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By HENRY GREEN
Gamecock Staff Writer
Every year the television netwo
specials during the appropriate
Drummer Boy," is often shown al
Robe" is an old Easter special.
"Jesus of Nazareth," is not a ri
religious special.
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film was shown on Palm Sunday anc
THE FILM BEGINS with the eng
Joseph, gives a beautiful account ol
Nativity and then skips to the baptii
man by John the Baptist in the River
The first segment ends as Juda:
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Herod.
Zeffirelli makes Judas a tool of t
nationalists who want to overtti
Palestine. They ask Judas to "follov
they feel can rouse the people agains
The second segment takes us from
thousand, through Jesus' entry ir
betrayal, trial, crucifixion and resi
Here, the film is excellent and
Biblical account. But, Zeffirelli wc
Bible does not mention. His asserl
memoer 01 me zealot party is not t
Zeffirelli depicts Judas handini
Sanhedrin, a body of leaders in the
Jesus could "prove" Himself to thei
be the long-awaited Messiah. Juda
know that Jesus, instead of proving 1
for blasphemy. The Bible, though
Judas' motives for betraying Jesus
tered into him" before the betraya
AINDTHKK INSTANCE in whic
stretch the truth is the place when h
the publican and Simon Peter the
enemies before they became Jesus
the parable of the Prodigal Son ir
means to bring Simon and Matthe
them brothers. Yet the Bible does r
feud between Matthew and Simon.
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By CHUCK CROMER
Entertainment Editor
The Mission Mountain Wood
Band from Missoula, Montana will
perform at 4 p.m. this afternoon on
the Russell House patio. The band
plays medleys of traditional songs
such as "Mountain Dew," "Boil
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"The Orange Blossom Special."
The Wood Band has made two
appearances at USC in the past
three years. Both performances
created riots in the Golden Spur as
students square-danced on every
available inch of space.
The rain location for thp onnnart
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is the Golden Spur. The concert is
sponsored by the RHUU Contemporary
Sounds Committee. The
University Dining Services will
provide a cookout during the
concert.
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committee will sponsor MCA
recording artists, The New Riders
of the Purple Sage, in a free outdoor
concert at 3 p.m. Friday, May
6 on Intramural Field F. The
Contenders, a country-rock band
that appeared in the Golden Spur
last fall semester, will perform as
iment
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fisherman were bitter will come '
' disciples. Jesus uses executionei
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iw together and make to undergo,
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the first art
The band is booked for a
minimum 90-minute show. The
rain location is Township
Auditorium.
With the Grateful Dead, the
Riders are the epitome of the
contemporary country-music
band. They last appeared at USC in
1973 for Homecoming.
THE COLUMBIA Museum of
Arts ana sciences, located at the
intersection of Senate and Bull
streets, will sponsor the Columbia
Classical Guitar Quartet at 3 p.m.
Sunday in the Trustees Gallery of
the Museum.
The Quartet, composed of USC
Professor Rodney Stuckey, and
students Herbert Arnold, Nelson
Mandrell and Wagner Roberts, has
performed throughout the state
including an appearance before the
Charleston Chamber Music
Society.
The classical program is free
and will include selections from
Praetorius, Bach, Sor, Faure,
Diabelli, Hindemith, Kessner and
Carulli. A reception honoring the
musicians will be held aftpr th#?
concert.
Phil Dematteis will give a filrnlecture
presentation on Liber
tarianism at 8 p.m. tonight in
Capstone's Campus Room.
pecial
, in making up stories to go with the
the other parts of the Gospels, tries
at is part and parcel of any dramatiz
r they are not a conventional biograpl
I of John, more than the three synotic
srned with Jesus' teachings than with
es, therefore, Zeffirelli attempts to re
Scripture, to add structure to the stor
t of Joseph's death. After the first <
nd Luke, Joseph is not mentioned a
lough, is present at the Crucifixion,
about to die, asks one of His disciples
AS HAPPENED to Joseph? Zeffirelli
ad died by this time. For this reason, I
scene where Joseph is on his death
Jesus is beginning His ministry. The
n Joseph's death.
