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1987 |
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RITES-OF-PASSAGE
COMEDY
WAR
WORLD WAR II
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C |
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113 |
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A nine year-old boy (Sebastian Rice-Edwards) finds that life during the Blitz is a lot of fun.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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| Boorman's unreliable memoir is lacking in narrative structure, which makes the film flag long before its end, but it works beautifully as a (mainly comic) montage of memorable moments. As so often in Boorman films, some performances are a matter of taste; both Sarah Miles and Ian Bannen are allowed to overact. Visually, however, it's a joy - thanks to Philippe Rousselot's photography and Don Dossett's art direction (both Oscar-nominated). Along with Deliverance , it's Boorman's most poetic film and it reveals a side of war that's rarely seen. |
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, Geraldine Muir, Sarah Miles
