Quiltys' "Coming of Age, Young Love" List #5 by Juicy Kumquat
More great "Coming of Age, Young Love" movies recommended by Quilty.
Clare Quiltys' "Coming of Age, Young Love" list, dictated to Juicy for publishing.
All movies listed can be found on DVD w/English Subtitles, if needed, on Amazon or at other locations listed by Juicy on the TOP 250 BEST "Coming of Age, Young Love" movies from Quiltys' Lists 1-9/ Selected by Juicy post [link]http://www.imdb.com/list/z4Yr25BGvZ0/[/link]
See List One, Two, Three, Four, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten here by clicking on Juicys name under this lists title.
Movie Theater/Television ALERT!!!:
2/24/17 - The Girl With All the Gifts - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4547056
[/link]
3/3/17 - Logan - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3315342[/link]
4/7/17 - Gifted - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4481414[/link]
6/16/17 - The Book Of Henry - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4572792[/link]
6/30/17 - Amityville: The Awakening - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935897[/link]
7/28/17 - The Dark Tower - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190[/link]
9/8/17 - IT - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484[/link]
TBA - Children of the Corn: Runaway - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5565634[/link]
Of course if you have not seen yet, 2017 started with nominations for these coming of age flicks:
Lion - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741834[/link]
So far Juicy's choice for Best Picture at the Oscars, and this is fair as Juicy usually sees all the best pic noms. So far this IS the best. Have not seen Moonlight or a few others, yet. Juicy is fair on Oscars and will see all, if his opinion changes, will let you know. But so far none of them are meh. Really enjoyed most. LA LA Land, not sure I enjoyed, as much as respected (music is so amazing, as acting, as are the dreams that come true, and don't, like life.)
Moonlight - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4975722[/link]
Also the animated French coming of age movie up for Best Animated
My Life as a Zucchini - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321405[/link]
For what its worth, finally released.....in a two part dvd (the first part is worthless)
The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story (2016) - (Caitlin Carmichael Film) [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2983922[/link]
Quiltys Favorite Film Shorts:
La Cellule Familiale (2011 short film) - https://vimeo.com/43468078
JACK AND LILY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M2ohmOxZ-k
Wee Three - https://vimeo.com/22933546
Goldfish - Award winning short film - https://vimeo.com/39305046
Love Struck Based on a Welsh Folktale - https://vimeo.com/49692047
Love Bug - https://vimeo.com/60102055
Music recommended by Quilty:
Василиса Горбольская, София Самсонова, Анастасия Струкова - «Небо приснится» (2014) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Pr7e6wVlk
SIMPLE STUFF - La La - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7QHWmUPHNg
Vazquez Sounds - En mi, no en ti (Video Oficial) - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0SUOiooMFs[/link]
Happy Song - Connie Talbot (with Jordan Jansen) - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kafo5V1RRCs[/link]
Dalita " du chkas " Դալիթա " դու չկաս " - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTIoAjBhp00[/link]
Dalita - Parir Indz Het - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGqg6vp7PX0[/link]
The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps (MattyBRaps ft Haschak Sisters Cover) - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ea8CQUmaAQ[/link]
Kim Petras Die For You - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUTyHnHjliM[/link]
Quiltys' Recommended Reading:
Little Miss Strange - Joanna Rose: [link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684847418[/link]
From Quilty - "Sarajean is a child of the 60s, perfectly at home in a place where there are no real homes, no last names, and no commitments to the future. The story begins when Sarajean is a pre-schooler living with Jimmy Henry, a dysfunctional Vietnam Vet whom she accepts as her father. Her mother disappeared long ago. Sarajean successfully scams and scavenges her way through childhood, overcoming such obstacles as Jimmy Henry's heroin habit. By age five, she's finding her own way to the "free school;" by age ten, she's smoking pot and beginning to think about sex. The author accomplishes a remarkable task with this book: when Sarajean is very young, the writing is deliberate and child-like without being stilted or forced. As Sarajean matures, the writing deepens, accurately reflecting the thoughts and fantasies of a young girl on the verge of womanhood."
Sandman - J. Robert Janes: [link]http://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Jean-Louis-St-Cyr-Hermann-Investigation/dp/B0043GUX9A[/link]
From Quilty - "The body of an eleven-year-old convent schoolgirl was discovered behind the clay pigeon shoot in the Bois des Boulognes. At first the victim is thought to be the orphan heiress to a vast aviation fortune. Then it is discovered that the body, dressed in the heiress's clothing, is actually that of her best friend. Four schoolgirls have been murdered in the last five weeks, apparently by a serial killer whom the newspapers have dubbed the Sandman. Has he claimed another victim? And where is the missing heiress? If you like who-dunnits, this is a good one, with an interesting setting and a cast of colorful characters. The investigators -- Jean-Louis St.-Cyr and Hermann Kohler, one French, the other a "good" Nazi -- are rather typical cops trying to do typical police work in occupied Paris with its food shortages, nightly blackouts and the political machinations of the Nazi regime. Then there's the priest defrocked for deflowering young girls; the former Nazi officer, a painter and lover of little girls, who has gone insane from his own cold-bloodedness; the prostitute who dresses up like a schoolgirl to be 'violated' by her customers; and Sister Celine, who wants to be sure (albeit through very strange methods) that the girls under her tutelage rid themselves of sexual thoughts."
Quiltys' Favorite Photography:
Jock Sturges - Jock Sturges: Notes: [link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931788472[/link]
Irina Ionesco - Eva: Eloge De Ma Fille: [link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007976PXS[/link]
Multiple Photographers - Presumed Innocence: [link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0945506562[/link]
Charles Du Bois Hodges - In Search of Young Beauty: [link]http://www.amazon.com/search-young-beauty-Charles-Hodges/dp/B0007E7QHE[/link]
From Quilty - "221 pp. b&w.Images of both boys and girls. A book of historical importance, "In Search of Young Beauty" legitimized the nude photographic study of children as a subject in itself."
"Quilty has certain tastes y'know."
One of Quiltys' favorite snacks! JERKY!!!
Alien Fresh Jerky - [link]http://www.alienfreshjerky.com/[/link] - Quiltys' faves are: Colon Cleaner Hot Jerky, the "REAL" Buffalo Jerky, Honey Teriyaki Strips, and the Whiskey Jerky.
Krave Jerky - [link]http://www.kravejerky.com/[/link] - Quiltys' faves are: Curry, Garlic Chili Pepper.
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!WARNING! Due to the nature of the movies, parents should be aware of the content of these productions. Many movies here, even though acted by children, have violence, profane language, and child nudity. Most U.S. parents do not give a s*beep*t about language and violence so Juicy will designate those movies showing the sick human child bodies and sexual content that should be avoided by placing a "H" for Hell on the comments for the movie.
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Each movie has been rated by Juicy here: [link]http://www.imdb.com/user/ur15608518/ratings?start=1&view=detail&sort=title:asc&defaults=1[/link]
Guide to Juicys Ratings -
10 = Awesome, Multiple Viewings
8 = Pretty Awesome, More Than One Viewing
6 = Worth Watching, One Viewing
4 = Meh, Take It Or Leave It
2 = Crap, Really Quilty?
Clare Quiltys' "Coming of Age, Young Love" list, dictated to Juicy for publishing.
All movies listed can be found on DVD w/English Subtitles, if needed, on Amazon or at other locations listed by Juicy on the TOP 250 BEST "Coming of Age, Young Love" movies from Quiltys' Lists 1-9/ Selected by Juicy post [link]http://www.imdb.com/list/z4Yr25BGvZ0/[/link]
See List One, Two, Three, Four, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten here by clicking on Juicys name under this lists title.
Movie Theater/Television ALERT!!!:
2/24/17 - The Girl With All the Gifts - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4547056
[/link]
3/3/17 - Logan - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3315342[/link]
4/7/17 - Gifted - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4481414[/link]
6/16/17 - The Book Of Henry - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4572792[/link]
6/30/17 - Amityville: The Awakening - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935897[/link]
7/28/17 - The Dark Tower - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190[/link]
9/8/17 - IT - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484[/link]
TBA - Children of the Corn: Runaway - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5565634[/link]
Of course if you have not seen yet, 2017 started with nominations for these coming of age flicks:
Lion - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741834[/link]
So far Juicy's choice for Best Picture at the Oscars, and this is fair as Juicy usually sees all the best pic noms. So far this IS the best. Have not seen Moonlight or a few others, yet. Juicy is fair on Oscars and will see all, if his opinion changes, will let you know. But so far none of them are meh. Really enjoyed most. LA LA Land, not sure I enjoyed, as much as respected (music is so amazing, as acting, as are the dreams that come true, and don't, like life.)
