Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 21, 1984, p. 7

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Agnes of God Tilt I Wednesday November 1 IBM Page undertaking for scenes Indde th Academy Saturday and crew were scenes for the movie God tarring Anne Bancroft and Jane Fonda Herald photo by PederUn Starts Friday Real Storybook tale to Herald Staff members and crew i lit en since first day of hi ml September in preparation far District High Schools luitun of Tin musical which is being by Ralph musical I rector and Yvonne artistic will be backed up by an I pete from Students from all grades at working on such aspects as I design costumes and lighting Armor fur the knights has been mude of with pieces used to form one suit The armor has been molded for each individual knight and Mrs called the task a 1 rem en dous under ng There even be some genuine medieval dances in the production don I involve a lot of Herald Staff sounds hard to but the film makers of Agnes of God t find a convent like structure in Catholic Quebec That why they on histo ric Academy for their movie The former boys school which is current ly the home of sculptor Andreas Drentcrs is an Ontario Heritage building located on Highway just west With MOO demy has been altered into a convent under the guidance of production designer Ken rom London land Mr Adam came to work on Agnes of God on the prompting of his longtime friend Mr Adam counts years Norman Jowl son dircc lor of the film When 1 came eight weeks ago I was told this was it so I tried to make it work Mr Adam said They gave me five weeks for preparation I vc never in my whole experience of film worked in so little time During the five weeks the Academy was trans erred Into a convincing All the windows were changed from long and rectangular to case sash windows A tin roof and dormer windows which project from the sloping roof were added We did a lot of landscaping put up split rail fencing along the back of the property planted cedar trees and made a convent court Mr ThL lonf changed into i with in arch stained windows and lower curved crossed with lb dark wooden III cross piercing the is hull Owner reluctant to hive the pill ircd porch Mr They ro Hen liy were we put it he sud Although the lilm Is set in the present d Mr Adam said tin selling to the feeime the convent mjny enentnns of nuns its halls In most the pieces were trjinj to the they been I ere a lone time he said in Quebec the is however to bo mostly filmed in no Three weeks worth of took place in Monlreil before ist week They were mosllv shots of the court house a doctur an old people home and Aflct the shots due be com pleted Dee ire doi in Ilockwood the production moves lo the Studios where cells and hall scenes will be Of the Academy Mr Adam said if is rcla with a 20 member female eh and ten member mole chorus Mrs described the music il real storybook stuff which involves an eternal triangle between Kins Arthur Sir Lancelot and with lots of knights bang nil I round Opening with the marriage of King in Guinevere the story unfolds when Sir Lancelot arrives on the scene rminealovetnangle An illegitimate of King Arthur plots to lake over the crown which eventually brings ibout the downfall of the Knights of tin Round Table because of the type of attire worn in those days Pell more a comic relief will be complete with one of the more peculiar props a husky type dog There 11 be a few other surprises but I would like keep them as surprises Some of the scenes are not original and have been updated some what Mrs said Showtime is Friday Nov at Georgetown District High School where tickets are available at Students IS and under and seniors can obtain tickets for S3 and phone orders ean be made at Officers on cue for Agnes of God Nimble fingered Herald Columnist have always envied the truly creative The nimble Fingered types who can a work of art from a lump of clay or an empty canvas Fingers are all thumbs Don get me wrong I not being falsely modest I do not aspireto the heights of Michelangelo and feel crushed because I don t measure up My creations usually look like losers in a grade three contest After discovering my singular lack of talent in the fields of painting and sculpture I turned homier crafts 1 cannot knit This is element fact I have tried Experts have tried to leach The results are best not spoken of Next on my lisl was at it than knitting Perhaps it implement has to be mancuvc however belter still good one four foot by our fool granny square There not much call for hose Still looking for an artistic outlet I