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Nov 2, 2009 - 2:40 PM
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Thor
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I managed to track down this mostly forgotten 1977 film, starring a wonderful Kathleen Quinlan as a schizophrenic girl struggling with inner demons at a psychiatric ward.
It's quite unsettling throughout, with some wild imagery and "visions", kinda like IMAGES by Robert Altman (although perhaps not as artsy). Quinlan, in her early 20's, is just so cute you can eat her up, but at the same time she radiates warmth and sympathy so it's easy to identify with her difficult situation. You could argue that some of her co-patients are a bit overblown and stereotypical (kinda like CUCKOO'S NEST on acid), but it's taken to ground by Quinlan and by the eternally wonderful Bibi Anderson as the motherly psychiatrist.
The main reason for tracking this down, though, was the cameo by Danny Elfman (credited as "Dan Elfman") and the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, playing a savage tribe in Quinlan's mind. This is - to my knowledge - the earliest film work that Danny is associated with, even though I don't think he did any music (except that tribal drumming, perhaps?). Either that or HOT TOMORROWS, which was released the same year.
Paul Chihara's score mostly consists of gracious, waltz-like melodicism (perhaps connoting the childlike innocence of Quinlan's character) counterpointed with bursts of dissonance and off-kilter harmonies. Only at the end is the music allowed real consonance. I don't think a soundtrack was ever released?
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Paul Chihara did an interesting score for the TV movie version of Marvel's DR. STRANGE...lots of that 70s wah guitar and synth TV stuff.
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Chihara's Crossing Delancey (1988) has to be one of the weakest Varese releases ever.
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Chihara's Crossing Delancey (1988) has to be one of the weakest Varese releases ever.
How? In terms of music or presentation?
Both. Less than 30 minutes playing time, lots of short cues, some highly annoying female vocals and so on...
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