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CRITICS' CHOICE, Page 11
MOVIES
PELLE THE CONQUEROR. A timid old Swede and his dashing young
son find work on a 19th-century Danish farm. Aided by stars Max von
Sydow and Pelle Hvenegaard, director Bille August cuts a stern,
colorful, grand swatch of Masterpiece Cinema.
MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN. Kim Basinger is an unlikely E.T. and
Dan Aykroyd the earthling who humanizes her in a clever fable --
sweet and light enough for the kids, sexy and suspenseful enough
for mature adults.
WORKING GIRL. Pert secretary Melanie Griffith climbs the
corporate ladder, dislodging career gal Sigourney Weaver and
claiming hunky Harrison Ford in Mike Nichols' suave tale about
getting it all on your own sweet terms.
THEATER
WE. Pulitzer prize winner Charles Fuller (A Soldier's Play)
launches an earnest, poignant cycle of five black history dramas,
beginnning with Sally and Prince, in repertory off Broadway.
EASTERN STANDARD. Insider trading, bag ladies, AIDS and
nouvelle cuisine -- everything '80s gets skewered, then
sentimentalized, in this stylish satire transferred to Broadway.
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE. Kathy Bates returns
to the role she winsomely originated in Terrence McNally's off
Broadway hit about love between two lonely losers.
PLATONOV. Romanian director Liviu Ciulei blends farce and great
sadness in Chekhov's early drama, at Harvard's American Repertory
Theater.
MUSIC
THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET: FOR ELLINGTON (East-West). Part
homage, part re-invention, this is a ravishing tribute by one of
the premier jazz groups to one of America's greatest composers. The
MJQ pay the Duke the ultimate honor: they don't just respect him,
they make him swing.
HANDEL: MESSIAH (Archiv). O thou that tellest good tidings:
Handel's hardy perennial gets a definitive performance from Trevor
Pinnock and the English Concert & Choir. Hallelujah!
SCHUBERT: SYMPHONY NO. 9 (Virgin). Charles Mackerras leads the
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in the aptly nicknamed
"Great" C Major Symphony, on original instruments.
THE TRAVELING WILBURYS, VOL. 1 (Wilbury Records). They look
and sound a lot like George Harrison, Bob Dylan and other famous
folk. Could it possibly be? The mystery is thin, but the sounds are
joyous, making this the good-time record of the year.