1----T_tiE_f_m_l_l'l_IS_T_E_~_E ~ E ____J Blume In love fihn Reviewed by Laura de Vincent My fStntasies tell me that writer- director Paul Mazurursky decided one morning, after washing his panavisioned hands with a leading deodorant soap, to be this year's social savior by giving us "Blume in Love". Thus, he has attempted to produce a technicolor bandaid to paste over such love- definitive warts as "Love Story", Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler have already given us "Up the Sandbox", segments pf a repressed woman's rebellious daydreams, Bergman has more than frequently produced his impressions of what women are really like : although he has pro- duced some admirable result s, he 1 s ' lmeas tferoing ' IJt,tail frnm sculpture by Miki Pff'ikr still approaching the subject on the Photo by Oarlf'nf' Hinglf' level of Perkin's "Wild Kingdonl". So, the only hitherto unpaved ave- nue of expression for Mazur sky to need to know that he can still attract rna; but to be in love with your ex- build a development on is to present another woman, drop his law suit wife is a tragedy", remarks Blume. us a male character, Blume, and on the floor and intoxicate her with Nina follows the advice of Shake- by unfolding his wrinkled recollec- his stud aura. He loves Nina, but speare and outsmarts the villian at sco££s at her social idealism and is his own game. She goes about her tions we can conclude why his wife, Nina, and thus, having it on the amused by her pastimes; he feels business as usual, ignores her ex- that her personality i s too weak for husband's penance letters, and then ironing board screen, the audience her to seriously object to his flings. she starts living with Elmo (Kris can question if they themse lves are Wrong! When Nina discove rs that Kristofferson), a musician whotJe "Blumes 11 , or if they know any life revolves sol ely around getting "Blumes". Blume has "brought his work home with him" she doesn't succumb to _high and writing music, refusing to Blume( George Segal ) is a Cal- name calling, clawing, biting or work or concern himself with other ifornia divorce lawyer who's micro- even crying, nor does she question people's impressions of him. Nina cosm is well padded with a comfort- her own sexual perfOrmance. Re- enters into a relationship where she able not-so-humble abode, patio furniture a silver BMW 2002 coupe fusing to feel degraded, she tells is the breadwinner, while Blume and an attractive wife, Nina (Susan Blume that she wants a divorce and stands by the sidelines, clumsily Anspach) who works for the welfare leaves him to his secretary. He's offering hearts and flowers and fac- department, drives her yellow Volks- another unfortunate by-product of a ing the problem of his impotency. tit-oriented society and it takes At l ast, a sentimental man on the wagen to yoga sessions and brews a Nina's self assured strength to walk screen! decent cup of tea. Blume is not 11 Blumc in Love" is an examina- your average pinch-the-young- thing away while he smothers himself in a bra cup. "To be in love with a wo- tion of roles and rel ationships . -chauvinist; he's too sophisticated for that particular game. He poss- man who scorns you is a problem; esses a bed-ridden ego and has the to be in love with a man is a dilem- to page a through the mediums of psychoana- The Diary of Anais Nin lysis and introspection. It is a beautifully written chronicle of her book various conflicts: her father's om- Reviewed by Liz Battelstein nipct.ent influence, her "bohemian" life in contrast to her family ' s lux- In the form of a diary in three urious one, her choice between be- volumes, thirteen years of author ing a woman or an artist- a great Anais Nin's life have previously struggle in the ihen mal e dominated been released. Now the fourth book industry of creativity. Nin comments in the series has been published and on the role of the woman artist, "Her creation will be to make articulate ~n to sever herself from the myth that seems to resolve all the questions and problems raised in the first obscure world which dominates man, man creates, from being created by three volumes. Th~ complete diary which he denies being dominat ed by, him, she has to str uggl e with he~ of Anais Nin is a sensitive portray- but which asserts its domination in al of Nin's exploration of herself and her external surroundings destructive proofs of its presence, madness , " Woman in her view "has to page 15 1