WITH a sense of timing of which only the US film industry is capable, James Bridge's The China Syndrome was released to its American audience just the "accident' narnsourg nucicar prant.
Or maybe Harrisburg accident but a carefully publicity stunt to promote The China Syndrome?
the movie — which is now on general release — tells a most topical tale of near disaster at a nuclear station.
That is scary enough, but when the plot thickens through an attempted cover-uo ot the accident. it becomes most difficult not to grip the cinems seat in fear and apprehension.
Jane Fonda Lemmon playing it with conviction, it is obvious why the movie needs recommendation Challenge to ensure success at the bor office. Nevertheless, mendation it will receive. Warning The China Syndrome is the best thriller to hit the silver screen since Coma, wnico also related a story Of corruption and irresponsibility those who make the decisions in the US political industrial complex.
If further reasons are needed for spending film, specifically if political reasons are required, then it is only fair to offer that walls problems on that front.
at the that system to correct itself. The story ne Is was no contrived truth of the unlikely and so three people an Anna Ford type truth does come after all. and Jack Socialist television news programmes.
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Certainly, as watching this there True enough, the film berates and exposes the American system for the nasty piece of work it undoubtedly is; une troubie is taat in oat way lue piul is a testament to the ultimate ability of that despite a combined conspiracy by the nuclear and television industries to keeo the dangers of nuclear reactors from the American public, — a scientist with a conscience, a camera operator, and - ensure that the out and the human and scientific baddies are exposed.
In olner words, We syste be rotten but it throws up individuals who can expose it, so it ain't so bad Still, there are some nice moments of leftie invective. Especially amusing are the scenes on the making of Less amusing but equally telling is the way the Fonda character struggles and her So The China Syndrome is well The implied question, 'Could it really happen?', been answered by Harrisburg, but a further question 'Would a cover-up be exposed?' has yet to receive a reply outside of far as Britain concerned, the odds are that you can bet a thousand D Notices to one that the first you will hear of a nuclear disaster will be when the sirens go off. tigers' birthdays JANE FONDA as the tough TV newscaster in 'The China Syndrome'. She works on LA TV, where 'hard' news is Socialist Challenge 16 August 1979 Pegs LI
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