27 OCTOBER 1984, page 38

Cinema

Sports illustrated Peter Ackroyd The Natural ('PG', Odeon Leicester Square) T he film opens with that washed-ou t look which is characteristic of certain American paintings,......

Books Wanted

CAROLINE GORDON: Any of her , novels especially 'The Glory of Hera' and 'The Fathers' by Allen Tate. F. Murphy, 316 Fulham Rd., London SW10. HUYSMANS: Oeuvres Completes, Paris,......

Music

The real thing? Peter Phillips T he vogue for performing early music on original instruments has reached a sophisticated stage, to judge from the concerts held this week in the......