Armand about acting
	From 1980 - 1989
	INTERVIEWs WITH ARMAND ASSANTE
	Armand Assante worked with following movies/theatre pieces and TV-proctions in 1980 - 1989: (The movies that has an interview or an article connected with it is linked here) "Private Benjamin"  "Little Darlings"   "Sophia Loren Her Own Story"  "Kingdoms"     "Love and Money" 1  "Love and Money"  "I, the Jury"  "Rage of Angels" "Unfaithfully Yours"   "Why me ?"  "Evergreen"  "Belizaire the Cajun"  (1)   "A deadly Business"  "Napoleon and Josephine" "Hands of Stranger"  "The Penitent"  "Jack The Ripper" "Animal Behavior" "Eternity"  "Passion and Paradise"
	About this site At this page you can find links to PDF-files with resumes from articles and photo scannings of some of the original interviews given by Armand Assante through time, as he talked about the roles he has been performing....... Original articles are marked with Very good and fullfilling interviews are marked with a huge A (a-grade) for their quality and interesting content. New but rather old interviews or articles are announced below as "New articles or announcement posted where ?" and refers to the decade in question. Lately most newspapers and magazins have scanned old articles and brought them on the internet.
		Where can you see a clip of a movie or a trailer ? Got to this decade's filmography and look for videos or trailer next to the movies (1980 - 1989)
	1980-1989
	February 6, 1980 Anchorage Daily News originally from the Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas "Love and Money" Armand Assante as Lorenzo Prado	Plot: A billionaire businessman hires a man to influence a South American dictator. He winds up having an affair with the billionaire's wife. Armand Assante plays a dictator's son and successor. This article is mainly focosing on the german actor Klaus Kinski in his role of this movie as Frederic Stockheinz. GoogleNewsArchive/articles Read an interview made right before Armand Assante's performance in "Love and Money" here...
	March 24, 1980 The Pittsburgh Press By Ed Blank article "Little Darlings"	Armand Assante performed Gary in "Little Darlings". The article does'nt comment Armand Assante's performance but focus on the "darlings". google.newspapers/archive Some wonderfull scenes with a very young Armand Assante from "Little Darlings"... YouTube
	October 23, 1980 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Paradise Alley"	A fine advertising to study here...First time "Paradise Alley" was shown on TV. Google.newspapers/archive
	October 25, 1980 Eugene Register-Guard The Sophia Loren Story Armand Assante as Richardo Scicolone (father of Sophia Loren in this dramatizing of her life)	In an old newspaper clipping we read that Sophia Loren will portray herself and her mother in "Sophia Loren, Her Own Story" were Armand Assante performes her father. A three-hour drama. This photo should be a scene form the "Sophia Loren, Her Own Story" with Armand Assante and Sophia Loren in a take. read more... google.com/newspapers Official site for Sopia Lorens Own Story
	October 26, 1980 Ocala Star-Banner by Ken Peters "Sophia Loren, Her Own Story" Interview with Armand Assante as Richardo Scicolone (father of Sophia Loren in this dramatizing of her life)	"My motivation was strictly to work with Sophia Loren!" a frank Armand Assante says who is currently a sensation for his role as a French lover in "Private Benjamin" starring up against Goldie Hawn. "I studied my own grandfather, allthough he left Neaples a few years earlier that the time of the movie" Armand Assante says "Richardo represented the epitome of Italian chauvinism. He was very much heel !" Armand Assante had to rush from one movie stage to another and arrived for this role in Rome with not much sleep. As he finally got to Italy he had to sleep for 48 hours... read more... google.com/newspapers
	October 26, 1980 The Pittsburgh Press "Her own Story" Sophia Loren Armand Assante mentioned	Fine article/interview about "Sophia Loren: Her Own Story" with more insight. Armand Assante mentioned for his part as her father  Richardo Scicolone. GoogleNews/Archive.com
