OCR Text |
Show CZ5 D JO 1969 documentary award "'Salesman' is adventure into the American dream.' Union Movie Preview BY PAUL NG Money is being made in the Bible business. It is a fabulous business. Albert and David Maysles' recent cinema production, "Salesman," is a penetrating, ironic film on such business; it was also the best. American documentary film last-" year. It will be shown throughout through-out the week of April 6-11 in OSH Auditorium at 2:30, 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. "Salesman" centers on four door-to-door Bible salesmen. In order to pupsh the sale of a Bible which costs $49.95, they have to talk, to explain, and even to persuade per-suade their customers in spite of their poverty, ignorance, suspiciousness suspici-ousness and recalcitrance. It is not simply a film about salesmen, but also "an adventure into the American dream where hope is a sale and a sale, firmation of existence itsej Arthur Miller says. The Maysles brothers, b: ducers and directors of ' man," have become fair; J documentary film since avoid imposing any direct-pact direct-pact and editorial bias events they shot, and W rehearsal of any action, t 1 terview scene of "Salesmai camera is placed right in the interviewee to film eve! detail, meanwhile their sf-corder sf-corder captures every ' "' says on the spot even 1 ' herent stumbling phrases ken sentences. By mean.' j "non-preconception" me "Salesman" has achieved ', success in conveying to fr' ence a highly realistic and ordinary sense of "being - |