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tfixamitirr-Poge 29 1971 Kubrick Has Pulled Of Another Stunner "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. War- nir Brok, relcdbij; pruduuid and direr.tud by Ian ley Kubru.k; ecrcennlay by Kubrick trorn Anthony Hurtcii' noval, With Molr.olm McDowell, Patrick Mtune, Anthony ohdip, Michanl Bates, Adrienne Corn, For adult audiencet, At the Metro, Ofleiihach Willi Toiielies Of 'Laiigli-ln' Michel LanK'micux' production of Offenbach' "Or-" pheus in the Underworld," seen last season at Stanford, will open a run at the Palace of Fine Arts Wednesday, Jan. 26, playing Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:30 with Sunday shows at 2:30 and 7:30. The operetta story, a 10th century spoof on Greek gods, has been updated with a light show and sight gags a la "Laugh-In." David SIoss will conduct the orchestra, and the cast includes Walter Matthes, Margery Tede and Susanne Stull. Mail orders should be addressed to "Orpheus," Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon, S.F.

94123. mindless robot (or as the Cockney expression puts it, "A clockwork and is released from prison wholly devoid of free will. Alex is lubscqucntly una-' blc to protect himselffrom the violence surrounding him. Ironically, he must be restored to his former vicious self in a Britain that's rapidly turning Fascist. The film ends on a grim, nihilistic note grimmer even than "Little Murders" but with a positive plea (albeit sirnplistically stated) against conformity and for the sanctity of self-expression.

As for man's violent instinct, there's no Kubrick, then, leaves us in a quandary in a blind alley of abject pessimism but he's managed to keep us extraordinarily in-v 1 concerned, alarmed and provoked. Few film-makers have his audacity, his meticulous craftsmanship and his strong, imaginative vision. "A Clockwork Orange" doesn't however, succeed as satire. Most of the intended humor is out of place or lamely conceived, like the sophomoric, speed-ed-up fornication scene involving Alex and two girls, which Kubrick chose to choreograph to the "William Tell" Overture. soon shifts to another plane of thought.

Alex, the rapist-murderer, is imprisoned and made a guinea pig in an experiment with a serum and shock therapy to condition criminals against sex and violence. He's transformed by the State into a brainwashed, TODAY AT 2:00 8:00 LONDON HOODLUMS PREPARING FOR A NIGHT OF VIOLENCE James Marcus, Warren Clarke and Malcolm McDowell in "A Clockwork Orange" Jl H2ZA-3 III )UcgAx5LFj fl mtmm vULffMy- TnEATO PSi wvmn GOOD SEWS AVAILABLE rx dnmmiiAl I a ZrL 1936 film Rossini and Beethoven are used, for sardonic contrast, to underscore the erotic and violent action with intoxicating melody (much as Kubrick used Richard and Johann Strauss in Alex, as a matter of fact, likes nothing better than to relax his twisted mind with Beethoven bit of the old Ludwig He's portrayed by McDowell (the rebellious schoolboy in "If with compelling skill and a satanic charm that brings incredible dimension to the anti-heroic role. The entire cast is exceptional. It's a stunning film confusing perhaps, but always challenging and never less than fascinating. ini ymio pmze WINNf AT Tilt" CANWS fillvl fcSTIVAl jullE dlKISTIE AlANbATCS lltEQO' Open Daily at 11:00 till "Diemonds" at 11:15 1:30,3:45,6 00,8.15 and 10:30 Yff CjRANd prize I ftT 1 I -ntfttlt-V-) CjUpJ WalTOJsneyT Walt Disney't Leagues Leagues UndertheSea UndertheSea' 00,4:40 end 9:30 6:00 and 9:35 LAST 2 DAYS! CLINT EASTWOOD "jrf Tl fJ jm.

