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Cinema: Sally Bowles Again

THE GIRL FROM PETROVKA

Directed by ROBERT ELLIS MILLER Screenplay by SCOTT and CHRIS BRYANT

The Girl from Petrovka is a direct descendant of Sally Bowles and Holly Golightly—another kooky waif, whom withdrawn writers find irresistible. Such girls are no better than they should be but—in show biz, anyway—are widely believed to make up with their innocent high spirits what they lack in common sense and stability. In this case, the gamine is played by the ubiquitous Goldie Hawn. The author, whom convention dictates must reluctantly fall for her despite bouts of reformist palaver...

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