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Show The Newspaper Thursday, July 30, 1981 Page B5 ft ' ZCsJOC?i fffviCSS aTtW--rS S7vwQ2J5 STC 6 j "That's our Baby" Baby Quilt Tops 25 off quilted or non quilted Keel WirM huu rU!Si, hczCJ crrorib mar) mi K M J1 Mll.V... .. IRK Mb rfl J 'Endless Love' is story of futile passion A Classic Recommended (iood double feature material Time-killer For masochists only Endless Love Brooke Shields is the romantic MacGuffin of this movie. A MacGuffin (a term Alfred Hitchcock invented for his thrillers) is, in short, an almost-superfluous object whose only purpose is to set a conflict in motion (like a secret formula, treasure map, the Lost Ark, etc. ) In "Endless Love," Shield's purpose is to start the conflict between her young lover David (Martin Hewitt) and her family. Even her first name, Jade, reinforces her position as mere "valuable object." She's such an empty figure, one wonders how the movie could be concerned with any eternally burning passion directed at or shared by here. Is the title, "En-less "En-less Love," meant to be taken seriously, or ironically? Director Franco Zifferelli allows you to read his story both ways, which makes his film much better than you'd expect. While the Romeo-and-Juliet romantics throw their own meanings into the picture, I prefer to see it as a heavy-breathing young infatuation that grows into a one-sided obsession. David is the most dauntless daunt-less flower of a liberal generation. His socialist-leaning socialist-leaning parents (Richard Kiley, Beatrice Straight) are open-minded but indifferent to him, and David feels a greater kinship with his girl's family, the Butter-fields Butter-fields the most boisterous, pot-smoking, exhibitionistic embarassment on their block. David nurtures in this atmosphere at-mosphere and comes to need it. But the oldest brother, Keith (Jimmy Stamper) begins to resent David's at tempts to adopt himself into the family, even though Keith is the one who first befriended him. And the father, Hugh (Don Murray) takes umbrage at the way David sneaks into the house every night to make love to Jade. So far, this sounds like "Happy Days" the males of the family acting jealously protective of Littel Sister. But there is an added dimension here, especially in Hugh, who has created the freewheeling climate that allows David to take advantage. advan-tage. Hugh's anger at David is like Dr. Frankenstein's anger at the monster he's created. The mother (Shirley Knight) is more casual about the surreptitious love-making love-making in her daughter's bedroom. "They're kind of cute," she says, "like bats." But she is swayed by vague stirrings of her own for David. David is ousted from the Butterfield home, and in a desperate attempt to win his way back in to Jade, he sets a fire on the front porch, which he hopes will make him a hero when he "appears" "ap-pears" to snuff it out. But he lingers too long to make his rescue (some subliminal hate for the house where he is no longer welcome?), the fire gets out of control, and the fleeing Butterfields see their home destroyed. The rest of the movie David's term in an asylum, his further attempts to find Jade are a study in futile insanity not very well done at times, but certainly cer-tainly better than the Brooke Shields make-out movie we were expecting. The movie, on occasion, goes too far in condemning this self-indulgent lifestyle of the upper middle class. At times, you can feel only disgust, as when Jade, sleepless after nights of love-making, love-making, squalls for some knock-out drops. ("Oh, go ahead and give her a pill," says Mommy.) Martin Hewitt is the film's finest performer, giving David a self-possessed keenness keen-ness that quietly marks him Western art galore at Friday exhibit The Rocky Mountain states have been blessed with many excellent artists. And art is becoming a realistic movement for con-noisseaurs con-noisseaurs of culture. The Lido Gallery in Provo features a beautiful selection of locally and nationally known artists. And for one day only on Friday, July 31, a wide-ranging exhibit of the gallery's works will be on display in the Park City area. Leading off the long list of featured artists is Dennis Smith, whose bronze sculptures sculp-tures are familiar sights on the streets of Salt Lake City. Smith's work, known for its evocative memories of bygone by-gone days, has been commissioned com-missioned by such clients as American Savings and the LDS Church. Gary Kapp, who will be featured in a national magazine later this year, is a portrait artist with an eye for a Western lifestyle that many people still seek. Observers Ob-servers have praised his work for its awe-inspiring reality, and its play with light and shadow. Jim Christensen's bizarre style evokes the fantastic in all of us, all the more because it is grounded in reality. His dwarfs ride an authentic saddle, even if it is mounted on a bird! Christensen's painting, whether fantastic or real, is noted for its perfect detail and composition. His style ranges from acrylic egg tempura to watercolor guoches, ana his latest works have been done in oil. Andre Nel is an extremely ex-tremely beautiful pastel and oil artist. A student of William Whittaker, Nel has a penchant for