Peter Latham wonders: "Concerning the film "Heavenly Creatures", I have a question: What is the purpose of the recurring Orson Welles image? Specifically, is he the embodiment of the murderous impulse conjured up by the girls? Any thoughts would be appreciated." I'm not too sure, except that the girls seem to have a love-hate fascination not so much with Welles himself as with Harry Lime. While one girl initially has fallen for the charismatic image of Welles (and he *was* a box-office draw as an actor until he used up that image through his weight gains and the self-parodic low-budget films that sustained his filmmaking), the other girl finds him scarey and repulsive. They both run home shrieking from the image of him in THE THIRD MAN and incorporate him into their play-kingdom as, yes, the Murderous Urge. It's interesting how Welles has been popping up in recent films. TOUCH OF EVIL played a role in one recent film (I want to say THE LAST SEDUCTION, but I think that's wrong). And THE THIRD MAN figures again prominently in LEAVING LAS VEGAS. All the more surprising, maybe, when my students seem to so universally dislike the film's pace and stylization when I show it. Don Larsson, Mankato State U (MN) ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]