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18-The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Friday, Feb. 28, 1975 THE STEPFORD WIVES' A con controversial sial film By JUDY KLEMESRUD New York Times Service NEW YORK Gael Greene "loved" the movie. Mrs. Ring Lardner Jr. considered it a "putdown of humanity in general." Betty Friedan called it a "rip-off of the women's movement," and then stomped out of the screening room.

They were among the 100 women "opinionmakers" who gathered the other night, at the invitation of Eleanor Perry, the screenwriter, and her daughter, Ann Bayer, a writer, for what was billed as "an evening for wives and other women." The event was a special screening of the controversial film, "'The Stepford Wives." It was followed by an "awareness session" in which the women were invited to air their feelings gripes, praise or otherwise about the film. "The Stepford Wives," which stars Katharine Ross and Paula Prentiss, is based on Ira Levin's novel about a group of husbands who learn how to have the perfect wife: They kill their real wives and re- SILVER STRING MACEDONIA BAND Folk concert set The Silver String Macedonia Band will perform the folk music of Eastern Europe in an 8:15 p.m. concert tomorrow in Luther Burbank Auditorium at Santa Rosa Junior College. Tickets will be available at the door at the price of $1 general, 50 cents for SRJC students and Gold Card holders and 75 cents for other students. The group of six young musicians is known for accuracy and authenticity in the music it plays.

Much of the music derives from ancient tradition and is influenced by a mixture of cul- KATE WOLF, Don Coffen and Rod Dickinson are among the musicians set to perform at the Petaluma Evolution Art Institure's benefit country music dance and dinner tomorrow night at the Cotati Veterans Memorial Building. Music will start at 7 p.m. and run through midnight. Donations will be $2 per person, with proceeds going to the non-profit art school. tures such as the Turkish dominion over Macedonia and Bulguaria.

The group, which plays instruments such as the bouzouki, dumbek, gadulka and tupan as well as conventional instruments, won high praise for its many performances including those of KQED-TV and KPFA-FM in the bay area. Each member of the Macedonia Band plays several different instruments during a performance, making possible a wide variety of sounds and styles. Interpol's going after film pirates New York Times Service NEW YORK The country's major movie producers and distributors plan to establish a special security organization to ferret out and help prosecute pirates who obtain prints of films and show them illegally around the world. Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, under whose aegis the prospective office is being created, said that "this new print office will be the prime instrument in locating pirates and cooperating with police authorities and prosecutors' offices in putting these pirates in jail." PARKWAY PETALUMA 763-5600 Exclusive Drive -In Showing Ca Auto Movies OPEN -SHOW 7:30 adults $2.00 6 to 12 yrs. 50c The most Winner of Ten Academy Awards STATE STALLMA adults, 18 or over, ID, Cont.

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"I wonder if film makers know they may be shutting off half their audience with that kind of film women who Redwood Empire Theatres LAST GREAT HIDING PLACE 795-9441 6 FILMS BY WOMEN FILM MAKERS "MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON" "PASSING QUIETLY PLUS 4 OTHERS-7PM-9PM SHOWCASE, Peta. 762-4530 BREEZY 'R' Cont. 7pm SEBASTIANI, SONOMA, 996-2020 BREEZY 'R' RIO, MONTE RIO, 865-1192 BIRDS DO IT, BEES DO IT 8:45 LEMONADE JOE $1.50 may not want to go to 'two guy' pictures." And then the film began. before it was over, the frequent hisses, groans and guffaws from the crowd indicated that perhaps Columbia had made a mistake if they thought these women opinion makers would like "The Stepford Wives." "I think it's completely ridiculous," said Linda Arking, a writer who was the first to speak up in the "awareness "I couldn't believe the film. It dumps on everyone women, men, suburbia.

It confirms every fear we've ever had about the battle of the sexes, and it says there is no way for people to get together and lead human About 10 minutes into the "awareness session," Betty Friedan stood and with a voice quivering with emotion, said: "I think we should all leave here. I don't publicize think we should help, this movie. It's a rip-off of the women's She grabbed her coat and FILM RATING GUIDE For Parents and Their Children GENERAL AUDIENCES All Ages Admitted PARENTAL GUIDANCE PG SUGGESTED Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Pre- Teenagers RESTRICTED Under Parent 17 or requires Adult Guardian accompanying NO ONE UNDER 18 ADMITTED (Age limit may vary in certain areas) MPAA LA 24 UNITED MILLBRAE REDWOOD ARTIST AVE SANTA AUTOMOVIE 545 2949 ROSA THRU NOW SHOWING SATURDAY a screwball comedY. REMEMBER THEM? OPEN 6:30 SHOW 7PM A RyaN ONEaL A PeTER PRODUCTiOn From Warner Bros. A Warner Communications Company CO Ryan O'Neal Jacqueline Bisset AND PG THE THIEF WHO CAME TO DINNER DRIVEtheatre OPEN 6:45 PM SHOW 7:15 NOVATO PETALUMA ONE WEEK ONLY! GET SET FOR A 4D JOURNEY INTO TRANS-ETHERIC VISION! (WITH TELEPATHIC DIALOGUE!) GET SET FOR A PSYCHIC FREAKOUT! GET SET TO BE the YOU WON'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES! AND IN ORDER TO ENJOY THE BIKERS THRILLS -THEY STEAL Each Other's Girls! ON EASTEAN COLOR walked out, followed by three other women.

The "awareness session" ended with the remaining women pretty much agreed that the movie was "junk, and that women should write and direct their own movies if they are ever to have any intelligent "women's pictures." However, a more favorable reaction to the film, or at least to some of its ideas, emerged a bit later at a smaller gathering around Eleanor Perry's fireplace CHILDREN'S $2.00 SAT. SKATING SPECIAL skate rental GROUP CLASS 1. to 1:30 PM OPEN SKATING 2 to 4:30 PM Roller Phone 528-7333 1425 Santa Rosa Ave. S.R. on Central Park South.

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