1 VT CSJsrriU2 "PLAY MISTY FOR ME" Invitation to ewemiie. ceew etnet -cor 333TIZEriBI 1:15 I'lll I' I 19 3J0 5:40 PANAVISION-TECHNICOLOR Shown 3 45, era? Ticket reservations: sears, greyhound WARDS, MACY'S and ALL LEADING AGENCIES. Good Stm Now Aiijdi fet All Ptl Or ffllflCII (Holiday Matinees Daily Starting'Dec. 20 Thru Jan. uf Notthtrn Ciiiloin: on me screen Tickets Also At Box Office Or By Mail i'f fctf I Boston Cob.s? PLUSI MICK JAGGER in II Vs "PERFORMANCE" 7 A SIDEWALK FESTIVITIES IN FRONT OF THE BEGINNING it 7:15 will tiilawilk Ictiviliu in intioouca in nltiviaw padouilitiai.

-ri the abominablB I 6c I OR PHIRPC" I I nlObb 1 TT" i 1 "Qt of the BanSPCe 5 "DUNWCH Wo (ZZ- VjW fe Jy A FANCHODI-SAN PABLO, Today's Highlights "Nutcracker" San Francisco Ballet presentation at Opera House, 2 and Night. Club Conicdian Tom Melody and singer Burt Taylor, tonight through Jan. 1 at 9 and midnight at the Playboy Club, 736 Montgomery. Country Itock Commander Cody and Clover, tonight at 9:30 at the New Monk, 2119 University, Berkeley. LAST 3 DAYS-TONIGHT AT 8:30 "Easily the best tbeatre of the season!" Peteimt.

KPX TV I I 114. I pT 'CHAPLIN 1ACK" on Paramount Htcords and Tape en Album by Dinut B'ul)t luetviKieuuir THE KING OF LAUGHTER CHARLIE CHAPLIN MODERN TIM6 WRItTfN, D'HK trn ANO I'mOtjCif) $1 ltftfvril thrnugh Cljn leu ml Ci' i' STARTS TOMORROW -Show'imf 2e4e6810 we iiut Mir By Stanley Kiehclbuum "A Clockwork Orange," which opened yesterday at the Metro, is another powerfully disturbing and undeniably brilliant film by Stanley Kubrick, who shakes us up once atjain with a nightmare parable about man's Inescapable destiny of violence. As he did in "Dr. Strangelove," Kubrick unleashes a harrowing thriller satire set in an unspecified time not too far ahead of our own. Anthony Burgess'' con-fouhding novel of future fear and shock is the basis for; Kubrick's script, which i simply and logically structured, but quite puzzling in respect to the conclusions we're meant to draw from the bizarre and chilling narrative.

The setting is England, perhaps in the late 1970s, and law-ahd-order has broken, down' to a point where criminal' violence is the main political issue of the day. We see appalling vandalism, garbage heaps, roving gangs and general chaos. A horrible lunacy has infected London and, presumably, menaces the entire land. I A youth named Alex (Malqolm McDowell) is the central figure a freaky hoodlum who wears one false eyelash, a black derby hat and white jumpsuit and carries a long billy club with a knife concealed in the hilt. Tolh Family lu Concert "An Evening With the Toths" will open the second half of the Little Thea-ief Concert Series at the Legion of Honor museum Jan.

11 at 8:30. -Featured will be violinist Andor Toth, cellist Andor soprano Louise jWse Toth (Mrs. Andor Sr.) plus pianist Paul Parrhe-iee. Thru FRIDAY', SPECIAL CHILDRENS MATINEE SHOWING! i DAVO! wara Color by TECHNICOLOR' A PARAMOUNT PICTURE Plus XtHc Cartoons 'Willy' Shown One Only At 10:30 a.m. She was riotlike anvot her woman.

