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Pag* Eight
ma SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, June 16, 1972
Our Film Folk
Hy Herbert G. Luft
HOLLYWOOD—
Seymour Cassel first c»n» fe*
the attention of the public por
traying one of the four *.*"*
characters in John Cisssvrtw'
“Faces,” a highly intellect! .ix. i."
tempt of improvised rt,tX
mg. In Cassavetes’ latest r.vfl at
picture, “Minnie &:v. VruiV.'-
witz,” Cassel is dvwr. tv rw:iA *>
one Seymour Mosk*.
ty-year-old shler.ucl t.m$
hair and a wair.u 7Z4»*stni*,
struggles against the .vizir it .hr
stone jungle of V.s.-r. bj.ru. r t.tc
Los Angeles \t.i<.kvw izors
life for the sake :.1 z.,,:-r cr.i,-*-
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Cassavetes, the .-'hi.ravn-r'r of
Moskowitz has the iTtr.h..t*s of
an earlier Chaplrr. w th •orOotr.
Seymour shares the str.-plr i»
dom of the heart. The slot*
never makes an issue of Xfoskvv
witz’s racial or religious orjfsr.
and those who expected a mod
em variation of "Abies Irian
Rose” or “The Cohns and the
Kellys” will be disappointed
Zero Mostel was not as fortu
nate with the selection of his
latest screen role. Unlike Cassel
who caught a plum part as the
happy-go-lucky Jewish beatnick
—sneering at wealth and the
dirty rich—Mostel is condemned
to a cliche role in “Hot Rock,”
as a shabby shyster named Abe
Greenberg, stealing from the
living and the dead and trying
to defraud his own son. It is
disgusting to see the star of
such memorable stage produc-
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K.un” and "No Wav to Treat a
Lady." has followed up his as
signment to the "Hot Rock” with
the scenario to "Papillon,” from
the novel by Henri Charrierre,
the latter a multi-million dollar
project to be directed by Frank
lin Schaffner for French pro
ducer Robert Dorfman with
photography commencing in
June in the Bahamas and Steve
McQueen playing the lead.
William Goldman, in collabora
tion with his brother James (of
“Lion in Winter” fame), also
authored with him in by-gone
days “Blood, Sweat and Stanley
Poole” and the musical comedy
"A Family Affair.”
SAVANNAH
NEWS
The Savannah B’nai B’ril
Men’s Lodge and the BBYO at
sponsoring the June 27 perforn
ance of the film, “Fiddler on th
Roof,” at the Savannah Ther
tre. Proceeds will be used t
help purchase new equipmer
for the new quarters of th
American Red Cross blood cen
ter. Murray Gefen is presiden
of the B nai B’rith chapter an
Basil Lukin is acting as chair
man for the benefit. Donation
are $5 for adults and $4 fo
students with tickets availabl
at Red Cross headquarters, th
theater or from members of th
youth group. A wine-tastini
will bo held in the theater foye
with black tie is optional.
Mrs. Herman Eisenberg, tin
former Diane Alpert of Savan
nah, who graduated recentb
from the University of Florida
has heen elected to Kappa Tai
Alpha, the journalistic brand
of Phi Beta Kappa. She wa:
also nominated to the Public
Relations Student Society o
America ns one of the four out
standing journalism students it
the universifv’s .Tune graduating
dacs She and her husband wil
make their home in Miam
whom Im is inininr* a law firm
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gins
herg announce the birth of :
son Jav Adam on Mnv 10
Ms. and Mrs. Michael Oeof-
frov Sin non announce the birth
nf n daughter. Rohvn Kellie on
Mnv 07
Model Cities Planner John
O.sterwcil has announced his
resin-nation after three rears
with the agenev. He will begin
work as a eomnrehensivo nlnn-
nor for Model Cities in Tamna.
Osterweil. 20. is a native of Sa
vannah and is the retiring nres-
idont of the Temple Miokvo
Israel Brotherhood. Tie is also
a member of the executive
board of the National Federa
tion of Temple Brotherhoods.
Ho has been a vice president of
the Savannah Symnhonv Soci
ety and a .Taycees board mem
ber.
“The Assassination of Trot
sky” has been filmed in Rome
and Mexico City by Josef Shaf-
tel with Richard Burton as Lev
Davidovich Bronstein who be
came known to the world as
Leon Trotsky, and Alain Delon
as his antagonist, the enigmatic
Mercader - Mornard - Jackson
whose true identity and purpose
have never come to light. Joseph
Losey, who directed the motion
picture dealing with the final
days of the exiled Russian revo
lutionary, doesn’t think of this
film as a political treatise, but
sees it as a revelation of an inti
mate relationship between two
men who by chance changed the
course of history. The movie is
as international as was Trot
sky’s outlook on life. Burton is
Welsh; Delon is a Frenchman;
Rom.V Schneider portraying the
girl friend of the killer is Ger
man; and Valentina Cortese who
appears as Trotsky’s wife, a mid
dle-aged Russian-Jewish woman,
is Italian. Both Losey (with
whom I was associated in the
production of “M”’ 22 years ago)
and Shafte (whom I interviewed
in London in 1971) are Ameri
can.-; living in England. Josef
Shaftel still is planning filmi-
zatiem of “Masada” the heroic
epic of the Israelites’ last
stand against the Roman em
pire 1900 years ago. The lat
ter picture will bo shot on actual
location.
