The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 11, 1965 Page: 2 of 6
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^Juan the ^Jerrible —mows $k
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What is considered by many critics to be the finest ex-
ample of cinema art, S. M. Eisenstein's "Ivan the Terrible,"
will be shown — for the first time in its complete form here
in Fort Worth — by the Fine Films Committee Thursday
night?
And to be truthful about it, "Ivan" is not reallv a motion ' Mr- 1 W t
picture at all. T«S|F f|J *"W W ^ -yjt If \Mw f
Yes, it is a series of photographs on a long piece of eel- |j ££"} .Mm JBf m
luloid which produces the illusion of movement when projected v '■ |"jf | J^[ & # J|
at 24 frames per second, like all "motion pictures." ■«*>. SSssP |F% • u jrj| 1 i \ / I K11)
But, in reality. "Ivan the Terrible" is an epic story ^ ^ -• 1*^ % i
conceived in the terms of what is practically a new artistic B .Mydg -§
medium — Eisensteinian formalism. !L? *®*
Eisenstein sought to mujd into an artistic compound
what "Sight and Sound" called "his entire lifetime of intel- & fflHk % vJ
lectual, artistic, and sensual explorations." *
From music, the Russian director borrowed the great
Sergei Prokofiev, whose brilliant score is so organically united M ^ w T$*aa
with each scene of the film that the work moves more like MMMMBhL | am).
a great, crushing symphony than a "movie." 11 f^A '
From painting, Eisenstein borrowed images derived from BHHHflHHI W
ancient Russian frescos and ikons, from ecclesiastical works,
from Goya and Rembrandt, El Greco and Repin.
From the theatre, he took the broad, epic style of an-
cient Greek tragedy, the stylization of the puppet theatre
and the 19th century drama, and opera and Kabuki, the Jap- WEEKEND '65. Members of Sakkara social club, give a pleasing glance toward the earner!
anese dance-drama. " vv they get ready to leave Lake O' the Pines and th%ir annual weekend of boating and fishing'
"Ivan" is every art in one art: each scene is a planned ^ —Photo by stove w
picture, as aesthetically complete in pictoral beauty ar*fl "tie- ——-— —- *
tail as a fine painting. And every image is pushed from the ^ | r _ ■ • - . ^
screen, projected to the mind of the viewer through the iX/cin I O nP I AA Pi V I l
eyes, which ravenously devour its grandeur, and through 11 ^■ ■■ ^fYlQ y I <J
the ears, which suck up its delicious score. A £ C * f" * I C*
It is a masterpiece and deserves the respect of any lover JL\ Q \+ 3 T I v J T ■"If"! r" I I IY"I ^ £* Y I A C
of art, music, or drama. It is a great and wondrous work oi£y ■ ■ ■ w I I I 111 vVl Ivj
cinema art. It is that rarest of things in motion pictures — a Thursday night's Fine Films — acting, design, camera work, od artu>
timeless and monumental, yes, even legendary masterwork. Committee presentation of S. M. and music. himself "\w-
Chairman Fine Films TCU Eisenstein's immoral motion pic- Tsar Ivan was seen a^a larger- vated gest'c
Mike Martin tur<?- "Ivan ,he Terrible," will af- than-life, epic hero—one who could Eiseasto.a
ford students of the cinema a not be portra.ypd in the usual formalist;.• :
^ ■ ». >o if)/) chance to study the most formal- cinematic manner. So Eisenstein is a strikir;
// f * J1/1/ istic film in history. developed a formalistic style to in itself.
^Stie \^JacLrVLt "^ie most Striking thing about suit his character. and pie! .;.
' V the JUm, sched^ed to i>e shown * Ivan is shown moving about the great pain'i:
by David W. Hester we see a gaunt figure with pierc- ^ )t^e Winter Palace in the shadow To acha .
Since introducing Roger De Co- ing eyes smoking a pipe. Enchant- ' 1 1U'o',rut /"c ' 1a,t pl'scn* wor'd of darkened corridors: he sitional c :
verly to The Gadfly, many people ed by Tristan and Isolde: Prelude an , ' d^n" hstens to the vicious plotting of times or..
have wanted to know the real Liebestol, his eyes do not appear ii.,..)],!". ' ^< on(cn':'' u d the Boyars and his eyes dart about other act. ;
Roger, noCfeust his ideals, but his earthbound as the theme of the narrative" W meC 1Um ° suit lls lrorn place to place. tenframe >■.
