

	Murray/np Louis/np and/cc his/pp$ dance/nn company/nn appeared/vbd at/in the/at Henry/np-tl Street/nn-tl Playhouse/nn-tl on/in Friday/nr and/cc Saturday/nr evenings/nns and/cc Sunday/nr afternoons/nns in/in the/at premiere/nn of/in his/pp$ latest/jjt work/nn ,/, ``/`` Signal/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, and/cc the/at repetition/nn of/in an/at earlier/jjr one/cd ,/, ``/`` Journal/nn-tl ''/'' ./.


	``/`` Signal/nn-tl ''/'' is/bez choreographed/vbn for/in three/cd male/nn dancers/nns to/in an/at electronic/jj score/nn by/in Alwin/np Nikolais/np ./.
Its/pp$ abstract/jj decor/nn is/bez by/in John/np Hultberg/np ./.
Program/nn note/nn reads/vbz as/cs follows/vbz :/: 

	``/`` Take/vb hands/nns ;/. ;/.
this/dt urgent/jj visage/nn beckons/vbz us/ppo ''/'' ./.


	Here/rb ,/, as/cs in/in ``/`` Journal/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, Mr./np Louis/np has/hvz given/vbn himself/ppl the/at lion's/nn$ share/nn of/in the/at dancing/nn ,/, and/cc there/ex is/bez no/at doubt/nn that/cs he/pps is/bez capable/jj of/in conceiving/vbg and/cc executing/vbg a/at wide/jj variety/nn of/in difficult/jj and/cc arresting/jj physical/jj movements/nns ./.
Indeed/rb ,/, both/abx ``/`` Journal/nn-tl ''/'' and/cc ``/`` Signal/nn-tl ''/'' qualify/vb as/cs instructive/jj catalogues/nns of/in modern-dance/nn calisthenics/nns ./.


	But/cc chains/nns of/in movements/nns are/ber not/* necessarily/rb communicative/jj ,/, and/cc it/pps is/bez in/in the/at realm/nn of/in communication/nn that/cs the/at works/nns prove/vb disappointing/jj ./.
One/pn frequently/rb has/hvz the/at feeling/nn that/cs the/at order/nn of/in their/pp$ movement/nn combinations/nns could/md be/be transposed/vbn without/in notable/jj loss/nn of/in effect/nn ,/, there/ex is/bez too/ql little/ap suggestion/nn of/in organic/jj relationship/nn and/cc development/nn ./.


	It/pps may/md be/be ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, that/cs Mr./np Louis/np is/bez consciously/rb trying/vbg to/to create/vb works/nns that/wps anticipate/vb an/at age/nn of/in total/jj automation/nn ./.
But/cc it/pps may/md be/be ,/, also/rb ,/, that/cs he/pps is/bez merely/rb more/ql mindful/jj of/in athletics/nns than/cs of/in esthetics/nn at/in the/at present/jj time/nn ./.
One/cd thing/nn is/bez certain/jj ,/, however/rb ,/, and/cc that/dt is/bez that/cs he/pps is/bez far/ql more/ql slavish/jj to/in the/at detailed/vbn accents/nns ,/, phrasings/nns and/cc contours/nns of/in the/at music/nn he/pps deals/vbz with/in than/cs a/at confident/jj dance/nn creator/nn need/md be/be ./.



'/' an/at-hl American/jj-hl journey/nn-hl '/' 
A/at brisk/jj ,/, satirical/jj spoof/nn of/in contemporary/jj American/jj mores/nns entitled/vbn ``/`` An/at-tl American/jj-tl Journey/nn-tl ''/'' was/bedz given/vbn its/pp$ first/od New/jj-tl York/np-tl performance/nn at/in Hunter/np-tl College/nn-tl Playhouse/nn-tl last/ap night/nn by/in the/at Helen/np-tl Tamiris-Daniel/np-tl Nagrin/np-tl Dance/nn-tl Company/nn-tl ./.
Choreographed/vbn by/in Mr./np Nagrin/np ,/, the/at work/nn filled/vbd the/at second/od half/abn of/in a/at program/nn that/wps also/rb offered/vbd the/at first/od New/jj-tl York/np-tl showing/nn of/in Miss/np Tamiris'/np$ ``/`` Once/rb-tl Upon/in-tl A/at-tl Time/nn-tl ''/'' as/ql well/rb as/cs her/pp$ ``/`` Women's/nns$-tl Song/nn-tl ''/'' and/cc Mr./np Nagrin's/np$ ``/`` Indeterminate/jj-tl Figure/nn-tl ''/'' ./.


