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"O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (2006)***** SPOILERS *****The Year My Parents Went On Vaction tells the story of a pre-teen boy in São Paulo, Brazil, separated from his parents during a military coup in 1970. As the army takes over, the country is distracted in part by Brazil's successes in the World Cup of that year (sort of like following the pennant race or NFL football in the U.S. as the country's financial system implodes). The movie is pleasant, never dull, well shot, with a delicate score that adds to the feelings of sadness and loss inherent in the plot (the director threw out the first score written for the movie; Beto Villares then did it over and got it right).TYMPWOV begins with a mother and father taking their son to grandfather's house in São Paulo. The three are riding in a VW bug, '65 or earlier. A Brazilian friend suggests that for verisimilitude, they should have been in a Renault or Citroen, because the bug was the inexpensive ... "
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"In my capacity as a Spout Maven, I've reviewed a number of films distributed by Film Movement, including Mother of Mine, the movie under discussion here, A Peck on the Cheek, Be With Me, and Drifters. The promotional material included with the DVDs of these movies and the introductions on the disks themselves describe Film Movement as a film-of-the-month subscription club. Members receive award-winning foreign films in early release, by mail, "to keep," once a month. The films can later be found at Netflix, Blockbuster, or your local library. A nifty idea for some few film buffs, but every time that I hear about this club, I worry about its health and survivability. What kind of market can there be for a little club like this? How long can a company like Film Movement survive, if it relies upon a subscription base that is bound to be relatively small? Visiting the company's website, I saw that Film Movement now also acts as a film distributor, with theatrical, institutional, televi ... "
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"These are the top ten films I’ve seen at the mid-point of the year. I think it is a good idea to post a semi-annual list because instead of complaining about mundane theatre offerings the list confirms that there are enough excellent films out there to watch. In no particular order: Mother of Mine (2005; Finland/Sweden)—A young Finish boy is torn from his family by WWII and later in life comes to terms with both of hi "
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"It seems quite disproportionate that many of the films on World War II either deal with the combat or the Holocaust. Not saying that these aren’t important subjects, but there were other people who have had their personal worlds torn apart with strife, such as the characters in Director Klaus Haro’s Mother of Mine. It deals with the subject that The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe somewhat tackles but without much teeth, child relocation during the bombing campaigns. There are several differences in the two stories. In this one, it’s the Allies that are bombing Nazi-supporting Finland. And then there’s the most obvious difference, there’s no wardrobe, no Narnia, and no need for either. The film tells the story of young Eero (Topi Majaniemi), whose mother sends him to neutral Sweden when the bombings almost promise death to the young. He’s not very happy about the situation, already reeling from the loss of his father. He’s sent to the hom ... "
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"Mother of Mine is a film that focuses on the unseen impacts of war. Eero [Topi Majaniemi] is a Swedish child sent to live in Denmark after his father dies in the war and his mother gives up on life. He is taken in by a mother who isn't excited to have him and a father who wants nothing more than for Eero to be able to adapt and thrive. He takes Eero to school where they call him the "war child" which is all he knows about his identity anymore. It takes over his life. All he imagines are air raids.Every actor in this film is much more than capable. Personally I think the acting is the biggest strength of the entire film. Klaus Haro mixes the strength of the acting with the natural beauty and depth of the Finnish landscape.I am in the camp of people who believe the flash forwards take away from the film more than they add. I think the story would flow better and perhaps have more impact if it weren't for the disjointed feeling the flash forwards evoke.I thin ... "
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"Mother of Mine (2005) is excellent—a moving story and a sophisticated theme, and great acting to convey them. You’ve got to feel for a 9-year old whose happy existence is torn apart by the war—his father dies in battle, his mother gives him up (maybe needlessly) to be whisked away to safe Sweden where he encounters a “foster mother” who doesn’t want him. Through these trials, the boy is not pathetic but rather a feisty kid determined to have an impact. He tries to assure his mother that he can fix the war-damaged house, he builds a raft and tries to sail back to Finland, and, central to the film, he settles on a way of related to his two mothers (not to trust either of them).
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"Klaus Haro's Mother of Mine is a bittersweet drama about a Finnish war child’s childhood in Skane, Sweden. Eero is sent to Sweden to protect him during WWII and the consequences haunt him and his mother throughout his adulthood. The film portrays that same alienation of a stranger in a strange land as seen in Sweet Land. Mother of Mine is filled with amazing performances. Eero (Toni Majanuemi) is cold and lonely, and hard to reach yet still exhibits the innocence of youth. Signe Jonsso (Maria Lundqvist) performs well beyond her character. She is resentful of Eero and hides her secret why, but when she opens up is a loving mother without blinking. Michael Nyquist’s Hjalmar is a friendly father and male role model for Eero. He is a friend before father and humanizes the unusual situation. Majaana Maijala’s Kirsti, Eero’s Finnish mother, is stiff and seems directionless with a role that does not encompass the entire story. "
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"Mother of Mine [Äideistä parhain]Directed by Klaus Härö; based on the novel by Heikki HietamiesThe title and cover picture had me wondering if this was going to be some man’s soppy paean to his mama. But no, it turned out to be a quiet yet quite affecting story about a Finnish boy, Eero Lahti, one of many Finnish children sent off to Sweden during World War II for safekeeping. Told in retrospect from middle age, after Eero’s Swedish foster mother has died, the film’s overall theme is of finally coming to terms with painful, conflicting emotions of the past and with the well-meaning but wounding mistakes both his mothers made.Eero’s father is killed in the war, leaving Eero’s mother Kirsti too distraught and worried about Eero’s safety to cope. It appears to Eero as if his mother has lost interest in him and abandoned him to strangers. When he finally arrives at his assigned home in Sweden, his surrogate mother Signe J&oum ... "
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"Last fall, we hosted a German Exchange Student in our home for two weeks. The first half of the period was extremely uncomfortable, for both us and for the student (and we're talking high school age here), both in the language and communication shortcomings, the cultural differences, and on our part, the feeling of our home being invaded by a stranger, and I'm sure on her part, the feeling of loneliness and disconnect from her own home and parents. But surprisingly, we managed to find common ground and understanding, and we were actually quite sad to see her go when her two weeks were up, having grown quite fond and used to her presence. Watching 'Mother Mine' this evening brought many of those feelings and recollections back to me as I was transported back to Sweden during WWII and the story of a small Finnish boy transplanted to a reluctant Swedish farm family, and the conflicts that arise when (eventually) the chilly reception melts and the inevitable parental bo ... "
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