Moonlight - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4975722[/link]
Also the animated French coming of age movie up for Best Animated
My Life as a Zucchini - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321405[/link]
For what its worth, finally released.....in a two part dvd (the first part is worthless)
The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story (2016) - (Caitlin Carmichael Film) [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2983922[/link]
Quiltys Favorite Film Shorts:
La Cellule Familiale (2011 short film) - https://vimeo.com/43468078
JACK AND LILY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M2ohmOxZ-k
Wee Three - https://vimeo.com/22933546
Goldfish - Award winning short film - https://vimeo.com/39305046
Love Struck Based on a Welsh Folktale - https://vimeo.com/49692047
Love Bug - https://vimeo.com/60102055
Music recommended by Quilty:
Василиса Горбольская, София Самсонова, Анастасия Струкова - «Небо приснится» (2014) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Pr7e6wVlk
SIMPLE STUFF - La La - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7QHWmUPHNg
Vazquez Sounds - En mi, no en ti (Video Oficial) - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0SUOiooMFs[/link]
Happy Song - Connie Talbot (with Jordan Jansen) - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kafo5V1RRCs[/link]
Dalita " du chkas " Դալիթա " դու չկաս " - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTIoAjBhp00[/link]
Dalita - Parir Indz Het - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGqg6vp7PX0[/link]
The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps (MattyBRaps ft Haschak Sisters Cover) - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ea8CQUmaAQ[/link]
Kim Petras Die For You - [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUTyHnHjliM[/link]
Quiltys' Recommended Reading:
Little Miss Strange - Joanna Rose: [link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684847418[/link]
From Quilty - "Sarajean is a child of the 60s, perfectly at home in a place where there are no real homes, no last names, and no commitments to the future. The story begins when Sarajean is a pre-schooler living with Jimmy Henry, a dysfunctional Vietnam Vet whom she accepts as her father. Her mother disappeared long ago. Sarajean successfully scams and scavenges her way through childhood, overcoming such obstacles as Jimmy Henry's heroin habit. By age five, she's finding her own way to the "free school;" by age ten, she's smoking pot and beginning to think about sex. The author accomplishes a remarkable task with this book: when Sarajean is very young, the writing is deliberate and child-like without being stilted or forced. As Sarajean matures, the writing deepens, accurately reflecting the thoughts and fantasies of a young girl on the verge of womanhood."
Sandman - J. Robert Janes: [link]http://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Jean-Louis-St-Cyr-Hermann-Investigation/dp/B0043GUX9A[/link]
From Quilty - "The body of an eleven-year-old convent schoolgirl was discovered behind the clay pigeon shoot in the Bois des Boulognes. At first the victim is thought to be the orphan heiress to a vast aviation fortune. Then it is discovered that the body, dressed in the heiress's clothing, is actually that of her best friend. Four schoolgirls have been murdered in the last five weeks, apparently by a serial killer whom the newspapers have dubbed the Sandman. Has he claimed another victim? And where is the missing heiress? If you like who-dunnits, this is a good one, with an interesting setting and a cast of colorful characters. The investigators -- Jean-Louis St.-Cyr and Hermann Kohler, one French, the other a "good" Nazi -- are rather typical cops trying to do typical police work in occupied Paris with its food shortages, nightly blackouts and the political machinations of the Nazi regime. Then there's the priest defrocked for deflowering young girls; the former Nazi officer, a painter and lover of little girls, who has gone insane from his own cold-bloodedness; the prostitute who dresses up like a schoolgirl to be 'violated' by her customers; and Sister Celine, who wants to be sure (albeit through very strange methods) that the girls under her tutelage rid themselves of sexual thoughts."
Quiltys' Favorite Photography:
Jock Sturges - Jock Sturges: Notes: [link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931788472[/link]
Irina Ionesco - Eva: Eloge De Ma Fille: [link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007976PXS[/link]
Multiple Photographers - Presumed Innocence: [link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0945506562[/link]
Charles Du Bois Hodges - In Search of Young Beauty: [link]http://www.amazon.com/search-young-beauty-Charles-Hodges/dp/B0007E7QHE[/link]
From Quilty - "221 pp. b&w.Images of both boys and girls. A book of historical importance, "In Search of Young Beauty" legitimized the nude photographic study of children as a subject in itself."
"Quilty has certain tastes y'know."
One of Quiltys' favorite snacks! JERKY!!!
Alien Fresh Jerky - [link]http://www.alienfreshjerky.com/[/link] - Quiltys' faves are: Colon Cleaner Hot Jerky, the "REAL" Buffalo Jerky, Honey Teriyaki Strips, and the Whiskey Jerky.
Krave Jerky - [link]http://www.kravejerky.com/[/link] - Quiltys' faves are: Curry, Garlic Chili Pepper.
_______________________________________
!WARNING! Due to the nature of the movies, parents should be aware of the content of these productions. Many movies here, even though acted by children, have violence, profane language, and child nudity. Most U.S. parents do not give a s*beep*t about language and violence so Juicy will designate those movies showing the sick human child bodies and sexual content that should be avoided by placing a "H" for Hell on the comments for the movie.
_______________________________
Each movie has been rated by Juicy here: [link]http://www.imdb.com/user/ur15608518/ratings?start=1&view=detail&sort=title:asc&defaults=1[/link]
Guide to Juicys Ratings -
10 = Awesome, Multiple Viewings
8 = Pretty Awesome, More Than One Viewing
6 = Worth Watching, One Viewing
4 = Meh, Take It Or Leave It
2 = Crap, Really Quilty?
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- DirectorJesús FrancoOlivier MathotStarsKatja BienertAntonio MayansAline MessA group of adventurers head to a primitive tribe in Africa to find a treasure of diamonds and a beautiful white girl who was lost years ago and was made the tribe's goddess.H
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsZoé HéranMalonn LévanaJeanne DissonA family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old named Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mikhael to the neighborhood children.H" "From Juicy - EXCELLENT!!!
- DirectorPier Paolo PasoliniStarsNinetto DavoliFranco CittiFranco MerliIn ancient Arabia, a beautiful slave girl chooses a youth to be her new master, then she is kidnapped and they must search for each other. Stories are told within stories: love, travel and the whims of destiny.HHH"
- DirectorTorun LianStarsThea Sofie RustenJan Tore KristoffersenAnneke von der Lippe"Only Clouds..." is a film about eleven year old Maria, who has lost her little brother. Her mother disappears into her own sorrow, then Maria meets Jacob.
- DirectorSalvatore SamperiStarsCarla GravinaBeba LoncarPhilippe LeroyLorenza has three young children who are victims of a media who wishes to turn out terrorists. She contends with her monstrous offspring and student revolts until she can't take it anymore.HHH" "From CVMC - An over-the-top social commentary about the mindless violence that is perpetuated on impressionable youth by television.
Lorenz (Carla Gravina) has three young children who are victims of a media who wishes to turn out terrorists. She contends with her monstrous offspring and student revolts until she can't take it anymore. Her two young sons and daughter reek havoc on every babysitter that is brought into the house, burning a tattoo on one of them, locking the other in a closet.
Lorenz, an emotionless women, takes matters into her own hands by planting a bomb in the factory of her estranged husband and handling her sadistic son in her own way by the end of the film. The director attempts to illustrate the effect that Big Brother has on the lives of people and how they are subjected to behavioral conditioning beyond their control. Directed by Salvatore Samperi with score by Ennio Morricone.
From Juicy - Weird and Recommended! - StarsAbby Lee MillerNia SiouxHolly FrazierThe series follows doting mothers and their childrens' early steps on the road to stardom, all under the discerning eye of a notoriously demanding and passionate dance instructor.Quilty and Juicys favorite TV show! The Best!!!
