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Perl oder Pica

  • 20062006
  • 1h 30m
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6.2/10
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Perl oder Pica (2006)
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The story beginns on 24 October 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis. The Second World War with its hardships and bombs, the Nazi occupation and the collaborators, is still on peo... Read allThe story beginns on 24 October 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis. The Second World War with its hardships and bombs, the Nazi occupation and the collaborators, is still on people's mind. In 1962, everyone is afraid of the communists, the devil and the next world wa... Read allThe story beginns on 24 October 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis. The Second World War with its hardships and bombs, the Nazi occupation and the collaborators, is still on people's mind. In 1962, everyone is afraid of the communists, the devil and the next world war. Priests reign supreme over those who attend church and those who do not. The story is ... Read all
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    • Pol Cruchten
    • François Dupeyron
    • Jhemp Hoscheid(novel)
    • Viviane Thill
  • Stars
    • Ben Hoscheit
    • André Jung
    • Nicole Max
    • Pol Cruchten
    • François Dupeyron
    • Jhemp Hoscheid(novel)
    • Viviane Thill
  • Stars
    • Ben Hoscheit
    • André Jung
    • Nicole Max
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    Ben Hoscheit
    • Norbi
    André Jung
    • Father
    Nicole Max
    • Mother
    Anouk Wagener
    Anouk Wagener
    • Josette
    Thierry van Werveke
    • Mr. Pendelmeyer
    Luc Feit
    Luc Feit
    • Mr. Treines
    Myriam Muller
    • Aunt Zëss
    Marcello Mazzarella
    Marcello Mazzarella
    • Mr. Pinato
    Elena Arvigo
    Elena Arvigo
    • Mrs. Pinato
    Johannes Silberschneider
    Johannes Silberschneider
    • Mr. Paschulke
    Steve Karier
    • Religion Teacher
    Loïc Peckels
    • Aloyse
    Yan Gillen
    • Fred
    Sam Hanbury
    • Guy Treines
    Christiane Rausch
    • Sister Bernadette
    Claire Thill
    • Sister Maria
    Gintare Parulyte
    • Marie-Lou
    Ronny Schuller
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      • Pol Cruchten
      • François Dupeyron
      • Jhemp Hoscheid(novel)
      • Viviane Thill
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      Luxembourg's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).
    • Connections
      References Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

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    7/10
    A few months in the life of an 11 year old boy living in the Luxembourg of the a1960s
    All in all, I would say that "Perl oder Pica" is a decent movie. The settings and the costumes are the best things in it, they recapture the image of the European 1960s, which were still quite gloomy and post-war influenced but which had some elements of modernity slowly creeping in. The story is OK as well, although I was expecting something more dramatic. I was waiting for a life-altering event to take place in Norbi's life but there is not much happening there, it is just a selection of episodes picturing boyhood experiences. The movie could also be defined as a series of vignettes-like illustrations of an European country that still had trouble coping with the memories of WWII and entering in the age of modernity, seen through the eyes of a pre-adolescent boy. The acting was alright, there were some exaggerations here and there but they might have been intentional. Finally, I would say that it is a good movie which could have been better if it had tackled more critical issues and concentrated more on the context rather than the boy's life, which in the end was just as any other kid's life in the '60s and to some extent even nowadays (I am thinking of authoritative parents and teachers, school bullying, learning the 'facts of life'...). I have to mention though, that the movie is set in my hometown of Esch/Alzette and it was quite thrilling to see sights I know very well projected on the silver screen!
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      • October 12, 2006 (Luxembourg)
      • Luxembourg
      • Austria
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      • Amour Fou Vienna
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