'ROSES OF PICARDY'

Evening Star, Issue 20118, 7 March 1929, Page 2

'ROSES OF PICARDY '

OCTAGON'S NEW PROGRAMME ‘Boses of Picardy,’ which will be screened at the Octagon _ Theatre tomorrow, affords a striking illustration of the great strides that _ have been made in the motion picture industry in England during the last few years. It is the type of picture that Now Zealand “ fans ” have been waiting for, not only because it is a remarkable achievement in itself, but because it heralds the kind of photoplay that will lift the motion picture art Into a plane that will challenge the supremacy of the stage. In a single sweep Britain has challenged the American producers and shown the remarkable development of the British industry. The characters are real humans, and the working out of their destinies is as much the concern of the audience as of the characters themselves.

Miss Lillian Hall-Davis, who takes the part of Madeleine, proves her ability as a screen star. Her passionate intimacy with the shell-shocked Skene is one of the big moments of this amazing picture. Her astonishing staunch _ regard and love for D’Archeville, in spite of his little regard for her—and finally the sentiment expressed—are big moments ihafc one jvBL mvm forget*