a of reading between Scriptural I
ually important question: how is Chr
ayed? Some think that the very notio
ay the part of Jesus Christ is blaspher
to say, it is an extremely delicate
les this problem with kid gloves. In th
jrtrayed as a man possessing infini
Zeffirelli doesn't mention of Jesus'
sus reveals Himself as the Son of God
is best to say that Zeffirelli strikes
itting too much stress on Jesus' h
le have criticized "Jesus Christ Sup
Gripping Christ of His humanity by n
of superangel. It is interesting to nc
)f Bob Jones University, a fundam
there ever was one, came away p
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nm?ji UN jesus 01 iNazaretn is, by
Robert Powell's portrayal of Christ i
issionate and tinged with melancho
bii Judas Iscariot asks Jesus to let h
tesus is hesitant at first, knowing thi
when this same Judas will betray 1
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can see that Jesus is aware of the sufi
Overcome with emotion, Christ close
;ad and sighs, but finally gives Judas
a disciple.
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GRANT MUNRO, animator and
experimental film-maker, will
present films from the National
Film Board of Canada (NFBC) at 8
p.m. April 21 at the Columbia
Museum of Arts and Sciences'
Trustees Gallery. The Bull Street
entrance to the Museum will be the
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Candy Baker, of the museum,
said Munro apprenticed with innovative
film artist Norman
McLaren and now works with him
at the NFBC, a major support
system for independent filmmakers
living in Canada. The
NFBC, unlike any film
organization in America, concentrates
on cultivating the artistry
of individual film-makers.
Munro and McLaren introduced
pixillation (shooting single frames
of live action) as a successful film
technique in the 1940's allegorical
protest of World War II, 'Neighbors."
The RHUU Cinematic Arts pay
film this weekend is "The Man
Who Fell to Earth," starring David
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duwic uuu snowing ai v and 9:30
p.m. Thursday through Saturday
in the Russell House Theatre.
"RED RIVER," (1948), one of
the greatest westerns ever made
starring John Wayne, Montgomery
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divinity. In '
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naking him
ite that the Scene from "Jesus c
entalist in- on television Palm i
raising the
Olivia Hussey as the
and large, as Simon Peter shine in
is dignified with her bie. auestinnin
ly. For in- quiet young girl who poi
im join the as the Messiah, while F
it the time and earthy.
^m to His The film also scores v
Morocco and Tunisia,
fering he is barren land, full of dus
? His eyes, hardly expect a deliven
permission "Jesus of Nazareth'
come alive.
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directed by Howard Hawks, will be
shown Tuesday.
The S.C. Arts Commission's
Third Annual Exhibition will be
held April 23 to May 12 in the
McKissick Museum. South
Carolina artists should price entries
and deliver them to thp
museum on April 15 and 16.
Artists who are South Carolina
residents or have lived here for at
least a year may submit a
maximum of two works including
paintings, drawings, graphics,
mixed media, sculpture, crafts and
photography. Works selected for
the exhibition will be announced at
the 8 p.m. opening April 23.
THE PURPOSE OF the exhibit,
Arts Commission Director George
said, "is to stimulate further
development of the visual arts in
South Carolina and to provide the
selection committee with a good
representation of works by S. C.
artists from which to make purchases
for the state collection."
For further information call 7583442.
"Hansel and Gretal," the classic
fantasv nhnnt o ~--1
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who rely on their courage and
ingenuity to outwit a witch will
open at Workshop Theatre
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>f Nazareth," which was shown
Sunday and Easter Sunday.
Virgin Marv and James Farpntinrk
their performances. Olivia Hussey,
ig eyes, is a meek, serious and very
rcders the meaning of Jesus' mission
arentino makes Peter suitably bold
/ith marvelous photography. Shot in
the movie shows Palestine to be a
>t and mountains, where one would
jr of humanity to be born.
' unquestionably makes the Bible
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tomorrow and run through May 1.
It will play Tuesdays through
Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with
matinees at 3 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays.
ALL TICKETS ARE $2.50. The
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a/a uuicc is open irom 12:30 p.m.
until 7:30 p.m. on days of the
performance.
Jerry Teplitz, author of the book
"How to Relax and Enjoy," will
lecture on relaxation techniques
and demonstrate ways to cure
headaches and hangovers at 8 p.m.
Tuesday in the Russell House
uauroom.
Teplitz will teach basic
techniques of Shiatsu (Japanese
pressure point massage), deep
breathing, meditation and yoga.
"This isn't mysticism or magic,"
said Teplitz, who is an attorney as
well as a Masters Teacher of Hatha
Yoga.