	July 5, 1981 The Pittsburgh Press By Ed Blank Armand Assante article/interview "I, the Jury" about his Mike Hammer role	"The script has nothing to do with the book " says Armand Assante. He is not that keaned on the part nor the movie. "It's a commercial action adventure film desigend to make money .." Armand was co writing on a script about a father-and-son relationship against a background of corrupt New York politics while they interview him. google.newspapers.com/archive
	December 14, 1981 The Lewistion Journal New York Devision Armand Assante in "Kingdoms"	Theatre review from Broadway, New York : "Kingdoms" is a fascinating play about the kingdoms of earth and heaven, pitting conquest against peace and Emperor Napoleon against Pope Pius VI. Armand Assante performes Napoleon Bonapart for the first time and from other sources we know that Karen McArn was in the theatre watching him. GoogleNews/Archive
	December 14, 1981 New York Times Theatre Review by Frank Rich "Kingdoms" Armand Assante as Napoleon	This review was first uploaded in the archives February 7, 2011 and it's fun to read about. A very thorough review about the performance and ending with a list of all performers in the play. It says: The bond is consummated when Napoleon (Armand Assante) grabs the Pontiff (Roy Dotrice) and kisses him on the mouth. Opens in PDF
	December 14, 1981 Edward Sheehan's "Kingdoms" Broadway N.Y. Armand Assante as Emperror Napoleon	First time Armand Assante performed Napoleon at a Theatre on Broadway as Emperor Napoleon I in Edward Sheehan's "Kingdoms" (1981-82), He was 32 years old. Here is a rare look back in time, as New York Times review the Theatre Play and introduced Armand Assante as Napoleon December 14, 1981.(2 pages) NYtimes
	Month ? 1980 (1981?) GOSSIP by Arthur Stern Interview with Armand Assante in his "home" in Los Angeles. This interview was made right before Armand Assante started working with "Love & Money"	Title: Armand Assante: Hollywood's Hottest Leading Man Admits, "I'm not easy to live with" Armand Assante is 31 years old as this interview is made, we sadly don't have the month nor the date for it. He was about to engage himself in his role Lorenzo Prado in "Love & Money" Allthou the interview is made in his Los Angeles home, Armand Assante doe's not consider this place his home. His home i back in New York. "My parent's took me out of New York (city) when I was 8 because the neiborhood was getting so violent and I was becomming almost conditioned to it. They got me out of there to a place just outside of the city called Cornwall, where I spent two years. I was allways running back and forth !" Armand Assante says. From Soaps Armand Assante got back on Broadway and says he only did them to supporting his theatrical aims. He tells he does'nt go to parties..he spend as much time he can back in New York. He write a lot and is about to develope a screenplay. Original scanning of the Gossip interview (opens in PDF) 3 pages. Donated by american fan
	July 21, 1981 Star Magazine Interview with Armand Assante about "Private Benjamin" while doing Mike Hammer in "I, the Jury" Goldie Hawn and Armand Assante made the frontpages all over..Here at Playgirls frontcover. The article is thou not from there.	Making " Private Benjamin" made Armand Assante flat broke, he had to say no to a lot of other parts, and was competing with actors as Paul Newman and Clint Eastwood about the roles. Partly he is broke because, he said no to other parts and partly: "The way I spend Money ?" to use his own expression. He is working with his Mike Hammer role and complains about not getting to know the lady actresses before he has to strip naked and "go to bed with them" He only just was introduced to Goldie Hawn and had known her "for 5 minutes" and then he was in an intimate scene with her. He thinks is to quickly... Here he had allready met Karen, but during the interview he is hugging her and admitting that allthou he think's he has'nt met the right person yet. He is thinking about getiing married. Scanning of real article (opens in PDF) Donated by american fan
	Photos of Armand Assante from August 1982, opens in PDF
