Victim Of Accident 
Remains In Coma

Allean Colarossi 
Dec. 18, 1993 
Allean Cq Colarossi, Cq Of Ruane Avenue, Scranton, Died Saturday In Community 
Medical Center, Scranton.

By JOE BUTKIEWICZ; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Tuesday, December 21, 1993 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 1 &amp; 3C QUICK WORDS: REMAINS OF THE DAY 





Each day of his life has been full and gratifying, believes Stevens, the
quintessential English butler, a gentleman's gentleman. He cares diligently,
minutely, all day, for all aspects of an estate. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "A man cannot call himself content until he's done everything to please his
employer," Stevens believes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But after years of service -- literally, the best years of his life --
Stevens considers the possibility of all that he's lost in his blind faith,
his devotion beyond reason. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 That's the story of "The Remains of the Day," the latest production from
producer Ismail Merchant, director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer
Jhavala. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It is a given that "The Remains of the Day" is wonderful. Audiences expect
wonderful from Merchant/Ivory/Jhavala, expectations raised by "Howards End,"
"Room With a View" and a half dozen other films, all handsome, thoughtful
productions. "Remains of the Day" is that, although in working toward quiet
revelations, the movie is a downer made tolerable, even pleasurable, thanks to
magnificent work from Anthony Hopkins as Stevens and Oscar winner Emma
Thompson as the colorless housekeeper Miss Kenton, who radiates in the
butler's company. At its center, "Remains of the Day" is an eloquent tale, not
of unrequited love, but of love never mentioned. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The movie is framed as a remembrance, beginning in 1958 when Stevens takes
a rare holiday, courtesy of the dispensation of his new employer, Lewis
(Christopher Reeve). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A former American congressman, Lewis recently purchased the deteriorating
estate where he was a guest in the mid 1930s. The new owner prompts Stevens to
recall those years in the 1930s when Lord Darlington (James Fox) was in his
prime and the estate was the site of many banquets for international guests. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In staging those grand events, Stevens ruled armies of underbutlers, maids,
cooks and servants, seeing to the needs of guest and hosts. Stevens is so
zealous in his work, he neglects his dying father, denies the rights of others
and his own feelings to the Miss Kenton and turns a deaf ear on the British
diplomats secretly courting appeasement with Nazi Germany. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Hopkins delivers his best performance -- "The Silence of the Lambs"
included --since his film career began nearly 30 years ago with "The Lion in
Winter." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 This taciturn, glacial servant even chills the warm heart and melting smile
of Thompson, who breathes life into every film. Their's are remarkable
performances that make a sad movie worth seeing.

`remains Of The Day' Is A Sad, Yet Superb, Tale