	Eugene/np Lester/np assembled/vbd a/at witty/jj and/cc explicit/jj score/nn for/in ``/`` An/at-tl American/jj-tl Journey/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, and/cc Malcolm/np McCormick/np gave/vbd it/ppo sprightly/jj imaginative/jj costumes/nns ./.


	Mr./np Nagrin/np has/hvz described/vbn four/cd ``/`` places/nns ''/'' ,/, each/dt with/in its/pp$ scenery/nn and/cc people/nns ,/, added/vbd two/cd ``/`` diversions/nns ''/'' ,/, and/cc concluded/vbd with/in ``/`` A/at-tl Toccata/nn-tl for/in-tl the/at-tl Young/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, a/at refreshingly/rb underplayed/vbn interpretation/nn of/in rock'n'roll/nn dancing/nn ./.


	The/at ``/`` places/nns ''/'' could/md be/be anywhere/rb ,/, the/at idiosyncrasies/nns and/cc foibles/nns observed/vbn there/rb could/md be/be anybody's/pn$ ,/, and/cc the/at laugh/nn is/bez on/in us/ppo all/abn ./.
But/cc we/ppss need/md not/* mind/vb too/ql much/rb ,/, because/cs Mr./np Nagrin/np has/hvz expressed/vbn it/ppo through/in movement/nn that/wps is/bez diverting/vbg and/cc clever/jj almost/rb all/abn the/at way/nn ./.


	Miss/np Tamiris'/np$ ``/`` Once/rb-tl Upon/in-tl A/at-tl Time/nn-tl ''/'' is/bez a/at problem/nn piece/nn about/in a/at man/nn and/cc a/at woman/nn and/cc the/at three/cd ``/`` figures/nns ''/'' that/wps bother/vb them/ppo somehow/rb ./.


	Unfortunately/rb ,/, the/at man/nn and/cc woman/nn were/bed not/* made/vbn to/to appear/vb very/ql interesting/jj at/in the/at outset/nn and/cc the/at menacing/vbg figures/nns failed/vbd to/to make/vb them/ppo any/dti more/ap so/rb ./.
Nor/cc did/dod the/at dancing/nn involved/vbn really/rb seize/vb the/at attention/nn at/in any/dti time/nn ./.
The/at music/nn here/rb ,/, Russell/np Smith's/np$ ``/`` Tetrameron/np ''/'' ,/, sounded/vbd good/jj ./.


	All/abn the/at performances/nns of/in the/at evening/nn were/bed smooth/jj and/cc assured/vbn ,/, and/cc the/at sizable/jj company/nn ,/, with/in Mr./np Nagrin/np and/cc Marion/np Scott/np as/cs its/pp$ leading/vbg dancers/nns ,/, seemed/vbd to/to be/be fine/jj shape/nn ./.


	The/at Symphony/nn-tl Of/in-tl The/at-tl Air/nn-tl ,/, greatly/rb assisted/vbn by/in Van/np Cliburn/np ,/, last/ap night/nn got/vbd its/pp$ seven-concert/jj Beethoven/np cycle/nn at/in Carnegie/np-tl Hall/nn-tl off/rp to/in a/at good/jj start/nn ./.
At/in the/at same/ap time/nn the/at orchestra/nn announced/vbd that/cs next/ap season/nn it/pps would/md be/be giving/vbg twenty-five/cd programs/nns at/in Carnegie/np ,/, and/cc that/cs it/pps would/md be/be taking/vbg these/dts concerts/nns to/in the/at suburbs/nns ,/, repeating/vbg each/dt of/in them/ppo in/in five/cd different/jj communities/nns ./.