	February 20, 1983 The Pitsburgh Press by Barbara Holsopple Armand Assante in "Rage of Angels"	"...Armand Assante offers a strong performance as underworld kingpin Michael Moretti...." says this article about the TV drama "Rage of Angels". "...A fine actor unfortunately stuck in gangland roles, brings charm and a touch of class to his role...." This long article about this Sidney Sheldon drama, is displayed at two pages ...both left and right, and to the right you see a photo of Armand Assante in his very meningfull role. google.com/newspapers/Archive
	February 28, 1983 PEOPLE magazin Archive, articles Interview with Armand Assante	Found an old archive version almost same content as the below scanning. Peoples Magazin Vol. 19 No. 8 By Lois Armstrong. It seems he sold his article to both Magazin's. People.com
	May 24, 1983 Palm Beach Daily News "Unfaithfuly Yours" article about the movie and small interview with Armand Assante where he also talks of "I, the Jury"	Moore as a famous conductor who supsects his wife is having an affair with Assante, a violin virtuoso. The director is Howard Zieff, whose latest film was "Private Benjamin" It was a $12 mill production "Iīm the straight man in this movie, which is really unusual for me," says Armand Assante " My role really depends on reacting to Dudley. Iīm used to heavier roles, roles which require homework. Dudley though, takes any situation and turns it inside out. It's almost as if he begins from a sense of panic and then creates. I never had a part which depended  so much on that spontaneity. I, the Jury also started out with a light, comic touch, he noted, but midway through it changed course and became violent. google.com.newspapers/archive
	February 27, 1984 US MAGAZIN february by Lois Armstrong Interview with Armand Assante "I married Karen because I need her in my life and she needs me" says Armand "We spend our time with each other. We don't run around town socialize too much. I never thought I would live so quietly" Karen and Armand had been married for three years as this articles was written...and Karen was pregnent with Alessandra and Anya is 9 months old. He complaines, dissopponited about "I, the Jury" He disguisted the violence..... Armand Assante and Dudley More in "Unfaithfully Yours" in the violin scen from You Tube	Armand Assante gave an interview to US Magasin february 1984, he was doing the movie "Unfaihfully Yours" and about to leave the daytime-series "Little Doctors" that had quite many fans..... This is a Photo scanning of the original article in black/white...opens in PDF Donated by fan Articles more than 20 years old are no longer protected by the copyright. If we are informed wrongly, If asked by the copyright holders to remove any materials due to copyright infringement, we will politely comply with their request immediatly.
	February,  1984 US MAGASIN Armand Assante interview "Unfaithfully Yours"	US MAGASIN resume February  1984 Armand Assante gives an interview and talks about the preparance for the part of a violinist and hot-shot lover in "Unfaithfully Yours" starring among others with Dudley More..he briefly touch the scandalic affaire with Dyan Cannon he referes to as, one of his dangerous weman...(Link is dead) more on "Unfaithfully Yours"
	March 25, 1984 Beaver Country Times By Lou Gaul The future is looking starry for Armand Assante	The outlook for new leading men may be bleak, but young stars Armand Assante and Jeff Bridges, - give film fans some hope, this article writer states. The 32-years-old star talks about his latest work, hen mentiones Sylvester Stallone that spotted him for "Paradise Alley" and his busy shedule the last 12 moths with TV movies as: "Human Feelings", - "The Lady of the House", - "The Pirate", - and "Prophecy" were Armand performed a native Indian. It says here that "Prophecy" flopped, - but funny enough is that one movie people are still mad about and it sells well...so never believe the critics. google.com/newspapers/archive
	May 31, 1984 The Sydney Morning Herald article/review Armand Assante in "Unfaithfully Yours"	Australian respond...to "Unfaithfully Yours" "...Armand Assante has the right features for the role of a dark romantic-looking Latin...." read more... google.com.newspapers/archive
