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A Perfect World (1993)

A superb film. The narrative is somewhat similar to "Martin's Day" (1984). Butch (Kevin Costner) comes to be everything a decent father should be to the boy. He respects the boy's autonomy, is never patronising, never lies to him 'for his own good'. There's a wonderful scene where the boy reveals that he has been made to feel inadequate about the size of a certain part of his anatomy. Butch asks the boy to show him and is able to reassure him that there's nothing wrong with him. In conversation with the boy, he emphasises the boy's abilities, what he can do rather than what he can't do. In consequence of all this, a bond of love begins to develop between them. There's a scene early on in the movie where Butch's partner in escape, Terry, seems to try to molest the boy. However, this doesn't quite fall in with modern mythology, because Terry's character has already been signalled as aggressively heterosexual. The message of the film is thus rather more complex than would be that of a similar film made in today's febrile climate. There's another strand in this film's plot involving Eastwood's character and his relationship to Butch that gives added depth and meaning to the narrative. T.J. Lowther is utterly wonderful in his role as Phillip Perry. Overall, a definite 'must-see'.

My Movie Rating:

9 / 10

Le Petit poucet (2001)

A wonderful cinematic realisation of a fairy tale. The French do this kind of thing so well! Highly recommended.

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Le petit roi (1933)

A great film, with an exceptional performance from Robert Lynen.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Pinocchio (2008)

Surprisingly crap. One is always aware that Robbie Kay is 'acting' - he's completely unnatural. The dialogue is in the artificial modern style that has become the fashion with British films and TV programmes generally. Perhaps it is *not* so surprising that a British version of Pinocchio made in the 21st century would be crap.

My Movie Rating:

4 / 10

Pit Pony (1999-2000)

I've only seen Season 1 of this series. Very little about pit ponies in it. Quite pleasant after the first few episodes, once the series has got all the pseudo-Celtic cliches out of its system. Willie is a little mature beyond his years. I loved Spider, though. I think he ought to have had a separate spin-off series, 'The Adventures of Spider'.

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

Planta 4ª (2003)

The Radetzky March has never been put to better use!

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

The Pledge for Mister Bunny (2013)

I absolutely adore this short film!

My Movie Rating:

9 / 10

Po strnisti bos (2017)

Gorgeous, gentle comedy. Also see "The Elementary School", to which this film was the prequel.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Poil de carotte (1932)

Unmissable performances. A masterpiece.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Pojedeme k mori (2014)

Entertaining and highly watchable piece of fluff - though I did sometimes feel that I was viewing something like an extended Youtube video, which was slightly irritating.

My Movie Rating:

6 / 10

Pokhoronite menya za plintusom (2009)

Utterly superb film based on Pavel Sanaev's humorous novel. Sasha Drobitko is just STUNNING as the little boy having to cope with his completely unbalanced and controlling grandmother (who is also very well acted). He really is an outstandingly good actor. A modern classic of Russian cinema. Unmissable.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Presence of Mind (1999)

Rather magnificent. Nilo Mur makes a wonderful Miles - and he speaks English very well (I half expected his dialogue to be dubbed, but this is very clearly not the case).

My Movie Rating:

9 / 10

Promis... juré! (1987)

Charming, unmissable comedy about the life of a French boy (wonderfully played by Michel Morin) and his interaction with his family and the other characters in his town during the Second World War and the Liberation.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

The Race (2009)

My Movie Rating:

3 / 10

Rascals and Robbers (1982)

A charming homage to Twain's characters. Patrick Creadon and Anthony Michael Hall are both excellent.

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

The Reflecting Skin (1990)

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Reg'lar Fellers (1941)

A rather poor movie with a messy, unconvincing plot, and paper-thin characters. The only good thing about this movie is Carl Switzer (Alfalfa) singing "The Last Rose of Summer", as only he could. Indeed, it's probably worth seeing the film just for that. This was Switzer's first film after leaving the 'Our Gang' series, and really his genius deserved so much better than the terribly poor script he was handed here.

My Movie Rating:

4 / 10

Respublika SHKID (1966)

This is a completely wonderful movie. I'm just in awe at how good it is. The story of the institute for juvenile offenders and homeless boys is told in a sequence of segments, with wonderful and believable characters, such as the one-eyed 'Mummy' (Aleksandr Kavalerov). It is an anti-authoritarian movie, as well (made at the tail end of 'The Thaw', roughly 1954-66), suggesting that the only way of making useful citizens out of people is to allow them to govern themselves. To give the movie anything less than 10 out of 10 would seem churlish. Also highly recommended, from the same period of Soviet cinema, "Welcome, or No Trespassing" (1964), with a similarly anti-authoritarian message.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Revolution (1985)

The version I saw was the Director's ('Revisited') Cut. The actors are great, Sid Owen is a very handsome lad, the battle scenes are excellent, the scenery is gritty, dirty and realistic, and as a story of love between a father and son it is quite moving. Donald Sutherland's character is quite nuanced and his relationship with his drummer boy Ben does something to counter-balance the character of Lord Darling. On the negative side, it felt downright peculiar seeing the not-so-attractive Dexter Fletcher replace Owen as Ned in the last half hour of the movie. But overall, this movie is very much worth seeing.

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

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