- DirectorRobert SiglStarsDóra SzinetárBrigitte KarnerKároly EperjesChildren have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances in a 19th century German village. A young girl soon becomes haunted by disturbing visions of the missing kids.H" "If you have not seen, DO!!!!! Dark, atmospheric, just plain AWESOME!!! (If you like this try Black Moon)
- DirectorSarah HardingStarsAmanda BurtonKenneth CranhamGeorgina TerryWealthy, impossible to please lady Polly, whom only gardener Tom's irresistibly charming, indomitably cheerful son Tim, the chauffeur-handyman, can handle, grudgingly lets her late sister's orphaned daughter Pollyanna (11) move into her grand home. The staff take to the playful child, who finds the grimly stern dignified house regime stifling, but often gets round it. The happy game Pollyanna's father taught her soon spreads friendship and joy in the village. After succeeding to adopt a stray cat and dog, she sets her mind to 'fellow orphan' Jimmy Bean. Finding recluse rich neighbour Pendleton with a broken leg and another accident starts a cascade involving his and her family's past.And the version with Haley Mills!:
Pollyanna (1960) - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054195[/link] - DirectorJohn IrvinStarsJacqueline BissetHannah Taylor GordonNatalia Tena"Laughing Water - Mine Ha-Ha" is based on "Mine-Haha or Physical Education of Young Girls" by German author Frank Wedekind (Spring Awakening, Lulu, Pandora's Vase). Thuringia, Germany, in the early 20th century. A group of young girls are brought up in a college withinh dark forests and gloomy lakes. Young Hidalla and her friends Irene, Vera, Blanka, Melusine and Rain are brought up in an isolated world: the girls don't know anything about live outside the college's high walls. At the age of 16, some of them start asking questions about their origins, their parents and the true purposes of the Headmistresses strict rules. When two of them disappear mysteriously, the initial fairytale atmosphere grows more and more eerie. Will the inspector from the nearby city discover the real purpose of the college? Will Hidalla be successful in her revolt against the destiny assigned to her by the Headmistress?H"
"Also see the other excellent version - Innocence [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375233/[/link] recommended on Quiltys' List 1.
And read the book - Mine-Haha: or On the Bodily Education of Young Girls [link]http://www.amazon.com/Mine-Haha-Bodily-Education-Hesperus-Modern/dp/1843914557[/link] - DirectorLasse HallströmStarsLinda BergströmCrispin Dickson WendeniusHenrik LarssonThe story of the children who live in Bullerbyn, Sweden, through the spring and summer months.From CVMC -
Here is the celluloid version of the childhood autobiography of Astrid Lindgren: the author of Pippi Longstocking. Before the days of television, Nintendo and indulgent parents, children, believe it or not, actually had to entertain themselves.
Lindgren portrays this rather realistically, weaves a tale of three girls (Ellen Demerus, Anna Sahlin, Linda Bergstrom) and three boys (Crispin Dickson Wendenius, Henrik Larsson, Harald Lonnbro) and the things they do to have fun during a Summer in their pre-WWII town: Noisy Village. A real slice-of-life!
A celebration of imagination and non-arthritic joints!
And don't miss the sequel....
More About the Children of Noisy Village - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093524/[/link] - DirectorDerick MartiniStarsChloë Grace MoretzBlake LivelyRory CulkinA Nebraska teen gets more than she bargained for when she sets out for the bright lights of Las Vegas.AWESOME!!! Don't miss this Chloe Moretz movie!
- DirectorSusumu HaniStarsHaruo AsanuKazuko FukudaKuniko IshiiA teenage goldsmith with a dark past tragically falls in love with a young nude model.H" "From oOgiandujaOo (United Kingdom) -
Riveting moral portrait of post-war Japan
I've just seen this film in a rare cinema screening. It's difficult to comment on this film. There are so many disparate elements and themes. Perhaps what the director was trying to do was create a portrait of a society in a time and a place that was antithetical to love. How can the young love of our two heroes (Shun and Nanami) be succoured by a society that has embraced the commodification of sexuality (including the sexual commodification of children), and rigid glacial patriarchalism. The ending of the movie underlines this (but I won't give it away).
Some of the absurd constipated behaviour of the Japanese is on full display here, Shun is so up-tight that he has to go to classes and be taught to laugh. Daisuke a high-school friend of Nanami shows a film in his university film club about his love for another girl at his high school, how he never managed to express it or have it recognised. It seems he barely even spoke to the object of his affection. He says that if she had just been beautiful that he would have been able to find another love. But by all accounts he was much more deeply attracted to her. They say that one's first love is always the strongest. For Daisuke it was so strong that it becomes hollow and obsessional, he will never love again.
Of course the beauty of this movie and its inventiveness marks it out as a very interesting film. Some of the shots are amazingly beautiful, their composition not entirely relevant to proceedings, almost cinematic asides (urban vistas, and graveyard scenes). It has a sense of atmosphere on a par with Rivette and Godard, and the film is much more dense and complex than films made by those two directors, or to be more accurate presents a portrait of a Japanese society profoundly more multi-textured than the France of the New Wave. A Japan at the crossroads between tradition and modernity both spiritually, intellectually, and socially.
At least in parts this movie is ambivalent, it portrays first love as foolish, obsessional and shallow and it also is sympathetic to the sadoerotic subculture (at least in places). But that's why it's so good, nothing is fed to you on a plate. - DirectorGabriele SalvatoresStarsAitana Sánchez-GijónDino AbbresciaGiorgio CarecciaA young boy accidentally discovers a deep hole in the ground, where another boy is kept prisoner.
- StarsRen KobayashiYuriko IshidaKiichi NakaiThe trials and travails of the Nakaoka family as they endure the horrific atom bomb of Hiroshima.H" "from CVMC -
The story begins on August 4, 1945, with the everyday life of a boy named Gen, his younger brother Shinji, their father Daikichi, elder sister Eiko, and pregnant mother Kimie, during the end of World War II.
The beginning of the plot mainly focuses on the Nakaoka family's struggle to afford food ration cards and other items due to food shortages throughout Japan, and Gen and Shinji try and help the family by working tirelessly in the wheat fields, or attempting to find food to feed their pregnant mother Kimie.
On the night of August 5, the family is awakened by an air raid and take refuge in their bomb shelter, though, after some time, it is clear this is yet another false alarm. During the ordeal, Gen's father Daikichi states his fears concerning the constant passing of enemy aircraft with no following attack and his suspicion that Hiroshima is being saved for something special.
The next morning August 6th upon reaching his school, Gen takes notice of a passing B29 aircraft and discusses with a female friend the oddity of its passing over the city with no air raid siren warning accompanying it, as was often common. Suddenly, Gen, his friend, and his family are all blinded by a flash of white light which is then closely followed by the explosion, flinging Gen underneath a ruined wall, throwing his mother off the balcony, and burying his father and siblings under the house.
The immediate horrors of the bomb are all around them: including the death of his friend, the enormous destruction of the city, and the sight of deformed and extremely burned people wandering the streets. The rest of his family, apart from him and his mother, are trapped under the ruins of the house. They can't get them out, and have to flee, leaving them to die. Soon after, Gen and his mother find a safer area, where his mother is about to give birth. Gen tries to find a midwife but is unable to and aids in the birth himself.
By August 8, Gen finds that soldiers have entered the city and are distributing rice, but he gets there too late, only to find them collecting corpses and burning the dead. A fireman's hat in the ruins becomes a signature part of his character. Gen finds a ration storehouse containing rice, and after digging he finds that some have not been seared by the heat of the blast and takes them to his mother to eat along with some fresh vegetables. They name the baby Tomoko, meaning friend, as Gen hopes she will be surrounded by many friends all her life, and soon after Gen discovers his hair has started to fall out, and remembering a stricken soldier with similar ailments he panics, only to be reassured by his mother.
In the shack, Gen, his mother, and baby sister eat as little of the rationed rice as possible in an attempt to save it, when a small boy, Ryuta, attempts to steal the rice. Gen stops him and brings him back only to be shocked by his physical resemblance to his younger brother Shinji. After speaking with the boy and feeding him, Gen and his mother learn he is orphaned and decide to keep him with them, Gen's mother stating that she would wish for someone to mind after Shinji in a similar situation.
