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“The Fugitive Kind.” Warner. $19.95. Tennessee Williams reworked this material many times, but his screenplay here comes across almost as self-parody. A Dionysian young stud-guitarist in a snakeskin jacket (Marlon Brando, looking embarrassed much of the time) wanders into a repressed Southern small town and stirs the passions of a fiery storekeeper (Anna Magnani) and a wanton rich girl (Joanne Woodward). The younger Sidney Lumet, trying to get an Elia Kazan mood, can’t seem to impose any overall rhythm or atmosphere; Williams’ lyricism comes across as bombast. Yet, though a lot of this rings silly, every once in a while Brando (in the court scene), Magnani, Woodward, Maureen Stapleton--even R. G. Armstrong and Victor Jory--do something great. Lumet is an actor’s director--and they tend to get their moments even when the project turns fugitive. Information: (818) 954-6000. ** 1/2