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Show ! - ;; i . ! ' r- ' -V-y i 5 ' ' ' J j, Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal portray two young college students from widely differing backgrounds who fall in love in Paramount Pictures' "Love Storv" Movie review love Story'a best seller BY JOANN WONG Entertainment Writer "Love Story's" ability to play n one's basic human response nakes it one of the most ac-daimed ac-daimed films of the year. "Love Story" by Erich Segal 'was written for the screen and ' then re-written as a novel which nt has been on the best seller list for 45 weeks. A graduate of Harvard, K Mr. Segal is an associate professor ''of classics and comparative literature litera-ture at Yale and has written "several scholarly works including "Euripides, A Collection of Critical Essays" and "Roman Laughter: The Comedy of Plau-tus." Plau-tus." Mr. Segal also is the author of "The Yellow Submarine," the Beatles' animated film. Mr. Segal showed his screenplay of "Love Story" to the William Morris Agency where Howard G. Minsky, the film's producer, was working as head of the film department. de-partment. Mr. Segal's story of two college students with widely differing backgrounds, who fall in love, intrigued Minsky. He resigned re-signed his post at William Morris and purchased the screen rights. Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal portray the clean-cut All-American All-American couple who meet, exchange ex-change the usual verbal volleyball, go the usual date routine, marry, thus making it all the true love story. Miss MacGraw and Mr. O'Neal's performance are incomparable for emotions which are supposed to be portrayed throughout the film. Ray Milland and John Marley also contribute good supporting scenes as fathers of the couple. Chicks always cry at sad movies and they cry at "Love Story." The plot of the story lacked depth yet was a refreshing change from the motorcycle, sex and violence films of late. "Love Story" is playing at the Utah Theater to full-house audiences every showing. It is scheduled to continue for four months. |