The following day, Gen and Ryuta head out to find food as their sister is suffering from malnutrition due to lack of milk, and are picked up by a man from out of town who takes them to tend his sick brother for 3-yen a day, another bomb survivor. The two accept the job and find the man they will care for is crude, rude, and angry, having been rejected by his family. Despite his harshness, the boys decide to stay and Gen even spends the night with him, inspiring him to paint once again. Due to their commitment (where others hired to care for him gave up or failed), the man's brother pays them 100 Yen, and the boys head out to find milk quickly, in hopes of bringing it back to feed Gen's sister. Unfortunately, they arrive with the milk too late, as Tomoko has already died of malnutrition. In his grief Gen cries out to his father for guidance.
Gen is cheered up by Ryuta who he has come to look upon him as an older brother. Despite hearing that no grass would grow in Hiroshima for seventy years, Gen and Ryuta find that the wheat is starting to grow, and Gen is excited to discover his hair is also growing back. In his new found optimism, Gen remembers the promise he made to Shinji of taking him to the river after school, and so, he builds a new wooden boat, placing a candle on to the top. Two weeks after the bomb, Gen takes Ryuta and his mother to the river, where they light the candle and release the boat, together they watch the flame in the sunset, a symbol meant to express that beyond all terrible experiences, lies hope.
A poignant film, epic in scope and thoroughly entertaining. Don't miss this one. - DirectorJ.B. Ghuman Jr.StarsSavannah StehlinRodney EastmanRobert BradvicaA colorful and foul-mouthed feature musical comedy. A film about a frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast named Spork who is trying to navigate her way through the annals of junior high. When a school dance show provides a chance for Spork to show up a mean girls gang, her trailer-park neighbor steps up to coach her with some "booty-poppin" moves. Featuring a vintage '90s soundtrack (that includes 2-Live Crew, JJ Fad's "SuperSonic," Dimples T's "Get It Girl"), a score by Casey James and the Staypuft Kid; and extended school hall dance sequences, Spork is a film about standing out and fitting in.
- DirectorTarô HyûgajiStarsReo YoshitakeRina HatakeyamaKeiko MatsuzakaSet during World War II, the film follows a young brother and sister as they attempt to survive the aftermath of the firebombing of Kobe City.H"
- DirectorPaul MatthewsStarsJenny AgutterPatsy KensitAnthony HeadA magic Troll aims to defeat the Black Witch and find the magic door that will lead him home with the help of the Elf Flip, and the children Sally and Liam.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsJodie FosterScott BaioFlorence GarlandThe classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with an all-child cast.
- DirectorKyung-taek KwakStarsKim Eui-sungBang Eun-heeSeo Tae-hwaA mix of social classes and characters mingle at the Eoksutang, a popular public sauna, every afternoon. Wan-ki, a wannabe movie director, a monk with VD, nude photograhper searching for the perfect body, a Russian model and a peeping Tom are among the clientsHH"
- DirectorJuliet MayStarsCamilla PowerFelicity JonesKristopher MilnesWidower Richard Bastable faces financial ruin if he cannot complete his new invention, a refrigeration machine.From damica78 -
This charming, family adventure is based on a novel by one of Englands most beloved authors, Edith Nesbit. It tells the story of Richard Bastable, an eighteenth century inventor, who is on the verge of perfecting a refrigeration-machine when he runs out of money. His problems get worse when his five imaginative children pitch in to help. Everything they try just puts the family deeper in jeopardy. Only after enlisting the help of their friends are they able to solve their problems. - DirectorJuan Antonio de la RivaStarsJorge RussekAlonso EchánoveMargarita IsabelFive intrepid children form an army to confront a homeless old man for possession of some land.H" "From CVMC -
A group of boys (Erick Sanchez, Jonathan Mendoza, Mariano Manon, Eleazar Gomez, Miguel Angel Segura), roughly seven to eleven years of age, go skinny-dipping in a river near their small Mexican town one afternoon and there find themselves the butt of an old vagabond's practical joke, the man stealing all their clothes from them. Humiliated about having to walk home in the buff, the tykes decide to get even, declare war. Yet, as the generations battle it out, a mutual respect develops, the depth of which is evident once the man has a heart attack during one of his romps with the kids.
Will the boys' older pal recuperate so that they can engage in one final battle?!?! A charming, touching tale now with Englsih subtitles. Recommended! - StarsBen KingsleyHannah Taylor GordonBrenda BlethynThe life of Anne Frank and her family from 1939 to 1945: pre-war fears, invasion of Netherlands by German troops, hiding in Amsterdam, deportation to the camps, return of Anne's father.
- DirectorKarel KachynaStarsVladimír MensíkMiroslava HozováRudolf HrusínskýA little boy, nicknamed Prdelka, traveled with his father from Prague to the country during the Second World War. There, the boy became friends with a local fisherman and learned to catch the golden eels. Eventually, his father and mother were arrested by the Nazis and the boy stayed with the fisherman.H"
- DirectorAlexander AtanesyanStarsAndrey PaninAndrey KraskoAleksandr GolovinA group of Soviet juvenile prisoners is selected for a deadly operation against Nazi Germany.
- DirectorTroy NixeyStarsKatie HolmesGuy PearceBailee MadisonA young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.
- DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsFrank HvamCasper ChristensenMarcuz Jess PetersenIn order to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend, Frank 'kidnaps' her 12-year-old nephew and tags along on his best friend Casper's debauched weekend canoe trip.H"
- DirectorClaude MillerStarsClément van den BerghEmmanuelle BercotYves VerhoevenA schoolboy Nicholas always worries about something. When he goes on a school skiing trip, all his visions and nightmares take him over.
- DirectorPeter SykesDon SharpStarsRichard WidmarkChristopher LeeHonor BlackmanAn American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.HH"
- DirectorAgustin CastanedaMario OrtizStarsHannah FrantzJacleen HaberJulian OrtizIt's summer in San Diego. Lily (Hannah Frantz) and her mother, Diane (Jacleen Haber), are on vacation from New York City while Pepin (Julian Ortiz) and his father, Jose (Agustin Castaneda), from Mexico City are also on vacation. The kids meet at the beach and quickly discover they have a lot in common with each other even if they are from different places. Both are ten years old, both their parents are divorced, and both want their parents to be happy. Why not introduce their parents to each other in hopes that they will fall in love so everyone has the best summer ever? Despite Pepin & Lily's grand plan, it's not as easy as they think it will be. When they orchestrate the first encounter between their parents, much to their dismay, their parents can't stand each other! With a bad start, how can these little matchmakers spark the magic that will make their mom & dad fall for each other? The quirky Officer Candy (Richard Hatch) & the bumbling waiter (Valente Rodriguez) offer assistance, but will it help their cause or hinder it? Two kids with a shared goal-can they really succeed at 'matchmaking'?!WARNING! NOT A COMEDY! This film is a B or C class movie that trys to seriously take on the subject of depression. Juicy found it simple but heartwarming, .....plus it has Richard Hatch from "Battlestar Galactica".
- CreatorFumikane ShimadaStarsCherami LeighJamie MarchiKira Vincent-DavisThe story takes place in year 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called neuroi. A young heroine Named Yoshika miyafuji joins the 501st joint wing, known as the strike witches to fight and defeat the neuroi so that way she can protect the world.H"
"From Amazon - The year is 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called Neuroi. With the old-boy old guard unable to thwart this deadly menace, humanity turns its desperate eyes to an aerial attack force with much nicer legs. Meet the girls of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, better known as the Strike Witches. These darlings of the great blue yonder may not have standard issue uniforms, but they do have all the right stuff. Where the average flyboy falters, these dolls blast aliens to bits in the bat of an eyelash. With a little magic and a whole lot of leg, the girls of the 501st are winning the war on pants, and aliens! - DirectorJan SverákStarsJan TrískaZdenek SverákLibuse SafránkováThe time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict - but also very just. His weakness is his interest in young women.
