Show I I NOVEMBER 1989 5 OnParadeo WHAT'S UP THIS WEEK I EIJI EIVIIIIISILLS 1 I N 404Et-li- r si: 164 ' PI' --P4S4s HENRY VFOR THE 1rr ' 11 : : 15'1 N n cils ( ) 411:71"IN: ie" : Their passion burned offscreen too: Cooper with Patricia Neal in The Fountainhead Gary Cooper Stands Tall Remember Gary Cooper? He's the actor who faced the bad guys alone in High Noon who said "I'm sorry" after punching a guy in the belly and wiped his mouth after Loretta Young kissed him in Along Came Jones His film bio is aptly called Gary Cooper: American Life American Legend The image Cooper projected on the screen in movies like High Noon Meet John Doe Friendly Persuasion and Sergeant York was of the American character as we like to think of ourselves—strong and good yet modest One story told by Cooper's daughter Maria Cooper Janis who worked closely with writerdirector-producer Richard Schickel to create the bio shows the actor himself as very much like that: "My father was talking one day to World War II hero Gen Hap Arnold who remarked 'Gee Mr Cooper it must be great to have people ask you for your autograph' And my father answered 'It's nice to know there are people who like you when you pretend to be a hero but it must be wonderful having them ask for your autograph when you really are one" Since this is primarily a film bio mtoirvirti IS 1 1990s Laurence Olivier's 1944 movie of Henry V was so magnificent you wonder why anyone would want to do anbther film of this great Shakespeare play Until you see the gripping new Henn V Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh this is a Henry for our time The remarkably gifted Irishman plays the young English king in a contemporary way (although still in Elizabethan dress) He is a more rugged Henry with natural makeup and haircut Shown often in close-u- p he his emotions can and be expresses moved to tears You respond so much to the scenes as if they were happening right now that you're taken aback when the army goes into battle against the French with bows and arrows and swords This is a Henry in the chaos and grime of the battle in the way Branagh scenes has taken some of that genius' famous scenes—like the whir and sweep of post-Vietna- m et1 post-Olivi- er - the arrows at Agincourt—and made them even more stunning The movie is elegantly designed and beautifully scene that made with an theater will leave the talking people about—Henry on the field at Agincourt carrying a dead boy over his shoulder his P face dogged end-of-bat- tle 7--4 0 - but pained as the camera moves in one long tracking shot over the Branagh (r) as Henry at Battle of Agincourt field and the voices of the weary soldiers swell in aTe Deum It was a shock to go back to the Olivier enty V and with a sense of betrayal find myself longing to watch this new one again Goldwyn Pictures desolate BRIGHT IDEAS BY JANE CIABATTARI f4 Turn-of-Seas- on Reminder for Women Don't push me: Cooper in Springfield Rifle sketched here only in broad spare strokes With narration Cooper's life is by Clint Eastwood (and with the theme "Song for a Hero" composed by Mciria's husband the pianist Byron Janis) we see clips from a group of 33 movies (unfortunately unlabeled) Heroic funny romantic even tragic Cooper starred in a greater variety of movies than most people remember—acting opposite the biggest female stars of his time: Ingrid Bergman Jean Arthur Grace Kelly Audrey Hepburn and many more TNT cable network Check your local listings for the dates and times of television programs well-chos- en DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE A in your monthly breast busy schedule this fall Early detection through a an annual visit to your physician and a mammogram are the best ways to self-exa- m self-exa- m beat breast cancer the second leading cause of cancer death in women To help you learn how to examine and palpate your breasts there's a new video to teach you the proper procedure in your own home Produced by the Stevens Cancer Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital it's available for $1050 from BSE Dept P 3212 Brant St San Diego Calif 92103 or by calling toll-fre- e: Take the Family to Lunch WITH PARENTS AND CHILDREN busy with activities during the week there rarely are opportunities to spend time fostering the fine art of conversation and passing down important lessons in etiquette One solution: Make an occasional date to eat out together as a family Suggests PARADE reader Georgia Herbertson of Jacksonville Fla: Go to a fine restaurant (Many hotels have beautiful dining areas) Let the waiters hover—refill water glasses pass rolls rescue fallen napkins— while you show your children how to sit up straight use proper table manners and have fun together as a family Special meals like this can make for lifetime memories Wed like to hear front you Send vour suggestions to "Bright ideas" PARADE 730 Third Am PAGE I I 24 NOVEMBER 5 r-- 1 New York 1989 NY 10017 PARADE MAGAZINE |