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Show L j ------' , -. ( l r c , THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARPsi Directed by George Roy Hill, screenplay 0 ; Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt and Glenn ByJ.T.YURKO I John Irving's successful novel, "The World According to Garp," was much more than just a best-seller. To many, the book embodied the confused culture of our time as it wrestled wres-tled with such problems as sexual freedom vs. family ties, lust living alongside liberation. It was a long, complex and often unnerving book, but it sold 5 million copies and is still selling well. To convert those 500-plus pages into a motion picture of reasonable length was a ponderous pon-derous task that many refused. Including Irving himself. The task went to director George Roy Hill ("The Sting," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid") and screenwriter Steve Teslch ("Breaking Away." "Eyewitness") . They've done a tremendous job In bringing "Garp" to the screen. The lilm is one ol this year's best. The film. W :, lows the Wfjfc? and absurd ,. Although w spirit and ntt ; and absurd' outings- le'' and control.' so outra9f tW w ,he.ml. |