- DirectorJacques DoillonStarsRichard ConstantiniPaul-Eric ShulmannJoseph GoldenbergTwo young French Jewish boys and their family struggle to survive in WWII during the invasion of Germans.H" "From CVMC -
Two Jewish brothers, Joseph (Richard Constantini) & Maurice (Paul-Eric Shulmann), approximately thirteen and ten, living during the Nazi occupation in Paris, are smuggled out of the city in a bakery wagon to escape the concentration camp (at the sacrifice of their parents).
They are given instructions to a safe house which happens to be a boy's catholic school. With the priest's help they are hidden in a variety of farm houses. But one day the Nazi's gather all the villagers in a room to search for hidden Jews and deserters, and the boys must lie their way out of the situation.
The younger boy is hung by his feet during the interrigation and the brothers are presented to the Nazi doctor - surprise, the doctor exclaimes them to be Jewish, but the boys insist they from Algeria, and until that is proven they are given jobs in the army kitchen until rescued by the Catholic priest. Along the way, they meet some interesting characters, and the older one falls in love with a female peer. Directed by Jacques Doillon. - DirectorSalvatore SamperiStarsMartin HalmMichele PlacidoVirna LisiTriestw in the year 1911. Ernesto is the privileged, seventeen year old son of a Jewish mother and a non-Jewish father, who has deserted his family. He is raised by his uncle Giovanni and his moaning aunt Regina, who send him to work at the office of a trading company. Ernesto doesn't take his new job very serious, he wants to become a violin player. One day when he is alone in the storage, he is approached by a young stable-hand, to whom he has given working orders before. They agree to meet. Ernesto is very aware of the sexual intentions of the man. He is curious and starts having sex with the man frequently. But after an overwhelming heterosexual experience with a prostitute, he decides to avoid any further contact with the man. He quits his job and concentrates on studying the violin. During a concert, Ernesto meets a 15 year old violin player of classic beauty called Emilio. The two boys start an intense friendship that is troubled by jealousy and possessiveness. Untill Emilio introduces Ernesto to his twin sister Rachele. Then Ernesto becomes insecure and confused. Does he want the brother or the sister?
- DirectorSaara CantellStarsRosa SalomaaToni LeppeJenni BanerjeeFrom CVMC -
Nuuk is an 11-year-old boy who is receiving his first tattoo as the movie opens. He lives in the forest with his extended tribe and now that he is a man he is permitted to go on a hunt with his father.
Unna is a young girl visiting her sick grandfather in the hospital and in order to save his life she must consult a Shaman. Through a sercet path she finds herself back in time to find Nuuk, the young boy Shaman. But Nuuk is in trouble and fleeing from a more aggressive waring tribe. The kids soon find themselves captive of this tribe. Through Unna's kindness and Nuuk's special Shaman abilities lives are saved. - DirectorFernando ArrabalStarsGerard BorlantJean ChalonFrançois ChateletRunning away from the police, Aden goes to the desert where he meets an uncivilized man who has a special link with Mother-Earth. He ends up by convincing the hermit to come along with him into another desert... the big town!H
- StarsLisa HarrowStuart WilsonLuc MerendaNonni and Manni live on Iceland with their Mother and their grandmother in the late 1850th. A friend of their father's, Harald, has to give them the information that their father died. The boys became friends of Harald, but one of the policemen in the town who loves the mother, wants to kill Harald. He has to escape from the town, and the boys want to help him with his escape.
- DirectorManoel de OliveiraStarsLuís Miguel CintraDiogo DóriaMiguel GuilhermeEpisodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973. He easily draws his comrades into philosophical musings, and the little contingent suffers badly at the hands of the local military opposition.H"
"From Juicy - Very interesting outline of the history of Portugal, from a young age, to a ruler, to the empires fall. - DirectorPäivi HartzellStarsSatu SilvoOuti VainionkulmaSebastian KaatrasaloIn this adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's longest story, the beautiful Snow Queen has captured two children and now keeps them apart. She has inserted a sliver of her own special ice into the eye of the boy, so that his heart will turn to ice and will be a proper match for hers. The boy's sister, meanwhile, has won free and attempts to find her brother. When she does, the warmth of her love for him melts his frozen heart and defeats the Snow Queen decisively.From Giovanni Caci (United Kingdom) – Finely crafted dark fantasy
I remember watching this movie as a child and being totally enchanted by it, even the obvious English dubbing didn't detract from the quality of the story. It's such a surreal piece, and though a children's fairy tale, often it came across as more of a dark fantasy produced for an older audience, similar in tone to the American film 'Return to Oz', Gerda's stay at the witch's house, and the later scene where she is abducted were rather frightening. As for the snow queen herself, she is depicted as beautiful but more than human powerful female, the stuff of nightmares! Not long after I read the original Hans Christian Handerson tale, and although I enjoyed it I felt the movie to be superior, so if you ever get the chance to see this Finnish masterpiece don't pass it up! - DirectorJeremias Moreira FilhoStarsDanielVanessa GiácomoJosé de Abreu1950s. At the village of Rio Bonito, cowboy Diogo leads a horde of oxen to the Ouro Fino Ranch. When passing by the Remanso Farm, he meets Rodrigo, a boy who dreams of becoming a cowboy. Soon they become friends and witnesses of the wrong doings that happen in the region due to Major Batista's greed. The major orders his thugs to blackmail the local residents, in a way they sell the cattle by the price he wants. The situation changes when Otacílio Mendes, Rodrigo's father, decide to rebel himself, counting on Dr. Almeida's help.H
- DirectorMark Steven JohnsonStarsIan Michael SmithJoseph MazzelloAshley JuddA young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
- DirectorEriprando ViscontiStarsMichele PlacidoRena NiehausFlavio BucciA teenage girl is kidnapped by 3 guys and taken to an abandoned house in the country, and make her write her own ransom letter. She soon discovers that one of her captors is infatuated with her and she will use those feelings to stay alive.H"
"From CVMC -
While on her way to school, a girl (Rena Niehaus) of about sixteen is kidnapped by a group of men and then taken to a hideout in the countryside. There, one of her captors becomes infatuated with the lass and gradually makes his fantasies about her a reality. Our heroine quickly reciprocates, but is her passion sincere? Niehaus was actually about twenty-one during filming but well passes for an adolescent. Directed by Eriprando Visconti, who happens to be Luchino Visconti's nephew. - DirectorEriprando ViscontiStarsRena NiehausGabriele FerzettiCarmen ScarpittaAfter her harrowing kidnap ordeal in Snatch (1976), Alice tries to return to her normal life, but her memories still haunt her twisting her psyche even further as no one realizes that she's in need of some serious help.H"
"From CVMC -
Oedipus Orca is the sequel to La Orca both directed by Visconti and starring Rena Niehaus. In La Orca a high school aged girl played by Niehaus is kidnapped and held for ransom, while the second movie Oedipus Orca is about her life with her family and boyfriend after she returns home. The first film was somewhat controversial and labeled pornographic by some due to its exploitive nudity and sexuality involving a teenage girl.
Oedipus Orca begins with her return home. The exploitive side as the film series continues as she is nude every few minutes. She once again uses sex to her advantage against a family friend. This movie has lots of flashbacks to the first film and deals with her emotional state a lot. The most memorable is when she visits the room she was held captive in and masturbates while recalling having sex with her captor. It makes as strong a statement as I can think of, of how the mind can be twisted by such a situation. - DirectorNanna MarjoStarsMia SaarinenMilka AhlrothJim RautiainenThe year is 1984. It's summer, and the rebellious 12-year-old girl Kid wants to stay in Gothenburg, but her mother has other plans. Kid discovers that summer vacation in Finland isn't as bad as first feared. In a few hot weeks she discovers her dawning sexuality, and experience her first crush.
- DirectorKjell GredeStarsFredrik BecklénMarie ÖhmanBeppe WolgersJosefin is a six-year-old girl who lives isolated in the countryside, where her father is a priest. She has no friends until she meets Hugo. He is a carefree boy who rather walk in the forest than go to school. Together with the gardener they make up fun things to do.H
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJack BlackMike WhiteJoan CusackAfter being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
- DirectorLucile HadzihalilovicStarsSandra SammartinoDenise Aron-SchropferMichel TrillotA ten-year-old girl goes to live with her aunt when her mother is admitted to a mental hospital, but the aunt lives with a man who is too affectionate towards the girl.H"
"From takaarai-1 -
A ten year old girl is received by her aunt because of her mother's confinement to a mental hospital. But the aunt lives with a man, Jean-Pierre, who seems to be a little too nice with the girl.