	February 22, 1985 The Palm Beach Post By Jerry Buck Armand Assante in "Evergreen" TV series	Article about the TV series. Mostly about Lesley Ann Warren and her relation to her part. Armand Assante mentioned as her husband. His characters name was Joseph Friedman. google.nespapers/archive Clips from the Mini-series YouTube (10 min) Read more about "Evergreen" Read also: June 12, 1988 Herald Journal TV announcement With Photo goggle.newspapers/archive
	February 23, 1985 Los Angeles Times TVmini Series review "Eternity" Armand Assante in supportive role	Armand Assante performes partly Romi and Sean in "Eternity" a TVmini Series. Drama about two men that meet each other both in this lifetime and also met each other in a past life..... It says is this review: "...What keeps "Evergreen" from being a complete bomb are the solid performances turned in by the three principals (Lesley Ann Warren and Armand Assante as Anna and Joseph Friedman, and Ian McShane as Paul Lerner, the wealthy banker who loves Anna from afar) and the handsome production qualities, which were designed by Jan Scott and photographed by Woody Omens under the direction of Fielder Cook...." pqarchiver.com
	Marts 1, 1986 The Times-News By Charles Witbeck Armand Assante as Charles Macaluso in "A Deadly Business"	Article and interview with Alan Arkin about the story and making of the movie which is about toxic waste. It involves the FBI, organized rime and the New Jersey garbage hauling business. A real life Harold Kaufman enters the waste hauling business back in 1972 and the storyline is composed over his crime. This article was written to introduce the upcomming TV movie and CBS drama. Armand Assante performes a gangland boss. GoogleNewsArchive/articles Read also: March 4, 1986 New York Times TV Review by John J. O'Connor On the Mafia side, the familiar types range from the impeccably tailored businessman Charles Macaluso, done to a silky villainous turn by Armand Assante..... GoogleNewsArchive/articles
	July 28, 1986 Spokane Chronicle by Bob Thomas Associated Press article/interview Armand Assante about "Belizaire The Cajun" (and his upcomming "The Penitent" and a theatre piece called "Magic")	Headline: Finding happiness in alternative films This article says almost the same as the next below...but I brought it for itīs photo of Armand Assante and he says: "Itīs hard for an actor to find scripts that deal with human relations. Sure it would be easy to pick up heavy money from big-studio productions. But if you want to hold onto your values and achieve som kind of growth, you got to go looking " "I'd rather do a challenging play than the films and television material that is offerede to me...most of them are completely unoriginal, formulas that have been done and done to death !" "If such things are alien to your own belief systems, then why do them ?" Assante ask's. Read more google.newspapers.com/archive
	July 30, 1986 The Palm Beach Post by Bob Thomas article/interview Armand Assante about "Belizaire The Cajun" (and his upcomming "The Penitent" and a theatre piece called "Magic")	Headline: Assante shuns big-budget films for more meaningfull roles. Armand Assante has been an anomaly in the acting trade..this article declares...rather than aim for being a leading man Assante search for the meaningfull roles. He talks about Glenn Pitre's "Belizaire the Cajun" and also talks about his upcomming movie "The Penintent" besides that he informs he is planning to return to the theatre in a new play called "Magic" "In the two-year period I did Soap Operas I also was able to appeare in seven plays, three on Broadway and four showcase productions " Armand Assante says. Read more.... google.newspapers.com/archive
	September 18, 1986 Anchorage Daily News article/review "Belizaire The Cajun"	Armand Assante plays the healer as sort of bayou Gandhi. Belizaire has personality and quiet charm and a lot of affection, mixed with the more preditable actions elements. He is big, bearded and confident, but he does'nt play the cajun like an action hero. He plays him sort of like a bayou version of Gandhi, restraining his anger always to see the comic situation they clearly cannot win by force..." Read more... google.com.newspapers/archive
