LOCAL HERO (1983) C widescreen 111m dir: Bill Forsyth

w/Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson, Fulton MacKay, Norman Chancer, Peter Capaldi, Rikki Fulton, Alex Norton, Jenny Seagrove, Jennifer Black

Charming, whimsical comedy with a hard edge about Houston oil executive Riegert sent to Scotland to negotiate the purchase of an entire fishing village. Away from the rat race (or so he thinks), he falls under the spell of the local charm. Writer-director Forsyth's special talent is for background detail, and this is his most beguiling work. The film ends on an ironic (but perfectly appropriate) note.