"My name is Mimi. My mom took a lot of drugs last night and now she's all pale and in the hospital. Aunt Solange took me to her apartment. My bed is in a very little closet. At night, I hear a man hurting Solange. His name is Jean-Pierre.
There's nothing to do at my aunt's apartment. The apartment is really hot. Jean-Pierre messes with me.nI'm scared he's going to hurt me like he hurts my aunt at night.
Drugs have many, many colors, there are many to choose from... Maybe if I take them, I can go be with my mom again." See trailer: www.pathfinderpictures.com - DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsGary OldmanWilliam HurtMatt LeBlancThe Robinson family was going into space to fight for a chance for humanity. Now they are fighting to live long enough to find a way home.
- DirectorBjarne Henning-JensenStarsTove MaësKaren PoulsenRasmus OttesenDitte grows up with her grandparents. When the mother moves with Lars Peter, Ditte is taken home to take care of her siblings. She comes to work at Bakkegården, but is thrown out as she awaits children.HH"
"From CVMC -
This film follows a girl from roughly five (Jette Kehlet) to sixteen (Tove Maes) years of age. Orphaned during childbirth, our heroine lives with her grandmother until the woman is no longer physically capable of caring for her. Things then take a turn for the worse, the lass now residing in a home where she cares for three children, approximately three to ten years old, and has to deal with the wrath of their nasty mother. Should be a hit with fans of classic films. - StarsMegan FollowsColleen DewhurstRichard FarnsworthAn orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her fiery spirit and imagination.See also the sequels:
Anne of Avonlea - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092571/[/link]
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158466/[/link]
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008) - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1063034[/link] - DirectorDorothée Van Den BergheStarsCharlotte Vanden EyndeEls DottermansFrieda PittoorsA young woman moves to the big city, hoping to start an independent life working as a museum guide.H
- DirectorRobert MénardStarsDavid La HayeMarie-France MonetteGilbert SicotteA small plane crashes in the Caribbean, leaving only two survivors: a precocious teenage girl and a simple-minded grown-up. They end up on a desert island, with no inhabitants and no rescue in sight, and split. Then, a friendship bond develops between the two. The teenager, realizing she may not live long enough to see this experience, and the grown-up, never faced with this reality, soon fall in love.If you like Blue Lagoon/The Cay style "lost on island" movies, you will like this. Juicy recommends this movie!!!
- CreatorFiona McHughStarsZachary BennettLally CadeauMag RuffmanA young girl is sent to live with her late mother's relatives in Prince Edward Island. Set in the early 1900's, the series follows her adventures, as well as that of her family and the town's people as she grows up in Avonlea.A HUGE Juicy Favorite!
- DirectorDusan MakavejevStarsEric RobertsGreta ScacchiBill KerrEx-marine turned Coca-Cola marketing guru Becker is on a mission to boost sales in Australia when he discovers a dry spot in the Outback, where everyone is guzzling homegrown brew - and not a drop of his company's cola.H
- DirectorNils GaupStarsStian SmestadGabriel ByrneLouisa Milwood-HaighA young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.
- DirectorAlice RohrwacherStarsYile Yara VianelloSalvatore CantalupoPasqualina ScunciaThirteen year-old Marta has recently moved back to southern Italy with her mother and older sister and struggles to find her place, restlessly testing the boundaries of an unfamiliar city and the catechism of the Catholic church.H
- DirectorStephen DaldryStarsJamie BellJulie WaltersJean HeywoodA talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.Not sure how this one did not make it to the list sooner.
- StarsMarisolGermán CobosJuanjo PuigcorbéHH"
"From Amazon -
This made for Spanish television miniseries follows the life of a real- life society woman with everything to lose who gambles her whole life away in order to support a revolutionary movement against the Spanish monarchy. Controversial and outspoken Pepa Flores in perfectly cast at the wealthy beauty who will not compromise her scruples and who suspects that her martyrdom may inspire the revolution. Well acted and filmed in actual locations. - DirectorMiraz BezarStarsSenay OrakMuhammed AlHakan KarsakDiyarbakir, in the late nineties: Two young Kurdish children are forced to live on the street after their parents have been murdered by a member of a secret state security force.
- DirectorHugh HudsonStarsChristopher LambertAndie MacDowellRalph RichardsonA missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.H
- CreatorVernon ChatmanJohn LeeStarsVernon ChatmanJohn LeeAlyson LevyAn all-cynical, all-evil absurdist variety show that parodies the classic educational PBS shows of the 1970s, made up of old cartoons and educational films, children, and puppets from one's worst nightmares.First season is AWESOME! Second sucks. In Juicys' opinion.
- DirectorKrishna ShahStarsJoan HackettRobert KleinScott JacobyPeter runs a New York tour. Christine is a recently widowed art gallery owner, and she falls in love with him. But, her 10-year-old son loves her way too much and has an unhealthy and pathological attachment to his mother.H"
- DirectorMichael LessacStarsKathleen TurnerTommy Lee JonesAsha MeninaA widow tries to find out why her daughter's strange behavior, a reaction to her father's death, is progressively worsening.
- DirectorSang-hoon LeeStarsJeong Woong-inYoo Seung-hoMin-seo ChaeA story about a third-rate DJ who finds his relationship with his young son rapidly deteriorating.H" "From trepid1 (United States) -
This movie is about a guy who slept with a girl, she gets pregnant delivers the kid to him and elaves for America. 8-10 years later she reappears, curious about her son. The father is not happy to see her. The father son relationship was a little to close, but even with that I didn't get a feel that they are related, there was no chemistry. I was able to over look this and enjoyed the movie. I am not sure I would recommend this film over others, but its worth a watch. Min-seo Chae does a good job playing the mother. As a high schooler she plays a tough girl. As an adult she very prim and proper but can still get mean. - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher LeeIn 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
- DirectorDominik MollStarsLaurent LucasSergi LópezMathilde SeignerHarry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's life... and things take a sinister turn.HH
- DirectorWes CravenStarsBrandon Quintin AdamsEverett McGillWendy RobieTwo adults and a juvenile break into a house occupied by a brother and sister and their stolen children. There, they must fight for their lives.
- DirectorSeng Tat LiewStarsZi Jiang WongMing Wei LimJames LeeTwo boys, Li Ahh and Li Ohm, grow up motherless. Their father, Sui, is a workaholic who shuts himself out of the world. The boys' quest to reach out to their father leads them to adopt a puppy. But when the animal is sent away for being a nuisance, the boys are devastated. For the first time, Sui realizes that all his children ask is simply to love and be loved.H
- DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.If you liked this, check out Battle Royale [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/[/link] from Quilty List IV and Battle Royale II [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338763/[/link]. You will NOT be dissapointed!
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsElias McConnellAlex FrostEric DeulenSeveral ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
- DirectorDavid RossStarsLauren BirkellPaul BorgheseChira CasselAfter fooling around with one of her customers, a teenager turns her babysitting service into a call-girl service for married guys.H
- DirectorDee McLachlanStarsJamie WilliamsBilly CampbellRoddy McDowallThe story of Mowgli, a young boy abandoned in the wilds of India. Raised by a panther, an elephant and a bear, Mowgli must learn civilization's ways when his long-lost uncle and a circus scout from Barnum and Bailey come looking for him.
- DirectorMichal Bat-AdamStarsGabi EldorIlan DarShai GolanTwo doctors from Tel Aviv join 'Doctors Without Borders' and travel to Thailand to help out Cambodian refugees. They leave their daughter, Aya (aged 10) at a kibbutz where the children are housed by age, but not gender. Not only does she have to get used to dealing with a lot of children, making friends and enemies, she has to get used to sharing her room with boys. And sharing the showers with them too.H" "From CVMC - Here's a cute and charming look at first love from a girl's perspective. Sent to live on a kibbutz while her parents go to help needy children in the Orient, fourth-grader Aya (Einat Helfman) quickly finds herself engrossed in the preteen gossip of her peers..., snickerings about which boys they like and which of them might feel similar things. At first, the older Giora (Assaf Zur) appears to be the perfect match, but when a jealous girl (Osnat Farago) sets out the destroy the relationship, Aya finds herself in a world of hurt, the boy quickly turning his interests elsewhere. Might there be salvation in a romance with another lad, Dodo (Eyal Fox), or perhaps Aya's "crush" on an older teacher will amount to something. A sweet based-on-fact movie which actually casted kibbutz kids; "Boy takes girl" refers to a dance the children engage in.
