Farina

[ckaratnytsky at nypl.org]

EHREH writes re Been Down...:

[snip]

>opposite the title page is an ad for a movie based on the
>novel. It says Paramount PIctures presents a Young-Rosenthal production
>starring Barry Deprimus and Linda DeCoff.
>Anyone heard of this?????? Appears to have been made around 75.

     Been Down... was released in 1971 by Paramount Pictures and is the 
     only film directed by Jeffrey Young, then 28 years old and a protégé 
     of Arthur Penn.  I've never seen it, but the film didn't get great 
     reviews, except for Barry Primus' performance as Gnossos.  Not 
     available on viddy vid.  Credits as follows:
     
     Barry Primus - Gnossos
     Linda DeCoff - Kristin
     David Downing - Heff
     Susan Tyrell - Jack
     Philip Shafer - Calvin
     Bruce Davison - Fitzgore
     Zack Norman - Mojo
     Raul Julia - Juan
     
     screenplay by Robert Schlitt
     
     
     your performing arts librarian always at work,
     
     Chris