	This/dt news/nn ,/, announced/vbn by/in Jerome/np Toobin/np ,/, the/at orchestra's/nn$ administrative/jj director/nn ,/, brought/vbd applause/nn from/in the/at 2,800/cd persons/nns who/wps filled/vbd the/at hall/nn ./.
They/ppss showed/vbd they/ppss were/bed glad/jj that/cs Carnegie/np would/md have/hv a/at major/jj orchestra/nn playing/vbg there/rb so/ql often/rb next/ap season/nn to/to take/vb up/rp the/at slack/nn with/in the/at departure/nn to/in Lincoln/np-tl Center/nn-tl of/in the/at New/jj-tl York/np-tl Philharmonic/nn-tl ,/, the/at Philadelphia/np-tl Orchestra/nn-tl and/cc the/at Boston/np-tl Symphony/nn-tl ./.


	This/dt season/nn the/at orchestra/nn has/hvz already/rb taken/vbn a/at step/nn toward/in the/at suburbs/nns in/in that/cs it/pps is/bez giving/vbg six/cd subscription/nn concerts/nns for/in the/at Orchestral/jj-tl Society/nn-tl of/in-tl Westchester/np-tl in/in the/at County/nn-tl Center/nn-tl in/in White/jj-tl Plains/nns-tl ./.
The/at details/nns of/in the/at suburban/jj concerts/nns next/ap season/nn ,/, and/cc the/at centers/nns in/in which/wdt they/ppss will/md be/be given/vbn ,/, will/md be/be announced/vbn later/rbr ,/, Mr./np Toobin/np said/vbd ./.




The/at concertos/nns that/wpo Van/np Cliburn/np has/hvz been/ben associated/vbn with/in in/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl since/in his/pp$ triumphant/jj return/nn from/in Russia/np in/in 1958/cd have/hv been/ben the/at Tchaikovsky/np ,/, the/at Rachmaninoff/np Third/od-tl ,/, and/cc the/at Prokofieff/np Third/od-tl ./.
It/pps was/bedz pleasant/jj last/ap night/nn ,/, therefore/rb ,/, to/to hear/vb him/ppo do/do something/pn else/rb :/: a/at concerto/nn he/pps has/hvz recently/rb recorded/vbn ,/, ``/`` The/at-tl Emperor/nn-tl ''/'' ./.


	The/at young/jj Texas/np pianist/nn can/md make/vb great/jj chords/nns ring/vb out/rp as/ql well/rb as/cs anyone/pn ,/, so/rb last/ap night/nn the/at massive/jj sonorities/nns of/in this/dt challenging/jj concerto/nn were/bed no/at hazard/nn to/in him/ppo ./.
But/cc they/ppss were/bed not/* what/wdt distinguished/vbd his/pp$ performance/nn ./.
The/at elements/nns that/wps did/dod were/bed the/at introspective/jj slow/jj movement/nn ,/, the/at beautiful/jj transition/nn to/in the/at third/od movement/nn ,/, and/cc the/at passages/nns of/in filigree/nn that/wps laced/vbd through/in the/at bigger/jjr moments/nns of/in the/at opening/vbg movement/nn and/cc the/at final/jj Rondo/fw-nn-tl ./.


	Mr./np Cliburn/np gave/vbd the/at slow/jj movement/nn some/dti of/in the/at quality/nn of/in a/at Chopin/np Nocturne/nn-tl ./.
Alfred/np Wallenstein/np ,/, the/at conductor/nn ,/, sensitive/jj accompanist/nn that/cs he/pps is/bez ,/, picked/vbd up/rp the/at idea/nn and/cc led/vbd the/at orchestra/nn here/rb with/in a/at sense/nn of/in brooding/vbg ,/, poetic/jj mystery/nn ./.
The/at collaboration/nn was/bedz remarkable/jj ,/, as/cs it/pps was/bedz in/in both/abx the/at other/ap movements/nns ,/, too/rb ./.