Rudi Feld whose career as
production designer and art di
rector in motion pictures spans a
period of half a century celebra
ted his 75th birthday in Holly
wood where he lives since the
late 19,20s. A native of Berlin,
he joined Erich Pommer’s filmic
unit in 1921 and. when Pom
mer’s Dakla merged with the
giant UFA combine, became
one of the leading artists in the
German motion picture industry.
In 1922, Rudi Fold immigrated
to Palestine where ho opened a
literary, anti-Fascist nightclub
in Tel Aviv with refugee actors
such as Rosa Valetti participat
ing. In Hollywood, he designed
the sets for the stirring Francis
Lederer epic, "Voice in the
Wind,” dealing with the plight
of a Czech pianist who has es-
| RINGS ON THEIR
Kubin-Shernoff
SAVANNAH — Elise Rubin
sz.-.d Victor Harvey Shernoff,
tvth of Savannah, wer married
•* m Agudath Aehim Syna-
S-'S'ae
Hie bride is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Irving Rubin of
Savannah. The bridegroom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Shernoff of Savannah.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her parents Mrs. Har
vey Rubin of Atlanta was
matron of honor. Bridesmaids
were Miss Marsha Elman and
Miss Lynne Sadler, both of Sa
vannah, and junior bridesmaids
were Miss Robyn Rubin of Sa
vannah and Miss Iris Baker of
Charleston. S.C.
Neil Shernoff of Savannah
was his brother’s best man.
Ushers were Abram Rubin. Ste
ven Rubin, Paul Felser, all of
Savannah; Harvey Rubin of At
lanta; Lester Shernoff of Brook
lyn, and Jerry Baker of
Charleston.
After a seated dinner in the
synagogue social hall, the couple
left for a wedding trip to Mon
tego Bay, Jamaica. They will
live in Savannah.
caped Hitler and lost his mem
ory and true identification. Feld
received an Oscar nomination
for the set design to the Louis
Armstrong feature, “New Or
leans.” This columnist worked
with him on “Whistle Stop” in
1945 and several other films
during the past quarter of a
century. Rudi’s brother is the
comedian Fritz Feld who came
to America with Max Rein
hardt’s “The Miracle” as early
as 1923 and has been in motion
pictures ever since.
• • •
Woody Allen triples as writer-
director-star of “Everything You
Always Wanted to Know About
Sex But Were Afraid To Ask,”
a mad-cap comedy with Lou
Jacobi (of “Diary of Anne
Frank”) and Louise Lasser, the
latter his love interest known to
us from her appearance in Al
len’s “Bananas.” Charles H.
Joffe and Jack Brodskey pro
duced for United Artists release.
Hal B. Wallis is producing,
with Paul Nathan as his associ
ate, filmization of Lawrence and
Lee’s play, “The Night Thoreau
Spent in Jail,” on actual location
in Concord, Mass.
MISS PADOVE
Padove-Lewin
Mrs. Esther Padove of Mil-
ledgeville announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Jo Ann,
to James Bernard Lewin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Lewin of
St. Louis.
Miss Padove, the granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Baris Good
rich of Milledgeville, is a grad
uate of Emory University and
received her masters degree in
mathematics from Washington
University in St. Louis.
Mr. Lewin attended Tulane
University. He holds a bachelors
degree in history and a masters
in urban studies, both from
Washington University, and is a
member of the New Orleans
City Planning Commission staff.
The wedding will be held
June 25 at Sherah Israel Syn
agogue in Macon.
Butler-Ettman
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ward of
Atlanta announce the marriage
of her daughter, Marilyn, to
Philip Ettman, son of Mr. and
Mrs Sidney Ettman of River-
dale, N.Y., on Sunday, May 27,
at Temple Israel, Swampscott,
Mass.
The reception was held at
Anthony’s-by - th e-Sea, in
Swampscott.
Mrs. Ettman is a graduate of
Northeastern University, Bos
ton; and is teaching elementary
school in Cambridge, Mass.
Mr. Ettman is a graduate of
University of Buffalo, N.Y. and
Boston University Law School.
They are making their home
in Boston.
Freed-Konter
SAVANNAH — The marriage
of Suzanne Freed of Richmond,
Va., to Dr. Michael Irving Kon-
ter took place June 10 in Tem
ple Beth El in Richmond.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram M. Freed
of Richmond. The bridegroom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Konter of Savannah.
Mrs. Robert Leslie Freed of
Richmond was matron of honor.
Bridesmaids were Miss Marcie
Beth Bridge of Richmond, cou
sin of the bride, and Miss Susan
Lynn Konter of Savannah, sis
ter of the bridegroom.
Jack William Schultz of Sa
vannah, brother-in-law of the
bridegroom, was best man.
Ushers were Jonathan Irwin
Freed and Robert Leslie Freed,
brothers of the bride of Rich
mond.
Miss Robin Lesa Schultz of
Savannah was flower girl.
After a reception at Hobday
Hall in the Richmond Holiday
Inn, the couple left for a wed
ding trip to Jamaica. They will
live in Columbus, Miss.
Kaplan-Delman
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kaplan of
Atlanta announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Betty
Marian Kaplan, to Michael
Scott Delman, son of Mr. and
Mrs Harry Delman of Atlan
ta.
Miss Kaplan attended the
University of Tampa and was
graduated from the Atlanta
College of Medical and Dental
Assistants.
Mr. Delman was graduated
from Emory University and
now is a senior at the Emory
University School of Dentistry.
An August wedding is plann
ed.
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