 16mare. ‘Pro: _jeetor: : and | ° ditection “were: something. else. again.. -QOsten-: sibly: ‘a tale. of mixed-up. “family. | identify, ‘to ‘find acceptance | ‘with ‘anv .but ‘Indian. audiences, a “Pauline; os with even : the bit about. “tthe hero being: held on a ‘railroad ; -| track in the path ‘of. an: ‘oncoming ne * tain. Needless. to Say. it ends. hap:P y: ..Mr.: and Mrs. Isranigura: also dis John Ford’s My. Darling: Clemen-' tine,” with ‘not: only’ ‘voices for ‘Henry’: Fonda; al. ‘Ward ‘Bond, ‘Grant Withers, tc., T but: also . call. the .-accompanying | Walter . Brennan, sounds of gunshots, horses, cattle, : wind, . dance “hall. girls” and. fights... “Yipee-i-o” the same’ in. Thai. and English but ‘Fonda. ‘eame * out: sounding. like. John: Gilbert: while Brennan_was.| sounds pretty much ‘vocally: conceived. as ‘a Toshiro Mifunetype... US: _judged. only.on its technical merits. is excellent but, as an-ex-. ‘ample. of. ‘film : as‘ an. art form;..is. still in: very.” early stages: -As entertainment, * it. more. than-. succeeded. but utilizing. the time. dur-. ing a serious: film festival was un fortunate and: might have better. “nade way: ‘for: a more Serious ton tribution.. Robe.” ‘Dheuer Pare. Dheu (Waves. After. Waves) | ‘ (INDIA) :* ‘San. ‘Franeisco,. Nov.’ 6. A. Renaissance .Films.(B. K...Sanyal; “Sanyal. ‘Screenplay. by“Sanyal -‘and S. Guhathakurtafrom ° original story by S. Dey; camera, Sanyal.; At San Francisco. Film Fest...Running. time; 100 MINS. Netai, ‘the fisherman. -: “taneet+Shankar | Padma, .a*: village girl.......:..Shampa “‘Loton,. their friend -s cathea tates Badal thing. about his’ film is.the beauty Of its pictorial composition: In.al-‘most’ every. other respect, it. Tanges from.. fair. to very -b bad: . “What: Sanyal. apparently conceived. as: a. tranquil, “idyllic pic ture of: life ina, Bengali. fishing village: ‘Is: so’. ‘burdened with tedi‘ous, _ almost.” “motionless -passages that: the festival. audience ‘was boredom. ©: --The one. professional | ‘touch ‘to. some’. scenes, ‘the “narrow ‘range western-trained ear. | Evidently some: plots -are “uni“Waves” his years. :of absence, through the wiridow, whereupon heabandons cide. ‘Two ‘boys and -a girl, of.-different ‘stations:.imx life, spend. .a poor boy, a fisherman; marries the girl. 7 Despite-, ‘the poverty : ‘and hard ‘the ‘childhood sees The. ‘non-pro ‘east displays a naturalness that might have seemed forced in.a.less ‘pliable group. A’ is excellent: as’ Nati, ‘the _ fisherman. hardy profession’ with “a sensitivity: ‘that: makes ‘his ‘emotional scenes: ; believable. ‘Like. others ‘in. the cast. | Leonard Buczlowski) production. | rected by. Buczkowski. Original story “Embrace of. Fate” probably the: ‘first Thai : “film. to. be ‘seen in the. 1 script. ‘Dutta -Gupta) production. Minected ay ;| the misjudged Fram; and ‘Alina “Wy aves After ‘Waves, * other than |: ‘its music,. is a: first attempt at filmmaking by the.entire cast and tech-. nical .créw ‘associated ‘with: thepic. including: producer-director B. K. ‘Sanyal. A-former. “photographer, he: was: ‘evidently ; ‘an excellent. one. | as ‘thé -only ‘really -outstanding Past”: emerges. as} something ‘of: an Indian version ‘of: +“The Way of :All Flesh,” complete Suwin. SawangRatna. with the Yetirned ‘hero watching. ‘his . family, | apparently ‘adjusted to} Vincio Markinucci; },Roberto -Cinquini. At previous. patterns | Rio, Haiti, ‘Vegas’. ‘Rhythemettes, seen in pre “San. F ‘rancisco Fest Reviews _€zas Przeszly. {The Past) — on (POLISH) : San Francisco, Nov.. 6. A ‘Film. Unit KADR of Film Polskt Di and screenplay, Andrzej: Szczypierski: photography, Jerzy Wojcik: music, Adam Walacinski. At San Francisco Film Fest. “Running time, 93 MINS... , Fram ;..... 2.2... Adam’ Hanuszkiewicz Von Steinhagen weseeGustaw Holoubek ‘Antoni: ° ere cone 286s >». Tadeusz ' .Domnicki wee Weber on ccc cwwscccecdeees Hanryk Bak: Monika ........ eoeess. Alina Janowska Judge -....cscc0ceeHenryk -Szletynski. ‘Counselor ..... seoes Ignacy Machowski ° Klara. ....0eseesees Barbara Horowianka Silny wn wuccesecwes Cezary; Julski Maly 022200000000 Aleksander #Sewruk Anna eon rsseers Oe aces . Wanda Majerowna After ‘the: brilliant Polish films ‘made by Majda and Kawalerowicz, ‘some. of which have been seen here at’ previous festivals, much more’ was .expected of this Polish entry than it was.able to deliver. Unfortunately scheduled | imme | diately. after the Brazilian “The Given Word,” -it -seemed -even more. ponderous. than it actually. “was. But there is. little doubt that the. . general impression: created was out ‘and cut boredom. — Camerawork of. Jerzy*~ Wojcik, | Who. contributed much to:-Wajda’s -..-“Ashes, | “Sampson”. | “Joan of the Angels,”: has given \this a veneer of brilliance that . Diamonds”. and and Kawalerowicz’s ‘and _compensates: a bit for the torpid Adam ‘Hanuszkiewicz, as... J anowska, cast as. his faithful love, |.are excellent within the limited framework of. their roles. How-.. ever, the most effective character is -Henryk Bak, as an unfeeling. u) Gestapo. officer, The ‘Poles epparently are determined to explore every ‘facet of ‘the. last World War in which they participated before discarding the subject and going on to something else. The principle of “The is. a. worthy one . and thought-proyoking but its treat‘ment prevents it making any. dis _¢ernible impression on serious filmgoers. Themessage, -. boiled down to the. question of “What is: _justice?”, points out the irony in human relations that can allow an enemy (Germany) to eradicate much . of its guilty conscience at the same time some individuals (such -as the Polish hero of the film). spend the remainder of their lives: being. falsely judged by their fellow..citizens. And blamed for . something that: occurred ‘without: their knowledge. or consent. In this instance, the hero, imprisoned by the. Germans, is permitted to escape. ‘with the purpose of leading the: way to the: partisan leaders: ' while his fellow prisoners are eX | ecuted. “Robe.. ‘Le. Dolet Notti (The Sweet Nights) .(ITALIAN—COLOR—SONGS) . Rome, Nov. .6.. Ynterfilm: release -of an ‘Italearibe pros duction.. Directed by Vinicio : Marinuccei. ‘Story .and screenplay, Angelo Faccenna, Giuseppe Scotee; camera . (Eastman. color), . Fulvio ‘Testi; ‘commentary by ‘voice | of Corrado ‘Mantoni; music, ‘Marcello Gimbini;_ editor, Adriano, . Rome... Running time, 100 MI NS. This pic, one of those locally popular. potpourri efforts.. featuring. various show biz aspects ‘around. the world and_ liberally Jaced with sex, is neither the best nor the worst of its kind. All must eventually -suffer'from..an ‘infla ‘tion.of .such items.. In Italy, pay off. should be: okay," aided by a good | title. ‘Predictably, the film repeats ‘in visits. to’. Paris; Gotham, Las Vegas, Takyo,. Mexico City, etc. Las ‘vious -items of this. genre, are in | again’ for some precision terping, ‘and there are the usual Harlem niteries, Japanese. Geisha ‘cliches and | other oft-seen stints. A serio-comic Mexican bullfight. gives the pic a lift as do other ‘topnotch acts. and solo stints’ by performers in various. parts of ‘world. ‘Occasionally, as in glimpses howeyver,. he is. hampered with the | of a‘U.S. pro-football game, and long. srrtained,:, ploddingtempo. that “apparently is’ a requisite. ta Indian : sfory-telling. Scenes that. ‘at: best, have: little movement, are held . interminably::: Unlike .. the.‘universality: Satyajit Ray's’: “films. ° which “are. about people. with. whom*-ene can “Waves” is. most. unlikely -Robe.. ‘barside’. drunks (‘also U-S.)}, ‘mentary over-reaches for its. sym-bolisms. ‘Marinucci: keeps. tongue in .cheek.. of] com=But generally ‘Vinicio This is especially so im the finale: Spoof. of Rome’s “Dolce Vita.” in which.a twist. backdrop highlights Via Veneto’s’ principal vice .(per .this film)—eatirig.. spa‘ghetti. Technical credits okay.. Hawk.