the screen

Fellini Roma. The Fellini imagination roams through the city of his own making. A disjointed collection of documentary fantasy that can be, much of the time, an invigorating little plume in Fellini's panache. 1972.

Women in Love. Ken Russell's lush adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel comes closer to the emotional spirit of the subject period than do any of his subsequent films, and his arty style is appropriate to Lawrentian descriptions of passion. Alan Bates tells how one eats a fig a provocative Glenda Jackson dances before a herd of cattle--these scenes are handled very well, but the social attitudes of the book are lost. Read it first. 1970.

Lavender Hill Mob. One of the funniest of British black comedies. Alec Guinness plays a meek employee of the Bank of England hatching a perfect plot to make off with a fortune. Watch for the Eiffel tower scene, the shadow puppets, and the riotous chase through the police academy. 1952.