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Georgetown Aeon Wednesday Nov 1984 Bancroft Jewson greet movie set visitors No no no cries Norman Jewison as he abruptly stops film tog a chapel scene In Agnes Of God for the third time the director of the major motion picture being filmed at historic Reck wood Academy explains to actresses dressed in traditional nuns habits that he wants them to took at the crucifix on the wall not at the priest performing mass It all in a day work for cast and crew but this glimpse behind the scenes had considerably more impact on several media visitors invited to tour the location Satur day Publicist Nancy led reporters including the Free Press Mark Holmes and guest movie buff David Giammarco 15 of Acton around the site While film crews ready for the next round of shooting two of the stars Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly smile at each other and practise kneeling gracefully at the mock altar Once again calls for quiet A bell rings throughout the site traffic outside is stopped and then with a click of the take board silence falls and the camera rolls Nuns proceed to the altar accepting the communion host from priest and then file to the back of the chapel and out of the camera s range After at four tries is finally satisfied With a grin he says that a lake Jew i son whose fame stems from ting and such blockbuster movies as Iceman and Fiddler On the Roof said the quality of the writing and the story itself arc the reasons he decided direct Agnes Of God which will be released by Columbia Pictures In October I9B5 The Canadianborn director said he s been interested in Agnes he first saw the Right now said the weather is the biggest factor in how fast and when the filming takes place When the sun is out of the light When it rains were just as busy When you ve got six hours of filming that ends up as six minutes on the movie screen you can have drastic changes in the weather he said With a final remark about how it would have been possible to make this movie in Canada 10 years ago left his visitors in the company of Ken Adam the film production Adam whose extensive work on the popular James Bond films brought him Story and photos by Mark Holmes Mag Tilly a rlilng young movie who In Tha Big Chill it playing title role In Agnes God the major motion pic at Academy dim will ba released by Columbia Pictures next October production four years ago when it hit stages with Lee Rem in the lead by John Pielmeir Agnes Of God is Int story of a psychologically troubled nun with an illegitimate child Played Meg Tilly best known for her starring role The Big Chill Agnes recuses help from psychologist Martha Livingstone played by Jane Fonda Anne Bancroft who rose lo fame with such 1960s films as The Miracle Worker The Graduate and recent accomplish merits like To Be Or Not Be and Garbo Talks plays Mother Superior Miriam Ruth A massive- ball tower was added to back the Rockwood Academy Sat designer Ken Adam remark ad that mora than has been spent on set construction the work completed at a breakneck pace instant recognition in the Industry is the man responsible for making the Academy look I an authentic Quebec convent Adam claimed the price tag for set con struetion at the Academy has topped If it I for the enormous potential of the film he t have at tempted the undertaking I ve never had to complete a set in so short a time Adam said We had only five weeks to complete it before the filming started The Academy has undergone a complete facelift since Adam took over New windows and tin were added to the roof extensive Kan Adam man responsible for tha I rana forma Ion of the Academy a Quebec convent a scene with actress Anne Bancroft while a wardrobe parson makes a law last minute adjustments to actress costume yard work has been done to include gardens and paths stone work and metal lattice have given heiglll and length to the stone walls surrounding the property and to complete convent a massive bell tower has been added Every detail of a Quebec nunnery has been added to the building Adam said The movie is set in presentday Quebec but we wanted to give the convent an aged look Adam also pointed out that to build a set like the one in would have cost considerably more It an intimate story bald Adam quite different than the epics I worked on and I have to admit I ve really looked forward to working on it with Norman It should be an incredible film Publicist said by end of December or early January the set will be turned back over to Its owners In a scene from Agnes of Qod a eat performs mass with acme of the nuns Reporters got a behindthescenes our tha set Saturday Tha courtyard at the Academy has a complete I ran 111 on to become part of a Quebec nun nary if you dont see it ask 10 DE prizewinners Prize winners at the Chapter of the annual bazaar Saturday arc as follows QUILT William Bradshaw Toronto AFGHAN Jan Stanford BATH WRAPS Debra Guelph CHRISTMAS CENTRE PIECE Connie Banks Acton GROCERIES Elsie Haliday and Mabel Prostebly Penny table w inncrs w ere as follow GROCERIES Anne Slipper C Houston Betty Ann Ell ing COOKIE JAR CLOCK Grace llospcs ROCKING CHAIR Fran Goulton QUILT Shirley Hunter TEA Houston GLASSES Deb TABLE CLOTH PURSE DOLL Dorothy dan SERVIETTES Sophie Dye MONKEY Kara HAIRCUT Julia Bow en TRAY Oaks CUTTINGBOUlDPaulCokcr SPICES Knoeptt SHAMPOO AND Jack Ridley POT HOLDER AND MEASURING CUPS P Angc SHOE BAG J BIRD CAGE Chris Harding RUG HOOKING Jane Day PLATE Helen SOAP Hay Brown CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT Sherry GLASS BOWL Irene Terry I ODE members thank everyone who helped make the bazaar a success Than certainly ware enough people around but 20month old Michelle Dye knew where aha wanted to at Saturday a I0DE bazaar In the Legion hall She perched In tap of grandmother Helen who was ding a draw table thai featured hand made granny doll In tha tot aground Mary McKeratoriatt and Anna Sapper draw of attention el IODE their den touri doBs and doll clothes that were hard to resist for arty Few am many people Into the Acton Legion hall aa annual IO0E bazaar Satur days wae no different hundred of bargain crowding the tables laden with baked goods rummage tale Items handicrafts plants and draw you still had time to spare after making the round there wee a asot lei alt and enfov lea