Revolution

Of particular interest are some of the attractions soon to be seen at the Lido. Over the last six months this quaintly inconsistent theatre has shown some very poor stuff, but it seems that is about to be altered. A re-run of Fred Zimmerman's memorable 'Man for All Seasons' follows a new version of Euripides' 'The Trojan Women', with an extremely good cast headed by Katherine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Genivieve Bujold and Irene Papas. As well as this, 'Battle of Algiers', seen at the film festival a year ago, is scheduled for Sunday 25th March; this brilliant depiction of the Algerian revolt against their colonial masters is required viewing for anyone who doesn't believe that cinema is a political medium. Shot in a quasi documentary style, it is both very spectacular and very violent — don't miss it.