Mr./np Wallenstein/np ,/, who/wps will/md lead/vb all/abn of/in the/at concerts/nns in/in the/at cycle/nn ,/, also/rb conducted/vbd the/at ``/`` Leonore/np-tl ''/'' Overture/nn-tl No./nn-tl 3/cd-tl and/cc the/at Fourth/od-tl Symphony/nn-tl ./.
The/at orchestra/nn was/bedz obviously/rb on/in its/pp$ mettle/nn and/cc it/pps played/vbd most/ql responsively/rb ./.
And/cc although/cs there/ex was/bedz plenty/nn of/in vigor/nn in/in the/at performance/nn ,/, the/at ensemble/nn was/bedz at/in its/pp$ best/jjt when/wrb the/at playing/nn was/bedz soft/jj and/cc lyrical/jj ,/, yet/rb full/jj of/in the/at suppressed/vbn tension/nn that/wps is/bez one/cd of/in the/at hallmarks/nns of/in Beethoven/np ./.
Igor/np Oistrakh/np will/md be/be the/at next/ap soloist/nn on/in Feb./np 4/cd ./.


	There/ex are/ber times/nns when/wrb one/pn suspects/vbz that/cs the/at songs/nns that/wps are/ber dropped/vbn from/in musical/jj shows/nns before/cs they/ppss reach/vb Broadway/np may/md really/rb be/be better/jjr than/cs many/ap of/in those/dts that/wps are/ber left/vbn in/rp ./.
Today/nr ,/, in/in the/at era/nn of/in the/at integrated/vbn musical/nn when/wrb an/at individual/jj song/nn must/md contribute/vb to/in the/at over-all/jj development/nn of/in the/at show/nn ,/, it/pps is/bez understandable/jj that/cs a/at song/nn ,/, no/at matter/nn how/wrb excellent/jj it/pps may/md be/be on/in its/pp$ own/jj terms/nns ,/, is/bez cut/vbn out/rp because/cs it/pps does/doz not/* perform/vb the/at function/nn required/vbn of/in it/ppo ./.


	In/in the/at more/ql casually/rb constructed/vbn musicals/nns of/in the/at Nineteen/cd-tl Twenties/nns-tl and/cc Nineteen/cd-tl Thirties/nns-tl there/ex would/md seem/vb to/to have/hv been/ben less/ap reason/nn for/cs eliminating/vbg a/at song/nn of/in merit/nn ./.
Yet/rb there/ex is/bez the/at classic/jj case/nn of/in the/at Gershwins'/nps$ ``/`` The/at-tl Man/nn-tl I/ppss Love/vb-tl ''/'' ./.
Deemed/vbn too/ql static/jj when/wrb it/pps was/bedz first/rb heard/vbn in/in ``/`` Lady/nn-tl Be/be-tl Good/jj-tl ''/'' in/in Philadelphia/np in/in 1924/cd ,/, it/pps was/bedz dropped/vbn from/in the/at score/nn ./.
It/pps was/bedz heard/vbn again/rb in/in Philadelphia/np in/in 1927/cd in/in the/at first/od version/nn of/in ``/`` Strike/vb-tl Up/rp-tl The/at-tl Band/nn-tl ''/'' and/cc again/rb abandoned/vbn shortly/rb before/cs the/at entire/jj show/nn was/bedz given/vbn up/rp ./.
It/pps finally/rb reached/vbd Broadway/np in/in the/at second/od and/cc successful/jj version/nn of/in ``/`` Strike/vb-tl Up/rp-tl The/at-tl Band/nn-tl ''/'' in/in 1929/cd ./.
(/( Still/rb another/dt song/nn in/in ``/`` Strike/vb-tl Up/rp-tl The/at-tl Band/nn-tl ''/'' --/-- ``/`` I've/ppss+hv Got/vbn-tl A/at-tl Crush/nn-tl On/in-tl You/ppo-tl ''/'' --/-- was/bedz retrieved/vbn from/in a/at 1928/cd failure/nn ,/, ``/`` Treasure/nn-tl Girl/nn-tl ''/'' ./.
)/) 


