Show Controversial film causes little stir in Utah Mary deals with the conflict between her connection to God and the sexual urges that accompany girlhood by arrixing at this conclusion: being resigned to God's will is like resigning yourself to being loved "1 know the smile of the soul" Mary says "There xxjll be no more sexuality in me" Certain images turn up again and again in Godard's film such as rounded shapes like basketballs and moons as Mary 's belly By MARILYN ABILDSKOV Iri'rHkvd Exarnnof Staff LT LAKE CITY — A film portraying the Mary as a high school student "ho likes to play basketball and Joseph as a taxicab d riser reached Utah last week but caused no stir during its S stay Godard's “Hail Mary" created an uproar in citlike New York and Chicago people — some of w hom had not seen the film — picketed theaters showing the French film Also the office of Pope John Paul II issued a statement condemning "Hail Mary" But nothing unusual occurred when The Blue Mouse 260 E 100 South presented the reportedly blasphemous film "Hail Mary" was shown 12 run in times during a Salt Lake City last week ies as Mark Allen projectionist at the Blue Mouse says the movie attracted small audiences initially "It started off slower than we thought it would Only about 20 people came for the first show But the crowds have been building steadily since then" H A few iewers haxe walked out of the film early and the theater received a letter from one person who found the film offensive "But in general this isn't the city where 'Hail Marx' would be controversial" Allen said Another Blue Mouse employ- - grows By the end of the film Joseph Mary and a young male child are fixing in conventional suburban neighborhood in France The boy drinks juice out of a mug Myriem Roussel and Thierry Lacoste Faith Palma said local audiences haxe had more to say about the cult film “Trapped by the Mormons" than Godard's updated version of the Immaculate Conception "Hail Marx" is preceded by a short film “The Book of Marx" made by Godard's longtime colMicxille laborator The prologue features Mary during adolescence dealing with her parents’ separation oe in 'Hail Mary’ Despite its reputation as an irreverent film "Hail Mary" rarely strays from a Biblical reading of the Virgin Mary's story quality though a disjointed makes it lough to follow at limes "I'm going to haxe a baby and I've slept with no man" the high school girl tells Joseph her faithful but confused boyfriend “All this doesn't hapso I'm scared" pen everyday Sister Margaret Stechschulte director of the office of communication and media for the Salt Lake Diocese said she could not judge the film's treatment of such a sensitise religious topic "It's probably not something I would recommend but since I haven't seen the film I really can't comment any further" Gene Siskel film critic of the Chicago Tribune says the only mildly sensational moments in "Hail Mary" come toward the end of the film where Mary is shown naked experiencing her mysterious pregnancy "For some any visual depiction of the sacred is profane" he writes “My advice to them: Keep xour exes closed i U times particularly in some of the great museums of the world" Siskel says the film affirms godliness in all women “In its best moments 'Hail Marx' is a film filled with the same awe and wonder we associate with traditional religious beliefs" But not all local x ieweis agree Arnaldo Maldonado said he lookx'd forward to seeing the film because of the debate surrounding it But lie was disappointed "I couldn't tell if the filmmaker was trying to be funny or serious It wasn't offensive or anything like that But to me it looked like someone got really drunk and decided to make a moxie about a 2CKX1-story in a week" University of Utah Lnglish professor Thomas Sobchack xxrites in his introductory film book that Godard xxas among the most influential of the French filmmakers to reach maturity during the I95K The new wave film movement of which Godard was a part grew out of the belief that cinema owed no allegiance to any other art including literature and drama Sobchack vtys Films by these artists arc often purposefully inconsistent in tone and style marked by a certain playful sloppiness Viewers are often unsure whether a new wave film is comedy melodrama or serious Church briefs hurts or other reasons The group was organized by two women who were out of the church for many years and reKenneth IL Becsley newly lumed They are now involved president of LDS Business College invites graduates and enjoying their return Father Mke Ka’lock has given and former students to inform the College concerning their pres- his approval and will be available for help acnx mes and current address ent Those interested are invited to LDS Business College will celelisten brate its centennial beginning this join the group and sit and or share feelings at 7:30 pm summer with activities culminatW Eduthe Catholic at ednesday ing in homecoming and 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