Anne HeywoocL JheLadyOfMonza AlxiTiwrnnl llartli' Krugi' WEST COAST PREMIERE PRESIDIO THEATRE Chestnut Scott Phone 921-2931 Shows 4:45, 8:30 1 10:15 PM WAITER READ! (g) THEATRES THERMDSe -Showtimei 6810- HI 1111 ThtlTdGe QOOR MASON AT OrAB IIA THE iiiid on (uit Showlimti 6 00 8 00 10 00 JI 'iiTifJi" Showrimt "Soul" I IS Only "Prefestienalf" 6 15 10 00 Lost 5 Dor tetf I JO 4 i 50 30 50 10 14 STARTS CHRISTMAS 14 mi'iit IImimn woman's house, where he picks up a heavy phallic sculpture and bludgeons her to death. The film is unsettlingly and unsparingly graphic. It would appear from Alex's pathological behavior his alienation, lawlessness and strange hip language sprinkled with Russian words that Kubrick is signalling the end of the Judeo-Christian era, with nothing but barbaric disorder to replace it. But "Clockwork SAN I ANL Ijji.U ItUAIHlSINt "Scrooge" 1:00,4:40 8:25 Blue" 2:55,6:35 10:20 MM i A UNI ILU AH1 INl lilt Al Ht "Scrooge" 1:15,4:50 8:30 "Blue" 3:10,6:45 and 10:25 Cff) ALBERT SCROOGE The Christmas musical. Panavision TechnlcolOf PS VBlue Water, White Death lite UtiXWjf rrrr.

L-H5 SAM IHtAIMtS 'NC MATINEES DAILY Shows 12:00,2:00,4:00,6:00 8:00 and 10 00p.m. Special Midnita Show Sat "A MASTERPIECE!" PAUL 0 ItUUtRUAN; TIE LAST COLUMBIA PC1UHES ABBSPROOUCTION FZCTUH2 ilUliei SAN fHANLISCO IHtATHUINC Tonight "KOTCH" at 8:40 "SPY" et 6:45 and 10:30 Bargain Matinees Wed. 4. Sat. $1.00 till Hols.) LAST 5 DAYS lYiiVtiiiydiiiai) II tic Pidgin Cut.

nuliiio GP 1 1 RoMlind Russell In j) 'MRS. POLtlFAX SPY" fTTrSTfck SAN MIAN 1..1 0 III! Allll I rg i- Tonight "PIKE" at "MAIDS" 7:00 and 10:15 "Gripping Suspense Thriller" S.F. Examiner KrisKristotterson as Cisco Pike An ACROBAT FILM Rl ROCK HUDSON in Pretty Maidt all in a tovSU mwmm eal 1. I I 4 I Alex leads three other hoodlums on a spree ofvi-ciousness that approaches the demonic exploits of Charles Manson and his tribe. They invade the home of a writer (Patrick Magee) who is brually beaten.

His wife (Adrienne Corri) is assaulted and raped by Alex who dances around his victim a Pinocchio mask covering his face as he belts out the innocent pop tune, "SinghV in the Rain." On another occasion, Alex steals into a well-to-do Bargain Mats. Mon. thru Fri. H.oq tin v.oo Open Daily at 12:00 Noon A story of love. Filmed by David Lean, Hyans Daughter R08ERT MfTCHUM TREVOR HOWARCl CHRISTOPHER JONES JOHN MILLS I CA LiWrPPN CAR AM Mil PQ lGP- MGMI Shown one' at 8:00 only Adjacent l-ree parKtng Attere 6-JO; And all day SUNDAY MiilHIIIHIIglHIIIlllUy miii i i a a rn 3 VVILLIMIvl VVTLCnillm- THE HBERAnOJM LFE ANTHONY ROSCOflEE COBB-ZERBE -BROWNE SIDNEY POITIER IN "BROTHER JOHM' OPEN 11:35 GEORGE HAMILTON SUE LYON- METROC0L0R PLUS: the exciting Ce-hlt: "99 WOMEN" mm flPFN LAJT Showfimti rAV "Store" 600 '5 DAT 2S 10 30 "The best film I saw at LOUIS MALLE'S "MURMUR OF lti-iunU" (j'THE HARD in THE "The Spruce i 'outlaw (riSHrSr riders" Yl N5 Sprvct I.R.