second/od-hl chance/nn-hl 
Like/cs the/at Gershwins/nps ,/, Richard/np Rodgers/np and/cc Lorenz/np Hart/np were/bed loath/jj to/to let/vb a/at good/jj song/nn get/vb away/rb from/in them/ppo ./.
If/cs one/cd of/in Mr./np Rodgers'/np$ melodies/nns seemed/vbd to/to deserve/vb a/at better/jjr fate/nn than/cs interment/nn in/in Boston/np or/cc the/at obscurity/nn of/in a/at Broadway/np failure/nn ,/, Mr./np Hart/np was/bedz likely/jj to/to deck/vb it/ppo out/rp with/in new/jj lyrics/nns to/to give/vb it/ppo a/at second/od chance/nn in/in another/dt show/nn ./.


	Several/ap of/in these/dts double/jj entries/nns have/hv been/ben collected/vbn by/in Ben/np Bagley/np and/cc Michael/np McWhinney/np ,/, along/in with/in Rodgers/np and/cc Hart/np songs/nns that/wps disappeared/vbd permanently/rb en/fw-in route/fw-nn to/in New/jj-tl York/np-tl and/cc others/nns that/wps reached/vbd Broadway/np but/cc have/hv not/* become/vbn part/nn of/in the/at constantly/rb heard/vbn Rodgers/np and/cc Hart/np repertory/nn ,/, in/in a/at delightfully/rb refreshing/jj album/nn ,/, Rodgers/np-tl And/cc-tl Hart/np-tl Revisited/vbn-tl (/( Spruce/nn-tl Records/nns-tl ,/, 505/cd-tl Fifth/od-tl Avenue/nn-tl ,/, New/jj-tl York/np-tl )/) ./.


	Among/in the/at particular/jj gems/nns in/in this/dt collection/nn is/bez the/at impudent/jj opening/vbg song/nn of/in ``/`` The/at-tl Garrick/np-tl Gaieties/nns-tl ''/'' ,/, an/at impressive/jj forecast/nn of/in the/at wit/nn and/cc melody/nn that/wps were/bed to/to come/vb from/in Rodgers/np and/cc Hart/np in/in the/at years/nns that/wps followed/vbd ;/. ;/.
Dorothy/np Loudon's/np$ raucous/jj listing/nn of/in the/at attractions/nns ``/`` At/in-tl The/at-tl Roxy/np-tl Music/nn-tl Hall/nn-tl ''/'' from/in ``/`` I/ppss Married/vbd-tl An/at-tl Angel/nn-tl ''/'' ;/. ;/.
and/cc the/at incisive/jj style/nn with/in which/wdt Charlotte/np Rae/np delivers/vbz the/at top-drawer/nn Hart/np lyrics/nns of/in ``/`` I/ppss Blush/vb-tl ''/'' ,/, a/at song/nn that/wps was/bedz cut/vbn from/in ``/`` A/at-tl Connecticut/np-tl Yankee/np-tl ''/'' ./.


	Altogether/rb fifteen/cd virtually/ql unknown/jj Rodgers/np and/cc Hart/np songs/nns are/ber sung/vbn by/in a/at quintet/nn of/in able/jj vocalists/nns ./.
Norman/np Paris/np has/hvz provided/vbn them/ppo with/in extremely/ql effective/jj orchestral/jj accompaniment/nn 

	./.
Turning/vbg to/in the/at current/jj musical/jj season/nn on/in Broadway/np ,/, the/at most/ql widely/rb acclaimed/vbn of/in the/at new/jj arrivals/nns ,/, How/wql-tl To/to-tl Succeed/vb-tl In/in-tl Business/nn-tl Without/in-tl Really/rb-tl Trying/vbg-tl ,/, has/hvz been/ben transferred/vbn to/in an/at original/jj cast/nn album/nn (/( R./np C./np A./np Victor/nn-tl LOC/nn 1066/cd ;/. ;/.
stereo/nn LSO/nn 1066/cd )/) that/wps has/hvz some/dti entertaining/jj moments/nns ,/, although/cs it/pps is/bez scarcely/rb as/ql inventive/jj as/cs the/at praise/nn elicited/vbn by/in the/at show/nn might/md lead/vb one/pn to/to expect/vb ./.
Robert/np Morse/np ,/, singing/vbg with/in comically/rb plaintive/jj earnestness/nn ,/, carries/vbz most/ap of/in the/at burden/nn and/cc is/bez responsible/jj for/in the/at high/jj spots/nns in/in Frank/np Loesser's/np$ score/nn ./.