took up ma era me My rationale For trying was An fool can tic a knot Well I managed to tie quite few It was while involved in that I discovered the basic flaw in myself that lead to my failure in knitting erochclting now actually better because only In my I have no sense of tension f m not getting psychological here I simply am unable to keep constant pressure on my materials which would lead to uniform pattern Now ihal I knew my problem I had choices I could gel down to work with vigor and determination Or could lake the cow way out and quit I quit Now I can admire the handiwork friends and acquaintances and If they say It easy You could make it Here the pattern I can cast my eyes downward and with a sigh I love to but I have this condition tint prevents Herald Staff Roughly six or seven times an hour Constable Stan leaves the warmth or his cruiser lo slip traffic on Highway 7 in Hoc wood Parked just few hundred yards from the Academy in which the Film Agnes of God is being shot Const stopping if fie to keep the sounds down during the filming People are curious what going on he said They ask Have you seen Fonda a so you can tell which car it Is The movie stars Jane Fonda Anne Bancroft Meg Tilly I wouldn mind see ing them but I no holding my breath oust said them on the restaurant As rush hour It first time work approaches traffic gets a film production heavy and Friday night and Friday he even its even with lunched with the crew people rushing to gel and at a home he said HOLY CROSS ROMAN CHURCH Maple PASTOR PASTOR Father ConO Mahony MASSES Saturday Sundays 10 the of the antiques lire in the home come in useful for movie lungs were bought in here Mr Win find he this hid an incredible of Mr Adam said pointing to a wall cruel fix in the wall niche in Mother Superior office It belonged to the hie Joseph renters the internationally renowned sculptor and father of Andreas Other local that came be used for I he film include local labor for doing the renovations to the Aca demy and extras to Films progressing Herald Staff When it comes lo film making Canada me a long way according lo movie director rman Jewison The Canadian director is working on the muvic Agnes of God in nearby Rockwood and Ink few minutes break to talk lo the press morning of the increase in film product in the last lo years in Canada It possible to mike professional crews who can become in feature film making Mr Jewison II would have been Impossible to make a film here tin Canada years ago Apart from about a dozen people from the Untied Stales the cast and crew of Agnes of jch is majdc up entirely of Canadians Mr Jewison them very professional It was the story and the quality of the writing by New York John Piclmeler which Mr Jew ison attracted him to make a movie of the Broadway play Agnes of God II was while he was working on Ihe film lies friends starring Carol Burnett and Alan Ilia Mr Jewison caught the first production r the play in Boston II starred Lee play old nuns The story relates the struggle between faith and reason by a young nun who gives birth Meg Tilly Canadian actress who starred in The Big Chill plays the troubled nun Jane Fonda plays a psychiatrist who tries to help her with her problems and Anne Bancroft plays the Mother Superior I think it a fantasl story a very drama story Mr Adam said It should be incredible with a cast of Jane Fonda Anne Ban croft awl Meg Tilly Mr Adam has rcceiv Oscar for his work on Barry He has worked on many James Bond films including The Spy Who Loved Me and Moon After spending the time and money change the Academy into a convent more money will have to be spent to fix it back into the home it was Mr Adam noted Before n THE LUNG Town Country DRY CLEANING SAME DAT DAT 8770387 HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE business lunches HOLLYWOOD TAVERN Join The Fun THURS FRI SAT MATINEE J and SAT EVES NOV Monday to Friday EXCHANGE TAVERN GEORGETOWN Across from Go Station HOT COLD LUNCHEON DAILY SPECIALS Entertaining In The Station House Lounae GREAT ENTERTAINMENT I U Enjoy a delicious midday meal from our 50 item menu Lunch Specialties Served with Rice or French Fries Crepe Tender chunks of Prime Rib in a mushroom onion and red wine sauce in a light crepe Topped with sour cream Yorkshire Slew Cubes of Prime Rib marinated in red wine simmered with fresh vegetables and served in a large Yorkshire pudding Sole A traditional favourite Broiled in lemon butter and topped with sliced almonds Reservations 5198531031 fault the olde Hide House it EASTERN 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