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Wondrous Oblivion (2004)
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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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"Director: Paul MorrisonPathé/Momentum, 1:46, colorCinema 4 Rating: 5Last week, I wrote a piece about a film involving a young Brazilian lad with whom I was able to identify due to a shared love we both had for sport. In each case, it was a different, particular sport: mine, baseball; his, soccer. The connecting factor between us was that we both created worlds in which the trivia and paraphernalia surrounding each sport, rather than the sport itself, were the primary basis and focus of our individual obsessions. And each obsession was a way in which we could protect ourselves, sometimes to our detriment, from the familial strife surrounding us, though the boy from Brazil's problems perhaps a bit more political heft to them.In Wondrous Oblivion, we meet another such lad, perhaps the third member of our party, though I am fairly certain that our true number, this group of game-obsessed, youthful dreamers, is in the tens of millions. Given the proliferation of fantasy sports le ... "
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A Wondrous Review
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"Wondrous Oblivion is about a young boy named David Weisman (played by Sam Smith), in 1960 London, who dreams of one day of being a cricket star, however there is one problem: he has no talent. This does not stop David’s passion for the sport, much to the chagrin of his classmates and family. One day new neighbors, the Samuels, move onto David’s block which causes a stir within the community. The new neighbors are from Jamaica. This causes racial tensions to rise further for David’s family, who are already subtly persecuted by their neighbors because they are Jewish. It is further raised as David sees Dennis Samuel (played by Delroy Lindo) build a cricket fence in his backyard. Seeing this as his opportunity to build his cricket skills, he breaks his mother’s (played by Emily Woof), rules by "
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Oblivious, I Remain
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"British filmmaker Paul Morrison hasn’t been working in the industry for long, but his first feature film, Solomon and Gaenor, was well received and earned an Oscar nomination for best foreign film in 2000. Both this and his latest effort, Wondrous Oblivion, deal with the culture clashes faced by Jewish people in post-World War II society. Whereas his debut was a tragic and heartfelt love story, Wondrous Oblivion is a more lighthearted portrayal of a young child desperately seeking his place in the world.Eleven-year-old David Wiseman wants nothing more than to be the next great cricket player. His passion, displayed relatively quickly in the film through his adoration for the figures pictured on his many trading cards, is undeniable. However, like many ambitious young athletes, he’s, well, not very good. This, a problem faced by many prepubescent boys, is probably the most relatable aspect of an otherwise distant film.1960s London provides the backdrop for the tale of th ... "
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Wondorous Credulity
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"So, Delroy Lindo. 13 years ago he was the one shining moment — an uncredited cameo in the otherwise execrable adaptation of Michael Crichton’s ‘Congo‘ — forget that Crichton has become a flack for the anti-Global Warming lobby. Hats off to Laura Linney and Dylan Walsh there and all, but Delroy stole your movie, even though his participation there was limited to all of 5 minutes of screen-time. 16 years ago, he was West Indian Archie in Spike Lee’s award-winning ‘Malcolm X’ (1992) adaptation, but what has he done between then and now? ‘Clockers’ in 1995, ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ in 1997, ‘Gone in Sixty Seconds’ in 2000, ‘The Core’ in 2003 and ‘Domino’ in 2005 — sure he’s been working, but in each one of those roles, he’s been relegated to supporting roles rather than the front-and-center position that one would think that he’d have earned by now. An ... "
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"Wondrous Oblivion This is a feel-good family movie containing a w.i.i.i.i.d.e variety of social and personal issues. If you’re in the mood for something light, but with a heart, watching Wonderous Oblivion might be a pleasant way to spend 106 minutes. It was for me. South London in the early 60s never looked so Harry Potter. Edit: Wait a minute. Everybody says that this is a feel-good family movie, but what about those multiple lingering tracking shots down Emily Woof’s spine and over her buttocks, just to make sure that we understand where Delroy is headed? And what about those Lindo/Woof lip-locks in the kitchen? Maybe the first one gets a family pass because it snuck up on the two of them, but the movie goes a little Mandingo with the second one, Delroy sweating in his wife-beater and Emily panting with passion, fade to black. Full disclosure: I haven’t caught Paul Morrison’s commentary track and I can’t write a proper review without it. I don&rs ... "
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"Written and directed by Paul Morrison. A story about 11-year-old David Wiseman (Sam Smith), a Jewish boy in South London in 1960 who is mad for cricket but a hopeless player. He avidly collects cricket player trading cards, has a bat signed by the entire Surrey team and a full set of whites for playing in. His parents, Ruth and Victor Wiseman (played by Emily Woof and Stanley Townsend) are immigrants from Poland. At least that’s my guess; I’d originally thought them German, till Ruth teasingly refers to Victor as “you Polack.” Lilian (Yasmin Paige) is David’s younger sister, a smart-mouthed cello player whom we don’t see or get to know much of.The Wisemans, being Jewish, are the target of their neighborhood’s bigotry until the neighbors on their left move out and a Jamaican family, the Samuels, moves in. Assuming that the Wisemans’ landlord must be Jewish, too, the ringleading bigot, a Mrs. Wilson, buttonholes Mrs. Wiseman, impor ... "
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"I was pretty skeptical when I recieved "Wondrous Oblivion" in the mail, looked at the cover, and read the movie's synopsis. At first glance, this seemed like just another after-school special feel good movie. For the most part, it is. The plot is about young David Wiseman (Sam Smith), a jewish boy obsessed who's obsessed with cricket, but doesn't have an ounce of talent. He lives with his family in a white middle-class neighborhood in South London, where they experience a fair share of anti-semitism, especially after their neighbors, the only other jewish family on the block, moves out.The neighbors are replaced by the Jamaican Samuels family, headed by Dennis (Delroy Lindo) who wastes no time showing their devotion to the game of cricket by putting up a playing net in their backyard. Acting according to formula, David starts going next door to get coaching from Dennis, much to the dismay of his parents, strikes up a friendship with Dennis' daughter Judy, gains skil ... "
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Wondrous Oblivion
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"As I started watching this film, I began to feel that uneasy feeling of CHEESE. It wasn't dinner, it was that the film had all the ingredients to be heavy-handed & uninteresting tale of racism,. I quickly found that this was not the case at all. Wondrous Oblivion does deal with bigotry in a post WWII England.11-year-old David Wiseman is determined to become a great cricket player. He is befriended by his neighbors who wave built a netted cricket practice area in their back yard. The problem is that he is Jewish, and they are Jamaican. Troubles with interracial adultery, and hate crimes are touched on here. Again I was ready to experience a very preachy tale, but I was swept along with a very sweet and solid story. It hits all the right spots mainly with it's solid cast. The biggest name you a see here is Delroy Lindo. Maybe that's one reason it works so well, Or maybe because the filmmakers knew exactly how to play this one out. "
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Preposterous Oblivion
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"Wondrous Oblivion is one of those films that I either love to hate, or hate to love. You probably know exactly what I am referring to; the sappy sweet kind of film that intentionally yanks at your heartstrings and pushes a blatant moralistic message at the very end. Sometimes movie fans like you and me immediately call out its agenda and put up an impenetrable steel wall around our hearts muttering the words, “Nice try”. However, other films of the same caliber are more successful at charming our guards down and leaving us stunned and smiling by the closing credits. The most recent personal examples I can recall are Love Actually and The Astronaut Farmer. By looking at the front cover of Wondrous Oblivion and its squeaky clean characters that emanate niceness, I knew I was in for a sentimental trip. But did it manage to win me over? My rolling eyes during the closing credits indicate not. David Wiseman (Sam Smith) is a young Jewish boy who has recently moved ... "
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