- DirectorPatrick GrandperretStarsSelma BrookSokoSalomé StéveninClara and her best friend Zoé head to summer camp for a summer of adventure and self-discovery. Both virgins, Zoé views camp as her chance to lose her virginity. After becoming romantically involved with Sébastien, a fellow camp member, Zoé learns that Sébastien cares far more about his friends than her and has sex with her just to impress them. After discovering this unsettling fact, Zoé turns to Clara for moral support and then, in a moment of confusion, professes her love for her. Clara, in the midst of recognizing her own sexuality, rejects Zoé's romantic advance but soon regrets the spurn, and begins to become attracted to the beautiful and out Sonia.
- DirectorChi Leung 'Jacob' CheungStarsAndy LauSiu Chung MokSammo Kam-Bo HungAffected by traditional values, young Lai Shi had himself castrated in order to become a eunuch to the Manchu Emperor. But the Dynasty collapsed promtly after, and Lai Shi was forced to lead a struggling life as a 'half man' outside the palace. But his lovingness and spirit of sacrifice made him win true love.H
- DirectorMaurice MurphyStarsBen OxenbouldRebecca RiggJeremy LarssonFatty Finn raises dough for a new radio. Along the way, he encounters mishaps with a gang of bullies.
- DirectorDean ShekStarsHelen ChanOlivia ChengSamuel HuiTo get their parents back together, two clever siblings team up with their grandpa in a series of mischievous antics.H" "From CVMC - In this comedy from Hong Kong a separated couple finds their children (Ben Ben, Helen Chan), roughly five and nine years of age, plotting to bring them back together. With some help from their grandfather, might the kids succeed?
- DirectorEva IonescoStarsIsabelle HuppertAnamaria VartolomeiGeorgetta LeahuWhen Hanah re-emerges in the life of her pre-pubescent daughter, she comes with a strange, yet attractive proposition: she needs her own girl to pose for her in ways that would later take by surprise the Parisian art world of the 1970s.From Hanin XYZ (Beirut) – Art imitates Life, with a touch of Fassbinder...
"My Little Princess", Eva Ionesco's debut film explores the intense relationship between mother & daughter. Although, initially it may sound like a cinematic cliché to go over family dynamics once again, the film offers us a double controversy:
The first being the relationship itself and the fact that the mother (played beautifully by Isabelle Huppert) takes erotic/pornographic photos of her under-aged daughter(Anamaria Vartolomei) and sells them. The second being that these very events happened in the director's actual life and caused a huge spark in France.
The narration explores how these dynamics came to be about and their ultimate unraveling. Aesthetically, the film borrows a lot from R.W Fassbinder, particularly his BDR trilogy and his collaboration with Hanna Schygulla. Huppert's appearance and beautiful designer gowns (most notably Yves Saint-Laurent) pays homage to the 30s and several references have been made to Marlene Dietrich. The problematic of the working woman struggling to survive in a ruthless world has been explored by the German director back then and is repeated by Ionesco today, with emphasis on child abuse.
Also, Huppert's acting never disappoints but Vartolomei was surprisingly brilliant. Her very young age and the salacious material of the text did not deter this great talent from the intense performance she gave. The latter is indeed a gentle reminder of Brook Shields' days in "Pretty Baby" & "The Blue Lagoon".
To sum up, French films are getting more and more controversial, although I had originally expected a gem out of the "New French Extremity" to be included in the Semaine De La Critique De Cannes, this interesting piece of work is satisfying enough. - DirectorValeri AkhadovStarsAnna FrolovtsevaAndrey KhalimonEvgeniy KharlanovRita is an 18-year-old who has come to Moscow to meet up with the man who impregnated her. Unfortunately, his name and address was written on a piece of paper in her luggage, which was promptly stolen upon her arrival. She is befriended by street-kid Ernest who lives in a greenhouse.H" "From CVMC - They were two lonely, lost teenagers. Rita (18), a small-town girl alone in an unfamiliar busy city and Mute, a 14 year old boy who makes his living on the streets and sleeps in a Greenhouse. Upon Rita's arrival at the Moscow train station her baggage is stolen. She has no papers, no money and she doesn’t know the address of her new friend. But it is mute who comes to her rescue and cares for her. Interesting relationship film! Some suprising and tender moments. Recommended!
- DirectorJosé Luis CuerdaStarsManuel LozanoFernando Fernán GómezUxía BlancoBased in 1936 Spain, Moncho is an outcast at school but is able to form a strong bond with his outspoken teacher. When fascism arrives to Spain, his teacher is considered an enemy of the regime & arrested.
- DirectorLaurent BoutonnatStarsGaspard UllielLéo LegrandMarie-Josée CrozeJacquou is a determined and attractive young man who transforms his vow of vengeance into a struggle against injustice.From KawaiiTikal (Montreal, Canada) – Ordinary, yet tremendous...
Jacquou le Croquant is a good production that is unfortunately too long and too slow. Some parts are unnecessary and could have been taken out, or at least shortened. These two flaws will turn off a lot of people.
However, if you can keep up with the snail pace, the movie is pretty good with a fair mix of action and touching moments. The first part of the story follows Jacquou as a young boy who loses both of his parents, and ends up being taken care of by the churchman of the village. The second part covers his revenge against the man who is responsible for the death of his parents now that he is a young man.
The dialogues and acting isn't all that great, but the actor(s) playing Jacquou is cute as a kid and handsome as an adult (the two lead actresses are very beautiful as well). The sceneries and imagery is simply breathtaking and the melodies enchanting. The movie is definitely great to look at, if anything, despite the weak storyline (but still does the job of staying interesting all the way through).
Jacquou le Croquant is nothing special, but to the right audience it's a good movie in all respect. - DirectorWojciech MarczewskiStarsPiotr LysakTomasz HudziecHanna SkarzankaThe life and times of a sensitive, poetic Polish boy who watches his country strive towards the liberation movement.H
- DirectorScott Hamilton KennedyStarsCatherine BorekKaren GreeneEbony Starr Norwood-BrownDominguez High, in the infamous Compton, CA, has not produced a play in over twenty years. With no money and no stage, two teachers and twenty-four students attempt to produce Thornton Wilder's American Classic OUR TOWN.
- DirectorAndrey ZvyagintsevStarsKonstantin LavronenkoMaria BonnevieAleksandr BaluevA trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city.H
- DirectorVitali KanevskyStarsDinara DrukarovaPavel NazarovElena PopovaTwo children living in a remote mining town in the distant wastes of Siberia in 1947, survive poverty and hardship through the warmth of their friendship and a shared sense of humour.
- DirectorVitali KanevskyStarsPavel NazarovDinara DrukarovaToshihiro VatanabeLittle Valerka has become a real teenager. He discovers love.H" "From CVMC - In this sequel to Freeze-Die-Come to Life, our hero (Pavel Nazarov), now roughly fourteen, finds himself alive but still unable to keep out of trouble. His female chum Galia did not fare as well, but her sister (Dinara Drukarove, who played the role of Galia too) is present and develops a love/hate relationship with her sibling's friend. Complications arise when the boy is accused of stealing at school and again finds himself on the lam. Very similar to its predecessor, minus that it is filmed in color and concludes with a dose of surrealism. Winner of the 1992 Grand Jury Prize Cannes Film Festival !
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsTom ArnoldJessica LundyBug HallAn incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
- DirectorMaya KenigStarsGur BentwichElya InbarTzahi GradA father and his daughter, during the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon.
- DirectorKen TiptonStarsStacie ShakarianCarrie ArmstrongConrad BachmannVideocassette tape rental store owners fight against a religious fanatic group for the right to keep their controversial film on the shelves for sale.Go to [link]http://www.beholder.com/[/link] for a signed copy. First movie of actress Chloe Moretz (Hitgirl from Kickass).
