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January 4, 1982CINEMABEST OF '81
Body Heat. Dark and supple and unpredictable, like the femme
fatale at its core. Body Heat establishes Lawrence Kasdan as
an awesomely assured writer-director, and William Hurt as
American's hunkiest loser.
Chariots of Fire. The year's handsomest period piece is about
athletes running for Olympic gold--and to save their souls.
Writer Colin Welland and Director Hugh Hudson manage to inspire
without being cloying, and mark an honorable return to the
British tradition of quality.
Cutter's Way. (Original title: Cutter and Bone.) A murder
mystery set on the downslope of the California dream,
flavorsomely written by Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, directed by Ivan
Passer and acted by Jeff Bridges and John Heard.
Excalibur. Or: "Camelot Goes to Woodstock." Writer-Director
John Boorman recasts the Arthurian legends as a fable for our
time and all time, with the most voluptuous evocation of
pastoral imagery since Days of Heaven.
The Last Metro. Paris show people retain their grace under
pressure of the German Occupation. Director Francois Truffaut
is at his best, too, in this suspenseful romance.
Man of Marble. The life of a Polish Everyman--Stalinist hero
turned Stanlinist victim--is examined in Andrzej Wajda's
intricate, ironic study of humanity distorted by
totalitarianism. The irony has become yet more bitter; Wajda,
head of the Polish filmmakers' union, is now reported under
arrest.
On Golden Pond. Henry Fonda rages at the dying light and, with
his hard brilliance, illuminates a twilight romance, while
bringing his own career to a golden climax.
Prince of the City. A corrupt New York cop (Treat Williams)
further corrupts himself as he tries to expiate his crimes.
Sidney Lumet has directed a fiercely acted and harrowing descent
into paranoia's hellish center.
Raiders of the Lost Ark. George (Empire) Lucas + Steven (Close
Encounters) Spielberg + Lawrence (Body Heat) Kasdan + Harrison
(Star Wars) Ford = intelligent, thrilling blockbuster. Moves
like a Rolls-Royce over bad road.
Reds. Could have been "Warren's Gate." Instead,
Writer-Director-Producer-Star Beatty fashioned a biography of
Radical Journalist John Reed into a love story that evokes
laughter, tears, thoughtfulness, astonishment.