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^-i-UVItl I Wednesday, January 17,1979 'Emmanuelle,' 'Wars' Led Spain's Tunisia Gears Brussels To Hear Film Showmen (Continued from page 42) Top Grossers At End Of Feb. 78 L— adapte d by David Butler foJr Be n ^^^^^^^^^ Madrid, Jan. 16. Ammar's production. "Filming will JJquawks Re State-Owned Video Following are the latest (end of take place from August to Decem Paris, Jan. 16. February 1978) grosses in Spain of Higher Prices At Manila ber." the producer said, "and the A Pan-European report on the ficially released by the Culture Min Cinemas Spark Protest picture will be ready for release in German Archives thorny problem of relations be istry. Dollar equivalents are tab 1980." _(Continued from page 44) tween the motion picture industry ulated at the then peseta exchange From Consumers Union An 'Int'l Picture' on the matter, it appears that the and television will be discussed by rate of 80 to the dollar. Totals are Butler and Harmina approached first (and perhaps the last) step will film business leaders in Brussels Manila, Jan. 16. Jan. 25, before being forwarded to cumulative from the previous Metropolitan Manila cinema the screenplay with a dual purpose be to print a common catalog for all period. of narrating the story of a young the various existing archives and Common Market headquarters for owners have increased admission possible action under Treaty of "Emmanuelle," $2,829,000; "Star prices by 50 centavos (about 6c). Arab prince against a vast back work out a trading agreement Wars," $1,740,000; "Emmanuelle ground of the Arab world — both among them in view of mutual pro Rome's unfair competition regu Under the new scale an orchestra lations. II," $989,000; "The Last Tango in seat will be four pesos; balcony, five traditional and modern. "It will not gramming and historical retros. An There have been complaints over Paris," $946,000: "Black Emman pesos, and loge, six pesos. be an Arab film but an inter Archive-Union now ties together a long period that television net uelle," $949,000; "El Perro," $749,- The new rate was initiated by the national' picture accessible to all West Berlin, Wiesbaden, and Ko works in Europe, most of them 000: "The Deep," $747,000; "Two Philippine Motion Picture Pro audiences," Ben Ammar said. blenz. state-operated, have been dam Super Cops," $692,000; "Story of O," ducers Assn. for the duration of the "Thirst," budgeted at $12,500,000, This may eventually mean that aging the film business by showing $662,000; "La Guerra de Papa," recent 10-day film festival for the is financed by a banking group as the full history of Ufa can be traced too many theatrical features and $644,000; "The Spy Who Loved Me," benefit of the Mowelfund, a welfare well as by Carthago. "My banking (through archive "trading," if paying too little rental for them. $608,000. organization for film workers. partners and I," Ben Ammar said, necessary) from pre-First World Statistics from each country have Also "Rollercoaster," $593,000; Instead of reverting to the old "are dealing with a major War days to and throughout the been collected by CICCE, the com "Miedo al Escandalo de Una Mujer rates, the exhibitors decided to re American company for distribu Third Reich (still an unknown terri mittee that groups trade associ Casada" (orig. title not available), tain the extra 50 centavos. "We had tion. Whatever the final arrange tory to most film historians). Ger ations from Common Market $534,000; "MacArthur," $505,000; to raise our fees to cover increases ment, distribution outside the U.S. many cinema in its heyday was se countries, following an invitation "Orca," $490,000; "La Coquito," in power, water and labor costs as will be handled by CIC." cond only to Hollywood. from Viscount Etienne Davignon, $459,000; "A Bridge Too Far," $417,- well as taxes," explained John Lit After surveying many lands in Eye Nafl Film Theatre an European Economic commis 000; "Madame Claude," $416,000; ton who is an official of the Greater the Middle East to base "The Day But once a National Film sioner, for the film industry to form "Jabberwocky,"$401,000; "Smokey Manila Theatres Assn. Christ Died," 20th Century-Fox TV Archive, or Archive-Union, has and the Bandit," $398,000; "Tur exec Mark Evans scouted Tunisia been established, there's still the ulate its complaints on the subject. The move was protested by the The Brussels meeting will be at kish Delight," $384,000. Consumers Union of the Philip recently and told the young Tuni question of a National Film The Other Entries T sian producer (30) that the Holly atre; that is, a showcase for every tended by CICCE, and by leaders of pines w hich appealed to President the International Federation of "Bilitis," $367,000; "Padre Ferdinand Marcos to stop the price wood major will- roll the Biblical thing from the classics to the pre Padrone," $337,000; "Rocky," $325,- venture in Tunisia next year. Pro sent together with membership, Film Producers' Assns., the Euro hikes. pean Federation of Technical In 000; "Perros Callejeros," $319,000; According to the leader of the ject will be seen as a mini-series on publications and documentation, as "The Cassandra Crossing," $280,- U.S. small screens, but will first be well as study facilities. dustries and the International Union consumers group, Ernie Angeles, of Exhibitors. 