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8 Section 7 ChicagoTribune, Friday, October 11. 1985 rfk. JW. Jfe Af Af In death, 'Mishima' makes a point about life Wjome men rise to greatness because of their upbringing. Joshua did in spite of his.

for assembling a first-rank team of coworkers, including celebrated production designer Eiko Lshioka as well as photographer John Bailey and composer Philip Glass. Actually, it's almost embarrassing to have to make apologies for admiring "Mishima." So few films dare to be great that on that score alone "Mishima" deserves praise. Ah, but a noble failure is still a failure, you say. But "Mishima" is not a failure. No film that asks you to grasp your own life and to consider its ultimate value can be considered a failure.

No film that sets a standard for complex story construction can be considered a failure. And no film that celebrates art, even art created by a suicidal artist, can be considered a failure. "Mishima: A Life 'in Four Chapters" opens Friday exclu-, sively at the Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. Here's hoping it becomes the most film in town.

Continued from preceding page themes directly reflect, Mishima's own life, and as a man troubled by his bisexuality and preoccupied with suicide and the decay of the body, maybe the. master plan behind his sucide was to get off the stage, if you will, before the audience started throwing tomatoes. Even the detractors of the film acknowledge that "Mishima" looks and sounds great. Credit director Schrader 1 1 THERE'S NEVER BEEN A COMEDY QUITE LIKE 7FTER HOURS A RACY, RAUCOUSJRIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT BOUND TO LEAVE AUDIENCES REELING WITH LAUGHTER." PEOPLE MAGAZINE. Peter Trovers Joshua Then and Now BRRrBT UUrriB STlPHriJ RCTH pmicth aTFB CIDlffF 0 Ml mo rw Mi mS-GAHELlf lAZUM-ftliDtAa SAMI- AW Midi tali PHIllfr! SAIiJf "What a pleasure it is to watch Scorsese cook.

He is masterful. His images sparkle; his love of moviemaking reveals itself in every dazzling cut and close-up. The cast is a dream." iSWUJIBUIHlmMliltOUIIUiUi NEWSWEEK. David Ansen OLD ORCHARD Skokie CHESTNUT STATION Chicago (Highest Rating). Martin Scorsese's ingenious new film gem will stay with you long after you have experienced it.

"A true black comedy, After Hours' is a great AT THE MOVIES. Roger EbertGene Siskel "Hilarious, fascinating, fright- "An unqualified Meryl Streep -is Peter Haven. PEOPLE The film is definitely original, unlike any of Scorsese's films, or for that matter, unlike any film." GANNETT NEWS SERVICE. William Wolf "A wild, funny and wonderful original! A delicious, top-notch comedy." WOR-TV (NEW YORK). Judith Crist enmgly funny and quite a night on the town.

NEW YORK David Denby "Funny, Original. Audacious!" -THE VILLAGE VOICE. Andrew Sarris "Aterrificmovier You'll laugh plenty at this frantic, funnyfilm." TODAY (NBC-TV). Gene Shalit "There are plenty of reasons to sec PLENTY, but the best reason Is Meryl Streep. of her finest performances Jorl Sicful.

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