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Mafia hit man Nicholson beds and weds his female counterpart Turner but middle-aged bliss is not to be his. She has besmirched his family name with a double-dealing casino scam and nobody violates the code of the Prizzis with ' impunity. even blood relatives. Skilful black comedy directed with a veteran‘s assurance and distinguished by a rogues‘ gallery of performances. Glasgow: (‘tI’I’ I Purple Rain ( 15) (Albert Magnoli. t “S. 1984) Prince. Apollonia Kotero. I I 1 mins. Thinly-disguised Oscar-winning autobiographical drama on the life and

hard times of I lis l’urpleness. 'l‘he musicis

all and includes ‘When Doves (‘ry". Edinburgh; Filmhouse

I Queen Kelly (PG) (Erich Von Stroheim. US. 1931/1985) Gloria Swanson. Walter Byron. IIXImins. Restored version ofthe silent masterwork in which an ordinary convent girl in fin-de-siecle Ruritanian principality attracts the attention of a prince before being despatched to an aunt‘s bordello in East Africa and married to a depraved plantation owner. Fascinating viewing. highlighting Von Stroheim‘s obsessive perfectionism and interest in all manner ofsexual peccadilloes. Edinburgh; EL'FS

I Race ForYour Life. Charlie Brown ( ti) (Bill Melendez. US. 1977) With the voices of Duncan Watson. Liam Martin. 75 mins. The third of the animated Peanuts features is set in a summer camp and provides mild

diversion including a treacherous river raft

race. Edinburgh; Filmhouse

I Raising Arizona ( 15) (Joel ('oen. US. 1987) Nicolas Cage. Holly Hunter. 94 mins. Married ex-con (‘age settles down to a life of crime once more and remedies his wife‘s childless state by stealing a millionaire‘s recently whelped quintuplets. Exhilaratinglive-action

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cartoon combining non-stop action. crazy situations and deadpan wit. Edinburgh; Filmhouse

I Red Badge of Courage ( t‘) (.Iohn I lttslon.

17S.I‘)51).-\udie Murphy. Bill Mauldin. Any Devine. h‘) mins. l)espiteextcnsivc studio interference. lluston's film stands as a simple and effective encapsulation of the Stephen ('rane novel about a young man‘s experiences of combat during the American (‘iy il War. (ilasgow ; (il’l' I The Rescuers (l' ) (Wolfgang Rietherman. I'S. I977) With the voicesof (ieraldine Page. Bob Newhart. liva (iabor. 77 mins. less than classy Disney anthropomorphie animation in which members of the worldwide mice rescue squad Bernard and Bianca help find a kidnapped orphan girl.

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Kclburne. Rialto I Room Wilh A View ( I’( i) (James Ivory. I'K.1985)IlelenaBonhamCartcr.

Maggie Smith. Denholm Iilliott. I 17mins.

Highly agreeable. perfectly realised version of the ILM. It'orster novel of an Iinglish rose whose itllltll‘tltlS inclinations blossom during an Italian holiday. Strathclyde; Haldane Film Society

I 'Round Midnight( IS I ( Bertrand 'I‘avernier. I'S l‘rance. Who) Dexter

(iordon. Francois ( 'Iu/ct. Ionette Mckee.

I33 mins. In the l’arisofthe late I‘)5Ils.a young jazz fan looks after Bebop legend Dale Turner. wonderfully played by real-life maestro ( iordon. lest he drink his weary frame into the grave. ’I'ouching and sublime. Strathelydc: ()deon Ayr

I Roxanne ( PU) ( lfrcd Schepsi. Its. 1937) Steve Martin. Darryl Hannah. III7 mins. Humorous and charming reworking of (’yrano de Bergerac deploying a rangeof comedy techniques as fire chief Martin of

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FROM SUNDAY DECEMBER 13th FILMHOUSE Edinburgh FROM MONDAY JANUARY 25th FILM THEATRE Glasgow

20The List 11 Dec l987—7Jan 1988

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