000; "Flesh Gordon," $264,000; an injunction will be sought by their released theatrically outside the At present, this enormous need is "Canterbury Tales," $258,000; "The union if the cinema owners refuse to U.S. being satisfied in various key cities Rescuers," $258,000; "The revert to the old rates. While the deal has yet to be by local initiative — in West Berlin, Decameron," $253,000; "Vota a finalized, Ben Ammar expects the by the Friends of the German Cin FANTASTIC FESTIVAL Gundisalvo," $241,000; "Last Re contracts to be drawn up shortly. ematheque at Ulrich Gregor's Ar make of Beau Geste," $225,000. Again the guarantees constituted a senal-Kino; in Munich, by Enno AT AV0RIAZ HEAVY Also "Sexo Loco" (orig. title not Argentinian Films major factor but in addition, Ben Patalas's Film Museum; in Frank available), $208,000; "Los Ammar said he is in a position to of furt, at Walter Schobert's Kom- WITH U.S. PRODUCT Rompepelotas" (orig. title not In Production fer background masses, sets and munales Kino. In all these cases, the Paris. Jan. 16. avail), $201,000; "Black Emanuelle props that "make my overall offer responsible figures are film his The Seventh Annual Avoriaz in the Orient," $200,000; "Ninas al Buenos Aires, Jan. 16. difficult to beat." torians. Fantastic Film Festival takes place Jan. 17-21 this year. United Saon," $199,000; "The Ferramonti "Los Exitos del Amor" (The Another big project on the Car A wave of enthusiasm for a "na States will have a lion's share of the Heritage," $198,000; "Black Em Successes of Love), prod, by Aries thago slate is the production of tional theatre" or "academy" has, competing films. manuelle II," $195,000. Cinematografica; dir., Fernando "Aida" under the direction of. however, swept across the film Already chosen to compete in the "Kama Sutra," $192,000; "Air Siro; camera, Victor Caula; editor, Franco Zeffirelli in Egypt (on the landscape since it became known sci-fi rendezvous are "Battlestar port 1977," $189,000; "Perverse," Carlos Piaggio. Stars Claudio Lev- Nile where necessary) toward the that $250,000 has already been set Galactica" (20th) by Richard Colla. $185,000; "Annie Hall," $181,000; rino. end of 1979. "Franco Zeffirelli is an aside in Bonn for a central film ar Also Richard Franklin's "Pat "Slap Shot," $180,000; "Mi Hija "Las Locuras del Profesor" (The honorary citizen of Tunisia," Ben chive, or archive-union, as it now rick," about a patient in a coma Hildegart," $180,000; "Everything Follies of the Teacher); prod., Ammar noted, "and the best stands. showing malefic powers, also Larry You Always Wanted to Know About Chango Sono; dir., Ramon Ortega; spokesman we have in elaborating What the coming film archive Cohen's "It Lives Again" sequel to Sex," $179,000; "Prestamela Esta camera, Leonar de Rodriguez the many advantages our country needs is a film theatre. One strong his previous Avoriaz prizewinner, Noche," $172,000; "Two Lives of Solis; editor, Jorge Garate. offers. It is perhaps too early to possibility would be the use of the in "It's Alive," (WB-Col), plus Wil Audrey Rose," $163,000; "Drum," "La Nona" (The Grandmother); mention it now, but Zeffirelli is plan stalled projection-equipped the liam Gidler's "Manitou" con $157,000. prod., Aries; dir., Hector Olivera; ning to produce and direct his ambi atre in the brand new Staatsbiblio- cerning occult forces of evil. C.B. Paced Distribs camera, Victor Caula; editor, tious Biblical 'Peter and Paul' for thek/Preussischer Kulturbesitz, the From a distribution standpoint, Carlos Piaggio; starring Pepe Sor Paramount in our country during State Library of Prussian Cultural Add David Schmoeller's "Tour biggest grosses were racked up by iano, Juan Carlos AltaVista, Gra- 1980 on a budget tentatively esti History that embraces world ist Trap" and the Aussie "A Night a C.B. Films, with grosses totalling ciela Alfano, Oswaldo Terranova. mated at more than $20,000,000." cultures too. Directly across from Prowler" by Sim Sharman. $4,927,000. They were followed by "Para Que el Sol No Se Apague" the National Gallery of Art and a Jury will be chaired by Roger The '79 agenda also includes "The Corman with Italo thesp Agostina Diasa, with $4,548,000; CIC, $3,164,- (So That the Sun Doesn't Go Out); Thief," a story of Biblical times to stone's throw away from the Phil 000; Incine $3,152,000; Jose Frade, prod., Shot Producciones; dir., harmonic, this gigantic library Belli, director Walerian Borow- be directed by Pasquale Festa czyk, actor Richard Burton, jour $3,009,000; Warner Bros., $2,888,- Jorge Pantano; camera, Alberto Campanile from his novel of the could easily become the Museum of 000; Filmayer, $2,469,000; Izaro,$l,- Basail; editor, Sergio Zottola.