	October 12, 1986 Palm Beach Daily Armand Assante answeres questions We don't know IF it is Armand Assante's tractor.	If you ever had a "Freinds-book" at school with art questions you could make people fill out...this is something like it. Its made after Armand Assante worked with the "Penitent" in Mexico so he eats Salsa. He had just finished "Stranger in my Bed". His Favorite childhood memory is seeing "Peter Pan" (he was 4 years old then) And ...Nobody would believe it if they saw me:...On my tractor ! I want to teach my first child: That essentially we're all alone. I think Armand Assante has changed his oppinion on that since...? Many of this answeres has popped up at the internet as Assante Quotes GoogleNews/archive
	November 15, 1986 The Montreal Gazette Advertising "Belizaire the Cajun" Armand Assante in his role as Belizaire Breaux	Highest Ratings...A masterpiece..A wonderfull movie Armand Assante's performance outstanding says David Amstrong from San Franciso Examiner. A fine annoucement... google.com/newspapers/archive Glenn Pitre instructed this movie and Armand Assante was i his care again making "The Man WHo Came Back" (2008)
	August 9, 1987 The Tuscaloosa News N.Y. Times News Service by Faye Zuckerman Armand Assante in "Why me ?"	About Air Force Lt. Leola Mae Harmon who gets into a devastating car crash. A true life story. Armand Assante portrays a plastic surgeon Dr. James Stallings, who after more than seven hours of surgery couldīnt adequately stich her face back to normal. GoogleNewsArchives/articles Read full plot here......IMBd Read also TV review from New York Times Stallings puts his patient through 40 operations in the next four years, she ends up falling in love with her surgeon... Nytimes
	Allthou this article is brougt in the next decade, itīs posted here as well: December 15, 1990 New Straits Times article about "Jack the Ripper" Armand Assante in his role as Richard Mansfiled	Article about the impression of the filmatizing about Lodons most notorious killer: Jack The Ripper. Armand Assante is briefly mentioned. It says he gives a startling performance of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Richard Mansfield is an american actor visiting London at that time...and was under supspecion for a while) news.google.com.newspaper/archive October 16, 1988 Toledo Blade Article about "Jack The Ripper" GoogleNews/archive (link is sadly dead)
	August 1, 1986 "Belizaire the Cajun" Chigago Times article	Armand Assante performes Belizaire Breaux in Glen Pitre's "Belizaire the Cajun" (In 2008 he met Glen Pitre again making "The Man Who Came Back") "....LOS ANGELES Actor Armand Assante said he has seen "a glut of movies that don't like people," so he prefers to be involved in small, meaningful films instead of the big-buck spectaculars....." (Armand Assante lived back then at Maple Drive in a Suite, Berverly Hills Caliornia while he worked) "...Instead of aiming for a career as a leading man, Assante has chosen to return to the stage or appear in "specialty" films such as the current "Belizaire the Cajun," continuing at Chicago's Lake Shore Theater...." highbeam.com
	August 14, 1986 The Sumter Daily Item Interview Armand Assante about his role in "Belizaire the Cajun"	Armand Assante 36 years old, found his role in this meningfull movie at The Sundance Institute, Robert Redford's Annual gathering* in Colorado of film veterans hopefulls. * before it was called Sundance Movie Festival "Itīs hard for an actor to find scripts that deal with human relations" Armand Assante says " Sure, it would be easy to pick up the heavy money from big-studio productions. But if you want to hold onto your values and achieve some kind of growth, you've got to go looking !" Armand Assante spend month...to learn to speak CAJUN google.com/newspapers/archive
	September 7, 1986 The Deseret News Armand Assante in Cliff Osmond's "The Penitent"	An article/interview with Osmond about the making of "The Penitent". How he wrote the manuscript 17 years ago and then put it away.  It was the first time he was directing a movie. Armand Assante says his characther is definitely not a nice guy. In his role he seduces his best freind's woman. The triangle of love, sex and drama take place in sects of Hispanic Roman Catholic communities in northern New Mexico and southwestern Colorada. google.newspapers/archive More about "The Penitent" further down...
