P543 CEEFAX 2 543 Fri 28 Feb 22:36/10 OO 1/2 OO THE CRUCIBLE (12) 124mins (US) ——————————————————————————————————————— Director: Nicholas Hytnjt Cast: Daniel Da= Lewis, +inon1 R=dry, Paul Schofiild, Joan Allen A thu Mh l +1 adapt rig g hi ow stage play is based on actual events in 1692 when 19 people weti hanged as witches in Salem, Massachussjtts. A frin:z of religious petsec4tion, sexual hysteria, social un6= and grjud, it is also an allegory on wh1t ha8pjned in America in Senator Joe McCarthy'u anti-Communist witch-hunt in the 1950s. Biz 540 Front Page 100 *V News 591 A-U 599 TV Reviews 595 Top 40 )6) NixtRjv Videos TVFilms Main MenuP543 CEEFAX 2 543 Fri 28 Feb 22:34/43 O OOO 2/2 L Impressive and gripping. THE CUR!IBLE has been surprisingly overlooked b8 the Oscar nominators. Miller has been nominated for his screenplay and Joan Allen for Biut S4pportink Actress. But why not Day Lewis, ou the supjtb Paul Schofield ou Winona Rzdjt — wholl= convincing as the cast-off miutrjys? Hytnjt's film is an admirable follow-up to The Madness of Kink George. And it is a chilling reflection of the fundamentalism, religious or othjtwi3e, wXjch plagues us even today. $ THE CRUCIBLE opens on Friday 28 Feb Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 NixtRev Videos TVFilms Main Men2