soul. Roger has told us "that life music rises to "a release by death." matter of fact, Nikolai pleting tti• •
is meaningless in itself and is ours His hands are busy scratching n ,c s},01* Russias Cherkassov, who plays Ivan, acts said it was
to make meaning of." For this he fragmented words upon a tablet m<*!1 P®wer u s®''. Eisenstein with his eyes. A batter of an eye- Part he eves-
was put on trial, being labeled as a which he holds, putting his mental jms ^ec cinoma aest etics to their lash tells us everything. Instead few months
"rabble rouser, a trouble maker" opinions in a physical form. His 1,111 ^ei>tnn-, i> exaggerated of ranting and raving like a meth- Eisenstein-
who is psychotic. Roged De Coverly whole being seems to follow the _ "" executc'^ !(
is a student of life who questions music, rising through human ec- I W t* ,1.1_ ^ visual elec a;
others' beliefs to make them be- stasy to the consuming-splendors Li%# I I N? I w I CJ I la C C3 I I O I" '"''nl '
come whole persons, by.sharing his of more than marking sounds. As » echoes iron;
beliefs. I now let the reader dis- the music sinks softly, he sinks into Tt ,e ,{j 't0'' . /lle thorn to which I am referring c'ent . ^
cover Roger's dreams and sorrows golden peace of a final ode that h M llIst ^n,l0^uce myself to is the long duration of time that
in his search for life, in anticipa- will reunite his being with su- 'X0L1' drn "a11 on tl,e TWC cam- it takes our professors to return Rem,->ranu'
tion that other Roger De Coverlys preme silence. !)|US' 111 ocat£,cl in the dorms, tests. 3 drama of the
will write next year in The Gad- His hand reached across to the ass'"oms'_^tU('en': building and Many of the teachers on this Sergei Pn>i
fly, as this is my last Gadfly. DWH marble table which is close be- ^se^le,e- Theie is much dissatis- campus make it a common prac- a v'ta' ro'e ;!l
The door opens into the entry- side his Victorian chair. He actlon lom manv of the students tice to "hold out" tests for a month seems t0 !>0
way, and the observer gazes upon grasp out in "quiet desperation" .on °^1 _ camPus> as I have over- and sometimes even two months uere chore- *
a weatherbeaten cow's skull sur- for a pipe, his. only friend; nay, le 1 loir many conversations. before returning them to the stu- movements
rounded by driftwood which was indeed, it was for he told me thus. * wasn't eavesdropping, but you dent. If there is any doubt to 'ovel s , s!'er: :
worn by the flowing waters of The, delicate fingers packed the kn°w, "The wall has ears." I feel this statement, just ask a few of ))ecause ,he
the Brazos. The winding staircase tobacco so that the embers would is m-v cJut>" to write this letter the students (particularly those in never been :
leads one past tapestries depicting burn evenly. He glanced to his left 'n tho hopes that maybe some chemistry and English). the sound 'n a
scenes from Dante's Inferno and * and shifted the white queen as she S°°d will be derived from it. seems useless to have im Durin" tlle '
Cervante's Don Quixote. was out of place on the board. It is the purpose of this letter proved teaching methods and bet- °"d P"rt °f ^ '
"* We are drawn into the living After seeing that all was in place, to publicize a practice occurring tor textbooks for the advancement l"g shovvn co!:
room by the smell of rare Turkish he reached around and got a book on our campus and many others, of education, only to lose interest f°r Ul'
tobacco which gives an aroma from his library. which is certainly a "thorn in the when a "busy" teacher is tardy °n';V c®Ior seq,u""
pleasing to even one with a deli- The ancient clock began striking flesh" of our educational system, in returning a test. ' Flaming re ;•
cate sense of smell. In the corner (Continued on Page 4) perhans "a few of tho hot orange sll;i
_ . ... . feuui> screen—phot ..
* tJ <?/ IT aVen 1 b0en informed of ground of bia . .
» . a KJOlden Shears the new methods stressing reward ^ns tho famou
The Rambler to\hestudentbyprovidinsanim- ^x
\. 7 This week's recipient of the Gol- answer. This principle can (a rival to the '
Second class postage paid at Fort Worth, Texas den Shears Award is Ray Wilson, inlTIa th° P':^ic° of grad' thc cathedral.
Published each Tuesday during the school year ^except holiday a junior, pre-med major from Dal- r '<• , mng As the color .
periods, by students of Texas Wesleyan College, Fort'Worth, Texas ias and newly elected president of f / we as Mud°nts have there is a p>, ;
EDITOR Mary Alice Ward the student association for 1965- ?' . rfSOITcd r'Shts, one being effect." A silv, '
ASSISTANT EDITOR Judy Flynn 66. in leceivmg our tests sooner. When tered in the min i -1
AMUSEMENTS EDITOR Sargent Hill c- , . . , 1 Pay twenty dollars an hour, I that thn mih - "1
ADVERTISING MANAGERS Cheryl Stinson, Georgia Thomas ®"?ci tra"sferring here from am certainly entiUed to have our - - J
EXCHANGE EDITOR Che^l Stinson Texas State University, Ray assignment/nrPJr»rf 11 nave our Df the Gothic build i
SPORTS EDITOR James Wallace has become a member of Scia Qua- time It k m i 1 ! fu" be felt' 11 is frit:h
PHOTOGRAPHER Steve Williams tore nresident of Rm? w^n -t . * f y fitting that the This scene is the
FACULTY ADVISOR - Mrs. Joann Langston f8"' at" teachers should follow suit by re- work- W<« ene.V
REPORTERS: Arveta Tipple, Ann Gilliam, Johnny Glass, Jack*Stute- ° * general ot the student sen- turning test's within a certain pe- sassin i®he chur.
vUle, Trudy Marley, Michael Burt, Charles Wallah, Don ate and one of the junior class riod of time. Perhaps our teache'^ lr^SnlW\«T
Connally, Alain Llvet, Dottle Co^ R<»anne Harvey. favorite's nominee. , (Comlnued £d«*'
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