- StarsAoi YûkiColleen ClinkenbeardEric ValeVampire queen Mina Tepes comes out of hiding to offer peace between vampires and humans. Japan gives her a bund, where she goes to live with her people. However, extremist human and vampire groups do not want to coexist.H" "From Amazon - Based on the manga by Nozomu Tamaki, the broadcast series Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) centers on a vampire realm that exists in parallel to everyday life. Akira, a normal-seeming high-school student suffering from amnesia, goes about ordinary activities with his classmate Yuki at an elite private academy in Tokyo. Their world changes when Mina Tepes, a descendant of Vlad the Impaler and the reigning princess of the vampire world, arrives at their school. In the first story, she connives to build a settlement dubbed the Vampire Bund on a Tokyo Bay landfill--and claims extraterritoriality for it, as if it were a 19th-century European colony. The subsequent plots--which start and stop arbitrarily--string together violent battles between various villains and Akira, who discovers he's both a werewolf and the sworn servant/protector of the Princess. There are lots of fan-service jiggle shots, but Princess Mina takes the form of a barely pubescent girl, which gives much of the nudity disquieting "lolicon" overtones. Other story elements include an attack on students seeking safety in a church, an assault on a buxom nun, a high-school student's apparently passionate attachment to an elementary-school boy, and "Agni Blood" ("Blood of the Lamb"), a chemical rebel vampires use to turn themselves into walking bombs. Despite all the violence and nudity, Vampire Bund is a crashing bore with long Morris the Explainer scenes. Otaku will recognize the many elements the series borrows from other anime. (Rated TV MA: extensive nudity; graphic violence; violence against women and children; sexual situations, including suggested lesbianism and pedophilia; grotesque imagery; potentially offensive religious imagery; tobacco use) --Charles Solomon.
Also, be sure to check out the AWESOME manga series!!! (1-12 available now)
Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 1 - [link]http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Vampire-Bund-Vol-1/dp/1933164808/[/link] - DirectorJan VerheyenPieter Van HeesStarsIlya Van MalderghemJoke DevynckFilip PeetersGilles, a 12-year-old boy from the Brussels region, is a football (soccer) player. His dream is to become a member of the Belgian National Squad, the so called "Red Devils".
- DirectorMarco FerreriStarsIsabelle HuppertHanna SchygullaMarcello MastroianniThis erotic drama about the incestuous relationship of a mother and daughter is based on the autobiography of Italian theater actress Piera Degli Esposti.From CVMC - This sometimes confusing erotic drama about the incestuous relationship of a mother and daughter is based on the autobiography of Italian theater actress Piera Degli Esposti though it focuses more on her mother Eugenia. The liberated Eugenia and her spaced-out, husband -- a professor -- live in a small provincial Italian town, where Eugenia is noticed as she zooms around on her bicycle and chats up strangers at the train station.
While still no more than a grown child, their daughter Piera (Bettina Gruhn) -- in tight dresses -- goes with her mother for a threesome when she engages in sexual relations with other men and subsequently she suffers both from poor health and the lack of a normal home. Mom even joins Piera in spying on men, flirting with a skinny-dipping man, and encouraging her daughter as she makes out with neighborhood boys.
The shadow of the future already clouds the household when Eugenia is committed again and again to the psychiatric clinic. By the time Piera has become an older teen (now played by Isabelle Huppert), both of her parents are in separate mental hospitals -- and both (even the father) are still sexually eccentric, to say the least. - DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsKevin CostnerJeanne TripplehornDennis HopperIn a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.
- DirectorWolfgang BeckerStarsWolfgang SielingRita RamachersThomas BohnenIt is about a gang of middle class teen kids who stumble upon a crime in their neighborhood. Remarkably one of the gangmembers is in a wheelchair, he is somewhat the leader of the group.H" "From t_atzmueller (Germany)
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
It's not easy to describe this film to non-Germans, unfamiliar with either Max von der Grün's children's novel or those that are unfamiliar with Germany's post-ww2 social issues. However, if you born after 1970 in (then) West-Germany, it is likely that you have read the book in school or saw the following film on TV.
The "Suburb crocodiles" are a group of teenagers, living in the western part of North-Rhine Westphalia (in Germany known as the 'Ruhrpott', the heart of the working-class proletarians). The clique refers to themselves as a "gang", their "headquarter" being a transformed woodshed. While "defending" their club-house against adults and the children of foreign guest-workers, they get confronted with typical everyday tribulations, seen through the eyes of youngsters: unemployed parents, a gang of teenage burglars (who's head happens to be the elder brother of one of the Krokodile), xenophobia (a group of Italian guest-workers, referred to by the locals as "Makkaronis", blamed for said burglaries) and having to accept a new member, wheelchair-bound Kurt.
It is your typical adventure movie about teenage kids with some serious social issues which Germany – especially the Western part – had and has to deal with. However, both von der Grün and TV-veteran director Wolfgang Becker have found a balance between making a young-people's film that enjoyable for the adult audience and at the same time educates the youngsters without patronizing or lecturing them.
The cast is altogether excellently cast, giving an extremely authentic feel to the film (most youngsters were laymen actors who would never again appear on screen). Watch out for a very young Martin Semmelrogge as thieving punk Egon, a few years before he would appear in "Das Boot", get critical acclaim as one of the best actors of his generation and afterwards run his career into the ground.
We could compare the film to similar-minded kids movies like "Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer" or "Das Haus der Krokodile" but through directing and acting style, we're more often reminded of Klaus Lemkes "Rockers". What makes the comparison to "Rockers" even stronger is the excellent soundtrack. Let me say it this way: it's rather unlikely you'll ever see a children's movie again that features songs by "Rainbow", "Supertramp" or "Deep Purple".
All in all it's truly a cult-movie, a timeless classic and at the same time a very important film, that can still be enjoyed by youngsters and adults alike, even 40 years down the road – and if this last sentence made you feel slightly old, then you were born in the 1970's.
Also the re-make:
The Crocodiles (2009) - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803100/[/link]
And the sequels:
The Crocodiles Strike Back (2010) - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1473352[/link]
The Crocodiles: All for One (2011) - [link]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1692503[/link] - DirectorLucía PuenzoStarsRicardo DarínValeria BertuccelliGermán PalaciosThe story of an intersex fifteen-year-old. She lives with her parents, who have to cope with the challenges of her medical condition.
- DirectorCarlos César ArbeláezStarsHernán Mauricio OcampoNolberto SánchezGenaro AristizábalManuel, 9, has an old ball with which he plays football every day in the countryside. He dreams of becoming a great goalkeeper. His wishes seem set to come true when Ernest, his father, gives him a new ball. But an unexpected accident sends the ball flying into a minefield. Despite the danger, Manuel refuses to abandon his treasure... He convinces Julián and Poca Luz, his two friends, to rescue it with him. Amid the adventures and kids' games, the signs of armed conflict start to appear in the lives of the inhabitants of 'La Pradera'.
- DirectorRicardo TrogiStarsJean-Carl BoucherClaudio ColangeloSandrine BissonFilmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11 years old.
- DirectorTodd TuckerStarsRhiannon Leigh WrynBart JohnsonWilliam BrentThe Taylor's family dog, Max, is kidnapped by the evil Sirus Caldwell, (Zack Ward) CEO of mega corporation Envigormax, to be used as a test subject for a new super energy drink. When trials go terribly wrong, Max escapes only to be transformed from his lovable self into... "Monster Mutt"!
- DirectorChris StokesStarsMarques HoustonMekia CoxChristopher JonesA young businessman who lands a community service sentence falls in with a group of misfit kids who need mentoring. With the help of a pro instructor, he works to get the kids ready for a big underground dance competition.
- CreatorBrad FalchukRyan MurphyHalley FeifferStarsLady GagaKathy BatesAngela BassettAn anthology series centering on different characters and locations, showcasing different aspects of horror.Although there are other main characters, the two lead teenagers storyline is VERY compelling.
- DirectorDavid M. RosenthalStarsAbigail BreslinAlessandro NivolaElisabeth ShueA young girl who has been abandoned by her former-groupie mother informs a fading rock star that she is his daughter.