	Rudy/np Vallee/np ,/, who/wps shares/vbz star/nn billing/nn with/in Mr./np Morse/np ,/, makes/vbz only/ap two/cd appearances/nns ./.
He/pps shares/vbz with/in Mr./np Morse/np a/at parody/nn of/in the/at college/nn anthems/nns he/pps once/rb sang/vbd while/cs his/pp$ second/od song/nn is/bez whisked/vbn away/rb from/in him/ppo by/in Virginia/np Martin/np ,/, a/at girl/nn with/in a/at remarkably/ql expressive/jj yip/nn in/in her/pp$ voice/nn ./.
In/in general/jj ,/, Mr./np Loesser/np has/hvz done/vbn a/at more/ql consistent/jj job/nn as/cs lyricist/nn than/cs he/pps has/hvz as/cs composer/nn ./.


	Like/cs Mr./np Loesser/np ,/, Jerry/np Herman/np is/bez both/abx composer/nn and/cc lyriist/nn for/in Milk/nn-tl And/cc-tl Honey/nn-tl (/( R./np C./np A./np Victor/nn-tl LOC/nn 1065/cd ;/. ;/.
stereo/nn LSO/nn 1065/cd )/) ,/, but/cc in/in this/dt case/nn it/pps is/bez the/at music/nn that/wps stands/vbz above/in the/at lyrics/nns ./.
For/in this/dt story/nn of/in an/at American/jj couple/nn who/wps meet/vb and/cc fall/vb in/in love/nn in/in Israel/np ,/, Mr./np Herman/np has/hvz written/vbn songs/nns that/wps are/ber warmly/rb melodious/jj and/cc dance/nn music/nn that/wps sparkles/vbz ./.



Resourceful/jj-hl voices/nns-hl 
There/ex are/ber the/at full-bodied/jj ,/, resourceful/jj voices/nns of/in Robert/np Weede/np ,/, Mimi/np Benzell/np and/cc Tommy/np Rall/np to/to make/vb the/at most/ap of/in Mr./np Herman's/np$ lilting/vbg melodies/nns and/cc ,/, for/in an/at occasional/jj change/nn of/in pace/nn ,/, the/at bright/jj humor/nn of/in Molly/np Picon/np ./.
Mr./np Herman/np has/hvz managed/vbn to/to mix/vb musical/jj ideas/nns drawn/vbn from/in Israel/np and/cc the/at standard/jj American/jj ballad/nn style/nn in/in a/at manner/nn that/wps stresses/vbz the/at basic/jj tunefulness/nn of/in both/abx idioms/nns ./.


	Not/* content/jj to/to create/vb only/rb the/at music/nn and/cc lyrics/nns ,/, Noel/np Coward/np also/rb wrote/vbd the/at book/nn and/cc directed/vbd Sail/vb-tl Away/rb-tl (/( Capitol/nn-tl WAO/np-tl 1643/cd-tl ;/. ;/.
stereo/nn SWAO/nn 1643/cd )/) ,/, a/at saga/nn of/in life/nn on/in a/at cruise/nn ship/nn that/wps is/bez not/* apt/jj to/to be/be included/vbn among/in Mr./np Coward's/np$ more/ql memorable/jj works/nns ./.
The/at melodies/nns flow/vb along/rb pleasantly/rb ,/, as/cs Mr./np Coward's/np$ songs/nns usually/rb do/do ,/, but/cc his/pp$ lyrics/nns have/hv a/at tired/jj ,/, cut-to-a-familiar-pattern/jj quality/nn ./.
Elaine/np Stritch/np ,/, who/wps sings/vbz with/in a/at persuasively/ql warm/jj huskiness/nn ,/, belts/vbz some/dti life/nn into/in most/ap of/in her/pp$ songs/nns ,/, but/cc the/at other/ap members/nns of/in the/at cast/nn sound/vb as/ql lukewarm/jj as/cs Mr./np Coward's/np$ songs/nns ./.


