University of Virginia Library

'New Wave' Movie
Opens Film Season

"Salto," the Polish "New Wave"
film, will open the 1968-69 season
of the Filmwatchers, the only
University organization devoted
exclusively to the study of the film.

The film, first in a series of 20
movies offered by Filmwatchers,
will be shown in Gilmer Hall
auditorium tonight at 8 p.m.
Subscription tickets for the entire
series will be on sale at the door for
$7.00.

This season's selections include,
in addition to "Salto", two Von
Sternberg-Marlene Dietrich films,
"Blue Angel" and "Scarlet
Empress"; the classic Alec Guinness
comedy, "Kind Hearts and
Coronets"; the Italian neo-realistic
"Open City"; and an early David
Lean (of "Lawrence of
Arabia", "Bridge on the River Kwai'
fame) film, "Breaking the Sound
Barrier."

Several programs of "camp"
interest scheduled during the year
include such titles as "The Big
Broadcast of 1938" (with W.C.
Fields), "My little Chickadee"
(W.C. Fields and Mae West), Busby
Berkeley's "Hollywood Hotel", and
"She Done Him Wrong" (Cary
Grant and Mae West).

In addition, Filmwatchers
programs include showings of Jonas
Mekas' "Hallelujah the Hills,"
Joseph Losey's "The Servant"
(written by Harold Pinter),
Eisenstein's "Alexander Nevsky,"
and the Rudolph Valentino "Blood
and Sand."

Other showings scheduled for
the Filmwatchers program include
the Nazi documentary classic by
Reinenstahl, "Triumph of the Will,"
"The, Mask of Dimitrios," "Spring
Fragrance," "The Innocent
Sorcerers," "Les Abysses," and
"Les Enfants du Paradis."