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Les amitiés particulières (1964)

Beyond words. One of the finest ever.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Billy Elliot (2000)

See my review under the BA Review link.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Cachorro (2004)

I got to give this one a 10. I was utterly moved by some scenes, which happens rarely enough, and despite my initial reluctance to watch this explicitly gay movie I was absolutely impressed by the warmth and strength of the main protagonists. Absolutely brilliant portrayal of intergenerational love between a young boy and his gay uncle. The final 15 minutes make this movie a 10 for me. Awesome flick.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

The Cure (1995)

Wonderful story about true friendship. One of my all-time favorites. Mazzello and Renfro do a superb job, the interaction between them is emotional and moving. A heart-rending story that almost made me cry. That's how life and friendship ought to be. Never give up.

ps: See my extensive review at BA Reviews!

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Dear Frankie (2004)

I have hardly ever seen a character portrayal as genuine and profound as in this movie. Emily Mortimer is the archetype of the caring and protective mom who sacrifices everything she has to protect her son and to enable him to live a decent life amidst austere conditions.

Frankie stands at the movie's center, he carries the emotional and sensual burden. Jack McElhone has a subtle and very gentle manner that makes his character shine. Frankie's sensibility combined with his fragility and the way McElhone is able to transmit the emotional strains of both his hearing disability and the yearning for his father create an atmosphere of entire authenticity and integrates the viewer into this valid depiction of one family's struggle.

Gerard Butler is very inapproachable and callous in the first place. At imdb, some criticised the corny depiction of him gradually developing a real bond towards the boy and eventually his mom. I have to rebut this reproach. There is hardly any movie which has a more sincere and authentic development as featured in Dear Frankie. He responds to Frankie in the same diffident manner that composes his character. He is able to transmit both an emotional development and a sincere and authentic portrayal of a lonesome character who gradually approaches to the unyielding affection of Frankie. The scene in which Butler and Mortimer walk along the wharf and engage in a realistic conversation is a brilliant example of the perfect and subtle interaction between the main characters. Butler is as firm as his role demands, yet still able to show a soft and sentimental edge when interacting with Frankie.

The story is simple but incredibly strong, thus following the premise of classic film-making. The setting is the Scottish seaside. From the angle of socio-cultural criticism, the depiction of the setting is a requisite for the profound authenticity the movie is able to deliver. The surrounding determines the characters and shows the harshness of life in Scotland. Thus Frankie, shy and fragile as he is portrayed, symbolizes the strength of individual determination and the power of dreams.

Dear Frankie is a wonderful accomplishment in its depiction of the dreams and hopes of a young boy, in its authentic interpersonal affiliations and in its honest approach to love and the relationship between individuals who are trying to make each other's life better.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Empire of the Sun (1987)

Christian Bale forever. What he did in this movie is beyond any criticism. The scene on the roof of the building during the air raid is maybe the finest and most fabulous scene ever in movie history. A masterpiece, get it, see it, enjoy it. Wonderful acting and setting. One of the finest coming of age stories ever.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

En tu ausencia (2008)

A solid 10 for me. Touching and deeply moving story, great actors, beautiful landscape, brilliant soundtrack. And Gonzalo is one gorgeous young actor.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

One of the best boy performances I have seen in a long time, embedded in a brilliant story.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer (2003)

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Free Willy (1993)

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

La Gloire de mon père (1990)

This is a movie for those who enjoy magic and nostalgia while floating away in childhood memories. It is the calm and enchanting story of the adventures of Marcel Pagnol. Julien Ciamaca does an outstanding job, he is handsome, naive and buoyant. The landscape and the narrative style make this movie, at least in my eyes, a real masterpiece. The entire story is full of nostalgia and deals with Marcel's very own perception of life. His friendship with Lili is honestly depicted and wonderfully staged. The boys do a great job, indeed. It is a tale that takes you back to contemporary France and revives the summer in the Provence region, a summer full of innocent joy and adventures. Inspiring and well-acted, the setting is beautiful and the music just perfect. All characters are well cast.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Go Toward the Light (1988)

See my review at BA Reviews.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

This one made me cry when I watched it in the cinema. Don't know why, as the story is fairly simple and well-handled. The acting is simply great. Anton and Anthony interact wonderfully. The looking back is maybe what broke my heart. It's right. When you're a kid, a day can seem endless. Now, as I've reached the age of 21, I wonder where my childhood has gone. Nothing stays the same, nothing, and that's what makes me feel blue due to nostalgia sometimes. Besides, the soundtrack is brilliant and the setting is perfectly put up. The message is moving and the ending just heart-rending.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Je suis le seigneur du château (1989)

Wonderful film, though I have to figure out the ending. A more detailed review will follow once I have watched it again.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Just Ask My Children (2001)

See my review at BA Reviews.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

The Lost Boys (1978)

Those 270 minutes will stay with me forever. JMB was so lucky to meet those boys, yet he and they suffered so much... so much loss, so much tragedy, so much death, so much distress, and yet, so much love, so much inspiration, so many moments that make you heart melt, the purest glorification of boyhood.

If Andrew Birkin's book on JMB and his boys is the one book you have to read in your life, this documentary is the one movie one has to see.

This man, his boys, their lives and mutual love, the "spark" that turned into Peter Pan - purest poetry of the heart, written by the hands of fate, so sad, so utterly devastating, and still bristling with sentimentality, joy and pure inspiration.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

The Man Without a Face (1993)

Wonderful story, one of my all-time favorites. Nick Stahl and Mel Gibson act magnificently. The story of two outsiders discovering trust and sympathy is tremendously credible and moving. The story is sophisticated and the message is clear: Real friendship is a real gift. Nick Stahl again is just great, so smart and lively. He bears the emotional burden of the story with unique confidence.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Yeah, sheer magic. One of my childhood classics. Wonderful. Barret Oliver is brilliant, so natural and genuine. Watching this movie today makes me a bit sad of having grown up. I remember how emotionally drained I was back then as a kid after having seen this one. It's good that there aren't more movies out there which are as unique. Otherwise this one wouldn't be as unique as it is.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Der Schatz der weissen Falken (2005)

I loved it. Very strongly reminiscent of Stand By Me - there were even some dialogues and sequences almost identical to the classic by Stephen King.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Second Best (1994)

Oh my God, I'm speechless. Probably the best man-boy movie ever apart from The Man Without a Face. I'm so glad I finally came to see it. Simply brilliant.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

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