	With/in three/cd fine/jj Russian/jj films/nns in/in recent/jj months/nns on/in World/nn-tl War/nn-tl 2/cd-tl ,/, --/-- ``/`` The/at-tl House/nn-tl I/ppss Live/vb-tl In/in-tl ''/'' ,/, ``/`` The/at-tl Cranes/nns-tl Are/ber-tl Flying/vbg-tl ''/'' and/cc ``/`` Ballad/nn-tl Of/in-tl A/at-tl Soldier/nn-tl ''/'' --/-- we/ppss had/hvd every/at right/nn to/to expect/vb a/at real/jj Soviet/nn-tl block-buster/nn in/in ``/`` The/at-tl Day/nn-tl The/at-tl War/nn-tl Ended/vbd-tl ''/'' ./.
It/pps simply/rb isn't/bez* ,/, not/* by/in a/at long/jj shot/nn ./.
The/at Artkino/np presentation/nn ,/, with/in English/np titles/nns ,/, opened/vbd on/in Saturday/nr at/in the/at Cameo/nn-tl Theatre/nn-tl ./.




Make/vb no/at mistake/nn ,/, this/dt Gorky/np-tl Studio/nn-tl drama/nn is/bez a/at respectable/jj import/nn --/-- aptly/ql grave/jj ,/, carefully/rb written/vbn ,/, performed/vbn and/cc directed/vbn ./.
In/in describing/vbg the/at initial/jj Allied/vbn-tl occupation/nn of/in a/at middle-sized/jj German/jj city/nn ,/, the/at picture/nn has/hvz color/nn ,/, pictorial/jj pull/nn and/cc genuinely/rb moving/jj moments/nns ./.
Told/vbn strictly/rb from/in the/at viewpoint/nn of/in the/at Russian/jj conquerors/nns ,/, the/at film/nn compassionately/rb peers/vbz over/in the/at shoulders/nns of/in a/at smitten/vbn Soviet/nn-tl couple/nn ,/, at/in both/abx sides/nns of/in the/at conflict's/nn$ aftermath/nn ./.


	Unfortunately/rb ,/, the/at whole/jj picture/nn hinges/vbz on/in this/dt romance/nn ,/, at/in the/at expense/nn of/in everything/pn else/rb ./.
Tenderly/rb and/cc rather/ql tediously/rb ,/, the/at camera/nn rivets/vbz on/in the/at abrupt/jj ,/, deep/jj love/nn of/in a/at pretty/jj nurse/nn and/cc a/at uniformed/jj teacher/nn ,/, complicated/vbn by/in nothing/pn more/ap than/in a/at friend/nn they/ppss don't/do* want/vb to/to hurt/vb ./.
It's/pps+bez the/at old/jj story/nn ,/, war/nn or/cc no/at war/nn ,/, and/cc more/ap than/in one/cd viewer/nn may/md recall/vb Hollywood's/np$ ``/`` Titanic/jj-tl ''/'' ,/, several/ap seasons/nns back/rb ,/, when/wrb the/at paramount/jjs concern/nn was/bedz for/in the/at marital/jj discord/nn of/in a/at society/nn dilettante/nn ./.


	Not/* that/cs the/at picture/nn is/bez superficial/jj ./.
Under/in Yakov/np Segal's/np$ direction/nn ,/, it/pps begins/vbz stirringly/rb ,/, as/cs crouching/vbg Soviet/nn-tl and/cc Nazi/np troops/nns silently/rb scan/vb each/dt other/ap ,/, waiting/vbg for/in the/at first/od surrender/nn gesture/nn ./.
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