On Screen

Press, 31 March 1989, Page 23

On Screen

THE COLOR PURPLE (Hollywood 1, Sumner): Steven Spielberg’s idealised version of life of the black people in the Deep South early this century. Beautiful photography (GA).

ilia. Beautiful photography (GA). A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY (Academy): A charming look at English country life through the eyes of a recuperating veteran of World War I (GA). EVIL ANGELS (Avon): Meryl Streep puts on an Aussie accent and black win in this telling of the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain at Ayres Rock, and the resultant trial of her mother (GA). RAIN MAN (Regent 2): Dustin Hoffman gives a carefully studied performance of an autistic savant, accompanied by Tom Cruise as his brother as they journey across the United States (GA). THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (Metro): Withdrawn from screening for a quarter of a century, this political thriller has lost none of

MISSISSIPPI BURNING (Westend): Gene Hackman plays an F. 8.1. agent sent into the Deep South to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights workers (RPI6). JEAN DE FLORETTE and MANON OF THE SPRING (Academy): The two parts of this superb French production can be seen in one sitting. Gerard Depardieu plays an inexperienced farmer in southern France who is driven to death by greedy neighbours. In part two, his daughter seeks revenge. Yves Montand plays the villain (GY). GORILLAS IN THE MIST (Regent 1): Sigourney Weaver gives a powerful depiction of Dian Fossey’s 20 years dedicated to the study and protection of the mountain gor-

Laurence Harvey (GA). A FISH CALLED WANDA (Savoy 2): John Cleese successfully blends American and British humour in a farce about a jewel robbery — and everything that goes wrong afterwards (GA). THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF THE POLICE SQUAD (Savoy 1 and Hollywood 2, Sumner): A few hilarious moments from the makers of “Flying High” (GA). SCROOGED (Hollywood 2): Bill Murray stars in this Christmas comedy which screens with “Naked gun” at Sumner (GY). A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER (Midcity): Freddy Krueger returns for the fourth time to haunt the dreams of unsuspecting children (RPI6).

its surprise effect. A sur- HOT TO TROT (Panrealist satire about tages, Hornby): A comAmerican politics star- edy about a talking horse ring Frank Sinatra and (GA). V