Ave. "Chrome 1 AVX UjtwilHnnM SPRUCE 2 THET000 p-, Ditivt-iN KILLINGS" l) Lnn -ThomCrOWn Zi iCCs)? COWT) aM3 Detective CLINT EASTWOOD in' OIRTV HARRY" PRE PREMIERE THEATRE TV'l ROLFS PtTERSON A clGpj United Artists Plus: Kirk Douqlas in "A GUNFIGHT" Open Wkdys. at 6 45 Sat. Sun. at 6:30 AHnn "DIAMONDS" Daily at 1:30 6:00, 8.

15 and 10.30p.m. Those invited and ixpattd to tutni CLINT EASTWOOD i MAYOR ALIOTO DON SIEGEl J0HNBR00IE HARRY GUARDINO JACK WEBB ROBERT REDFORO IRV KUPCINET RAYMOND BURR JACK JONES i.ti) 4 vr urn ns Harry Callahan. You don't assign him to murder cases. You just turn him loose. Mrflpaso Compel SEISE JOHN VtRNON aa The Mayor" Executive Produr ed and Oiret led by Don Siege BiO A Kinney Company Wednesday At Thesa Theatres: to a Naki id Udy? ir-hrtlc www I iH ioa' 'i kT mo 673-7141J KnOU'lCCljjC In ceronc life there's a IbsTHfY "Carnal" at 6:4 and 10:15 P.M.

"N.iked Lady" at 8:30 P.M. SHOPPERS MATINEE EVERY WED ah sfats ii M2j DON'T THEY? "Summer" shown at P.M. "Horses" et 6:30 and 10:30 P.M. Sat. Mat.

$1.50 till 5:00 pm Sun. Bar 9. Mat. 1st Hour SUMMER OF JACK tA MU.U 776 5505J A MARX BROTHERS Bif Store" and Day at th Circus" ry Piortuction CO'Slaninq MARRY GUARDINO Rl Nl SANTONI ANDY ROBINSON JOHN LARCH and Producer Robert Drfley Screenplay tiyMsrry inhanFinkiR Fine and Dun Reun Slory by Hjrry Julian Fin and PANAVISION TI.CMNIC.Ol OH Warnm Regular Engayements Start Fink the S.F. Film Festival" P.l.non, KPIK THE HEART" Mir PnOFI SSIOM WLibSoIODIL tni TINA L7 TURNER nWrWlFWPl aCTOTTarTinii: chRiSMa! 6'imTMTsr TufATRflANe of ivTIKir THRomiHiiiT thf bay ewta LeOVc.ll a 1r4 HT I A STI In I "A rare, rewarding: screen experience.

It's all si funny." NT. Dotty Newt MARLO THOMAS JENNY rCGi 3. 1 2 SUNNYVALE CAMPBf LL SAN JOSt SANTA LARA SAN JOSE Cinema Meciendl Pruneyard Century Alm.den Moonlue AM I Ranche Dl rmiNsuiAl Mil RRAF Millbrae Theatre Guild The.tie Culos Thi.ne St.nm 01 MINLO PARK SAN CARLOS BLLMONT BERKtLlY OAKLAND ALAMI UA rfttMONT OAKLAND UNION CITY CONCORD CONCORD WALNUT CHECK OA Theatie Rome Tueatre Showtate No. I Shewcate No. Airport AM No.

Union City 01 Sol.no 01 1 No, CtprlTht.tre Cinema DAY THF. TROIAN WOMFN" Horn W'jiY't 1'. A Kn-y CoTpj-y (X) txilmivt Engagement METRO THEATRE 2U55 tiiMn Stii'cl 221-BJ81 JLlj tinea Dmhl 200,4:30,7:00, 9 30.