The hard pointy shapes, the piled-on symbolism recalled the McQueen of his Givenchy days and not the lighter, transcendent McQueen who could capture the desperate energy and beauty of a Depression-era marathon dance.
Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th Street, Lincoln Center, (212) 975-5600, filmlinc.org; $11. (Kehr) 'THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY?' (Friday) Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin star as Depression-era marathon dancers who seem doomed to twirl forever in the metaphorical ballroom of life.
In an era when marathon runners seem obsessed with speed and records, it is unlikely new Olympic or world marks will be established here.
At the 1996 Summer Games, swimmer Penelope Heyns became the first South African Olympic gold medallist in the postapartheid era, and marathon runner Josia Thugwane earned the distinction of becoming the first black South African to claim a gold medal.
1996 At the Atlanta Olympic Games, swimmer Penelope Heyns becomes the first South African Olympic gold medallist in the postapartheid era, and marathon runner Josia Thugwane earns the distinction of becoming the first black South African to claim a gold medal.
The Modern Era Chicago Marathon was founded over the objection of Ed Kelly, Chicago Parks Superintendent who refused permission to run in the parks or along the Lake Michigan lakefront.
Ms. York was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar in 1969 for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" In that film, which starred Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin as contestants in a Depression-era dance marathon, she played Alice, a dissolute Harlowesque floozy.
But if you think of "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?," you'll remember Jane Fonda, so desperate and defiant and sad as she pushes herself through a Depression-era dance marathon.
If this pre-election season that is almost over is to be remembered at all — in Iowa last week the debates buckled to a close like a Depression-era dance marathon — it will stand out as the careful-what-you-wish-for contest.
Whether it's the mods of "Quadrophenia" (1979), who showed up in an Anna Sui show, or "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969), with its Depression-era dance marathon that once inspired a wrenching Steven Meisel shoot in Italian Vogue, photographers and fashion designers keep taking their cues from the movies.
