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"Chariots of Fire" was
the surprise winner of this
year's Academy Awards.
honor for best picture. This
small British production
opened quietly in a few
theaters in the larger cities
in this country. The bok of
fice take started out small,
but with a warm response
from the critics and word
of-mouth, "Chariots' of
Fire" turned into a major
motion picture.
"Chariots of Fire"
chronicles the true story of
two British runners and
their quest for gold at the
1924 Olympics. The film
deals with the background
of each runner and studies
the motivations that drive
them.
Benn Cross gives a
r-werful portrait as Harold
Abrahms, a young Jewish
sprinter from Cambridge
who uses his ability as a
runner to overcome the
anti-sematic prejudice he
encounters at Cambridge.
lan Charleson gives an
equally strong performance
as Eric Liddell, a sprinter
from Scotland who studies
divinity at Glasgow. Liddell
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has his motivations for run
ning firmly founded in his
strong Christian beliefs. He
holds these beliefs so
strongly that during the
Olympics there is a conflict
as to whether or not he will
run in a heat race that is
scheduled for a Sunday..
"Chariots of Fire" is
primarily about sports and
athletic competition,
though the movie goes far
ther and deeper than the
romantic notion of
underdog-against-all-odds
drama that so many sports
films go for. Just view
"Rocky" and Michael
Douglas' "Running" for ex
amples of this sort of
shallow study of athletic
motivation.
Director Hugh Hudson
and screen writer
..Colin
Welland' have worked
together to give the film a
flawless flow. The story of
each young man's life is
told separately until they
are brought together to race
each other and then brought
together again for the Paris
Olympics. Hudson also
received a lot of support
from director of
As early as 3 o'clock Saturday morning, anglers were
worming out of a warm bed pulling up their flies. This
might sound a little fishy, but it isn't. Pennsylvania
fishermen just went to get to their favorite fishing hole
before they wake up. At 8 o'clock they threw their lines
in hape to pick up a little fishy. I know some guys that
do this in bars at night. Chances are they could get a
Sucker, or hook up with a real wild Cat-fish. They'll go
after them if it's sunny, or even if it rains in hopes of
catching themselves a Rainbow. If they get a big one
they might exclaim, "Holy Mackerel.' But not in these
waters. I asked some fishermen why they would sit on
a perch all" day, and they said, "Just for the Halibut."
But I guess everyone dances to their own tune, but as
R.E.O. Speedwagon once said, "You can tune a piano,
but you can't tuna fish." And if you think this story is
bad, you should have seen the one that got away.
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By Tim Swarr
photography David Watkin.
Watkin brings out the beau
ty of the Scottish coun
tryside as well as the ex
uberance and energy of col
lege life. The athletic con
tests themselves are
superbly filmed. Slow mo
tion is used to heighten the
drama of the events bht to
such an extent that it
becomes overbearing and
calls attention,to itself. The
Academy award-winning
score by Vangelis blends in
smoothly and helps to draw
the viewer into the action on
the screen.
"Chariots of Fire" is a
small movie that does not
gather viewer interest by a
lot of flash and spectacular
effects. It captures the
viewer by showing in an
honest and in-depth manner
the motivations that can
drive a man through his
life. While this movie deals
with athletics its message
can be applied to any per
sonal endeavor. For these
reasons, I feel the movie
deserved its Academy
Award and the box-office
renewal that will come.
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In conjunction with the Penn State Arts Festival, the
Highacres Drama Club will present two one-act plays on
May 5, 6 and 8 at 7:30 P.M. in room C-1. The first play is
of particular interest —• it is written and directed by Bob
Tier, a student, here at Highacres. The play is entitled
"Ladies & Gents," and according to Mr. Tier, it is "a
serious comedy about lost love." The production of this
play has been handled solely by the students of the
Drama Club. The cast of "Ladies & Gents" consists of an
experienced group of actors: Alaine Bolish, Lisa Skuba.
Phil Voystock, Gregg Rhinesmith, Bill Creed, Kathy
Keane, and Annette McGuiggan. The second play, which
is the main feature, is called "Black Comedy," a
humorous play which takes place in England during a
power failure. The play was written by Peter •Schalffer
with special arrangement by Samuel French Inc. This
play is under the direction of Alexis Neopolitan, an ex
perienced writer and director from this area. Mr.
Neopolitan has volunteered his time and talent in an ef
fort to make "Black Comedy" a master production. The
cast of this play also includes some very talented actors:
Alaine Bolish, Lisa Bosak, John Gormley, JoAnn Gur
sick, Gregg Rhinesmith, Phil Voystock, Bob Tier and
Steve Zarick. Tier, head of the Drama Club, said all the
actors and crew members are working hard in•prepara:
tion for the production, which is sure to be interesting
and entertaining. Students showing ID will be admitted
free. The cost is $l.OO for all other students and $2.00 for
adults. There will be refreshments during the intermis
sion, and all proceeds will go to the Highacres Drama
Club.
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