	February 6, 1987 Ocala Star-Banner Small notice about Armand Assante as Napoleon	Armand Assante wil play 6 hours TV Mini-Series about Napoleon. An NBC Production in association with Warner Bross google.com.newspaper/archive
	February 8, 1987 The Spokesman-Review Armand Assante won the role as Napoleon in "Napoleon and Josephine"	A very small notice. In an early stage of planning the TV seris about Napoleon. At this time there was no female lead found yet. google.nespapers./archice
	March 5, 1987 The Age Armand Assante "Evergreen"	A TV announcement about the emotional series. Armand Assante described as her husband the jewish painter Joseph Friedman. With photo above the article google.newspapers/archive
	Month ? 1987 Interview Armand Assante TV-GUIDE "Hands of a Stranger "	Armand talks to an interviwer (at he TV-Guide) while he is in Vancouver doing his part as Joe Hearn in "Hands of a Stranger " He is very perfectionistic and want's a retake...the other calls it "An Armand" During the takes he lost his voice, but demanded to do yet a scene. He was "just kissing" - he could do that without a voice ! He talks about his wife and his 4-year old daughter, ...he calls the family often and the phonebills are enormous... Armand Assante separated his shoulder at his honeymoon skiing with Karen on California's Sierra. TV-Guide 1987 (opens in PDF)
	May 7, 1987 Chicago Tribune "Hands of a Stranger" Short announcement Armand Assante as Joe Hearn	Armand Assante got the leading role as Joe Hearn, a policeman in "Hands of a Stranger," a four-hour NBC mini-series based on Robert Daley's best seller about a New York policeman who nearly destroys his career when he becomes obsessed with finding out the truth about his wife's rape. "The story is about three people whose lives were radically changed because of a rape," said Assante. pqarchiver.com
	October 26,27, 1987 "Her own Story: Sophia Loren" official site	Here is the official site for the drama documentary, with plot and at the bottom a small photo of Armand Assante. loren.archives.com
	October 24, 1987 Ocala Star-Banner interview by Monica Guttman Tribune Media Syndicate Armand Assante in an interview about his role as Napoleon	Headlines: Armand Assante is in 'time warp' It turned out to be one of the most grueling and difficult roles of his life...even after seven month of preparance. Armand Assante is her back after 13 weeks on locations in Franche. "Napoleon changed the face of the earth!" says Assante and he has made 'him' before....Armand is 38 years old and tell furthermore that he brought his wife Karen and daughter Anya (4 y old)  with him on the set in Frenche. He is talking about his home the 146-acre, and 200 yeras old farm upstate New York where he has a few horses .... Armand Assante is not worried about his asignment..."Life's too damn short to worry..." he says read more... google.com.newspapers/archive
	November 1, 1987 Rome News-Tribune by Linda Andrews Armand Assante about his role as "Napoleon"	With the title: "Armand the irresistible" a little article/interview with a tired Armand Assante after his succes in "Napoleon & Josephine: A love Story" He would like to go back to theatre plays may be as Hamlet ? or Richard the III. We would like that to. GoogleNews/Archive
	November 7, 1987 US TVguide by Don Merill "Napoleon & Josephine: A Love Story" review/article	November 10, 1987 "Napoleon & Josephine: A Love Story" aired for the first time. Ever since it has been running in TV world wide, and millions of fans has bought it on VHS and now DVD. It's still as popular as ever. Armand Assante is "the real NAPOLEON" if you ask his fans. Read this original review donated by a fan Opens in PDF See also our new site dedicated intirely to the great Armand Assante as the great Napoleon...go direct.
