Movies
February, 1994
A Rich, challenging cinematic treat, playwright John Guare's spry screen adaptation of Six Degrees of Separation (MGM) injects new zest into his international stage hit. Decidedly not for audiences seeking escape, the movie, directed by Fred Schepisi, opens up Guare's provocative one-set play based on an actual incident. Will Smith, better known as TV's Fresh Prince of Bel Air, dissembles royally as the young hustler who passes himself off to wealthy New Yorkers as the son of Sidney Poitier. He...
