Richard Grenier, in Commentary Plastic Sharks (Oct. 1982), American Jewish Committee, 165 East 56th St., New York, N.Y. 10022.
Americans who regularly see foreign movies seem to believe that Euro- peans produce more intelligent, sensitive, and somehow "better" films than Hollywood does. Grenier, Commentary's movie critic, notes that

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U.S. viewers have unrealistic notions about the international film in- dustry.
Only a tiny selection of foreign movies is distributed in t...