	November 8, 1987 Pro Quest Archiver TV Book Armand Assante about his preparation for the role of Napoleon Bonapart in the TVmini Series: "Napoleon & Josephine: A Love Story"	Armand Assante did extensive research,(seven months of preparation) reading Napoleon's writings and letters and traveling to France. pqarchiver.com
	November 8, 1987 Providence Journal "Napoleon & Josephine" Armand Assante about Napoleon	Article about the Series with special information from Armand Assante about his research of Napoleon's life. Armand Assante believes Napoleon's reason for marriage ran to the core of his psyche, and offers a Freudian explanation for why, despite her betrayal, Napoleon loved Josephine all the more. "He had a profound attachment for his mother. He was separated from his mother at the age of nine. He excelled at (military) school, but he was known to have seizures screaming for his mother," he said. pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo
	November 8, 1987 Lawrence Journal-World Paris By Jerry Buck Armand Assante in Paris in his role as Napoleon	This Televison Writer is in Paris writing about the production of "Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story" he interviews both Bisset and Assante. Itīs one of the better interviews that give an insight in the work around this beloved TV series. Anya Assante is only 4 y old at the time. Assante tells he flew almost directly to Paris from Vancouver, British Columbia, where he had just completed another TV movie "Hand of a Stranger". He plunged immediatly into the shedule of 60 to 90 hours a week. "It's tough on my body" he says but it also gives him a little time with his wife Karen and his little daughter Anya. "If Shakespeare had lived he would have written solely about Napoleon" Assante states "He has all the tragic flaws of every great hero Shakespeare wrote about - Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Richard III. There're all in this person. But to write one piece about him is impossible" Armand Assante believes to understand Napoleon's and Josephine's relationship better one must look back at his childhood. "He was sent to military school when he was 9. He profoundly loved his mother. His father died soon afterward. What I'm driving at is that Josephine fullfilled in his later life what his childhood was robbed of. That is, a rooted family" GoogleNews/Archive
	November 8, 1987 Herald-Journal Armand Assante "Napoleon & Josephine"	It must have been an impressive view that morning as people opened the newspaper and read this article with the headline: "Making Napoleon Accessible" The article says more and less the same as the article above. GoggleNews/Archive.com
	November 19, 1987 The Palm Beach Post By Jerry Buck TV review "Napoleon and Josesphine: A Love Story" Armand Assante as Napoleon Photo	"....Despait this beatifull French background and the tempestuous love story re-enacted by Armand Assante and Jacqueline Bisset, failed to arouse much interes from the viewers...." It didīnt get the best start...be who cares...it has been a succes ever since..! goggle.newspapers/archive
	May 14, 1988 Anchorage Daily News article about Jon Voight's upcomming filming "Avatar" ("Eternity")	With the mega film in 3D AVATAR running this yaer (2010) in the cinemas itīs interesting to read that the working title for "Eternity" was actually: "Avatar" goggle.newspapers/archive
	May 27, 1988 New York Times By Caryn Lames Article about "The Penitent" Armand Assante in the role as Juan	This very art movie is written by Cliff Osmond, Armand Assante's Mentor. The sect the story is build over still excists in Mexico. Every Easter someone is chozen to be "Christ" and be cruzefixed. Guess where Armand ends ? Read this article about this rare but really good movie. (posted again here in february 2010) NyTimes.com/Archive link is dead In case the link is dead you can read this review in PDF
	February 18, 1989 The Spokesman-Review Originally from New York Daily News by Kay Gardella Armand Assante in "Paradise and Passion"	Titel: Assante's tired of miniseries Very fullfilling interview with Armand Assante right after he had finished making "Eternity" but speaking mostly about the working conditions during making "Passion and Paradise" and what he feels of Mini-series. He would rather like to make a movie. I was really hard to do the role of the gigolo Count Alfred de Marigny who Armand Assante think was innocent. He worked hard and alot and right after he got finished with "Jack the Ripper" he went into a 6-month depression. It worries him that may be some of the best scenes he made in "Passion and Paradise" have been cut out and he is happy for his wonderfull farm upstate, his wife and children Anya 5 y and Alesandra 9 months.."I know when Iīm done working I have a place to go to that I love" GoogleNewsarchive/articles Read also: From February 17, 1989 Schenectady Gazette by Jerry Buck Interview with Catherine Mary Stewart. Gives a fine insight in plot and story. She says about Armand Assante: "Working with Armand Assante helped my performance. He's a very disciplined actor. He kept me on my toes. You can't let up when you work with Armand !" GoogleNewsArchives/articles
	February 19, 1989 Herald Journal TV announcement First time aired Armand Assante in "Passion and Paradise" 4 hour ABC movie	Who were they really ? ...and the first TV announcement A true life mystery about the illfated Sir Harry Oakes who gets killed. Armand Assante is an ex-gigolo Alfred De Marigny that hits on Oaks daughter and later merries her and gets a suspect after the murder of his father-in-law. with photo google.newspapers/archive Read Also: February 19, 1989 The Durant Daily Democrat About the story behind the movie about a the murder of Sir Harry from 1943 google.newspapers/archive
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