perfectionism that has landed his art in a number of fine collections. Garry Price has worked in several different mediums, but he has found bronze to be his best means of expression. ex-pression. Kent Goodliffe works with a pencil and a superb command com-mand of the human anatomy. His drawings, which often require hours of excruciating effort, have won him notoriety beyond state lines. The watercolor landscapes of Robert Marshall blend themselves beautifully with the interior of any fine home. His workmanship has collectors collec-tors waiting in line for his next piece. In addition to these fine artists, ar-tists, the exhibit will feature works by Clark Price, Michael Wardle, Russell Bowers, Carl Purcell, Trevor Southey, Kimball Warren, Frank Magleby, Franz Johansen, A.D. Shaw, Jonathon Bronson, Gene Dodge and Michael Graves. The Lido's Friday exhibit will be held at 163 Webster Drive in the Thaynes Canyon subdivision. The home is currently on sale from Gump and Ayers. Harrson and Carole Dewegeli, who run the Lido Gallery at 398 No. University Avenue in Provo, hope to bring other shows to Park City. Local artists form co-op You might call it a community com-munity art center. A group of local artists has banded together to form the Unita Artist's Co-op, a nonprofit, non-profit, do-it-yourself organization with a Park City flavor. "The main reason we for-ed for-ed the co-op was to get local artists together," said Steve Lloyd, one of the organizers. "I think there should be more groups of artists than just the Kimball Art Center itself." Lloyd said he discussed the idea with Susan Jarman, president of the Park City Arts Council, and with some of the other artists in the community. He said about 20 to 25 people have expressed ex-pressed an interest in joining the organization. Lloyd sees the co-op as an outlet for some of the less-established less-established Park City artists who are not represented either by the Kimball Art Center or the Park City Arts Festival. The new group hopes to teach classes in conjunction with the Park City Recreation Department, Depart-ment, and to hold regular exhibitions in the Memorial Building. The first such exhibition took place last weekend, and included the works of 11 area artists including Pat Smith, Mary Barrena, and Lloyd himself. "It was kind of like a mini arts festival, I guess you could say." He said the new organization would have no board of directors and no managers. "Everybody works together to make it work," he said. "It's kind of like community radio.'" the fall. Lloyd said he Among the classes plan-"You plan-"You get out of it what you hopes that the co-op can get ned are photography, draw-put draw-put into it, basically." a dealership in art supplies ing, watercolors, pas-The pas-The group plans to hold a to offer reduced prices to its tels, and perhaps even flea-market funraiser during members. fingerpainting for the kids. y ' ' " , fa - ' k 1 1 4 : . ' A , - - """" , ' "'"" 'A !' V - as a young man with drive and determination. The tragedy is that all his will has been directed into passion. (He seems a bit too mature, however, to pull that dumb fire stunt.) Don Murray and Shirley Knight offer excellent support sup-port as Jades parents. They are the major protoganists in the drama. It is their anger, confusion, and fear which drives the picture forward when their philosophy is tested by David's single-minded passion. pas-sion. As for Brooke Shields, her two most convincing moods are a kittenish contentment (in the flushed romantic scenes shot by director Zifferelli Zif-ferelli against a crackling fire or a bedroom mural), and hysteria bathed in much screaming and crying. When she is called upon to be reflective, she is as sincere sin-cere as James Watt speaking on behalf of the snail darter. This makes it hard to accept the movie's ending, where a sobered Jade, torn between lover and family, finally is mature enough to chart her course. The "cheat" ending shows her going back to David to stay? to say good-bye? Once again, you can have it both ways. But the "Lady and the Tiger" last scene is a bit too blunt for the picture's ambiguity up to then. I expected ex-pected a more perceptive resolution. 1 As far as I'm concerned, this "Endless Love" was a mistake from the beginning. Calico Katies 2e8M j "si? zsrcsss zcGtrHP ecsTsi? 3s''cve3(sr,3S5 tcT-'csr'n&p fec I ) r--r -'i n I I H U fmlMtwmjmrmmmnmHimii&mi; j HOLIDAY VILLAGE MALL, PARK CITY, UT - 649- 6541 Starts Friday, July 31st $000 ECONOMY NIGHT MONDAY EVENING $ooo You 'll never guess who wins. IP Q Burt Reynolds jMK-jCK Roger Moore vEpEECn Mon.-Fri. Sat. & Sun. 7:30,9:30 12:00,1:50,3:40 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 (ANN0NBALL PG I I t AN 1 S I "Two hours of jrf WfJf.lM'fJ IF SSlttZ non stop thrills." lisf OF THE mi OF THE LOST ARK Sat Sun 1:00 3:05 5:10 7:30 9:45 Mon Fri 7:30 9:45 The storv of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy... and meet girls. BULL MURRAY Mon.-Fri., 7:15, 9:15 Sat. & Sun., 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:15 afcmBBt - -ih-ag: jg- An onlooker studies one of the paintings on display Saturday in the local artists' "mini festival" at the Memorial Building. jyiir mm : .i 1 . t. 5 t 'i J m m Up mWr ilifif.ftifiii XI 1 '-.4 |