My Life As A Dog

**Magical Realist** · (This post was last modified: Dec 24, 2024 08:10 PM by Magical Realist.)

If there's one thing European directors do better than American ones, it's making movies about childhood and coming of age. This is one of the best. Swedish with subtitles..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqJGwc2a840

**geordief** · Dec 25, 2024 09:04 PM

(Dec 24, 2024 08:06 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: If there's one thing European directors do better than American ones, it's making movies about childhood and coming of age. This is one of the best. Swedish with subtitles..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqJGwc2a840

I saw that when it came out.Brilliant as I recall.
Mitt liv som en Hund.

**Magical Realist** · (This post was last modified: Dec 26, 2024 01:12 AM by Magical Realist.)

I watched another great childhood film last nite--"Hope and Glory", a somewhat autobio by John Boorman. Absolutely loved it! So many more to explore..I'm on a roll now!

**Magical Realist** · (This post was last modified: Dec 26, 2024 09:06 PM by Magical Realist.)

Watched the 1988 film "Cinema Paradiso" last nite. A wonderful depiction of a young boy growing up in a small Italian town during WWII with the projectionist of the local cinema. The film creates a strong sense of love and nostalgia for people and places of another time and an endearing affection for the magic of movies themselves. Italian with subtitles..