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Hope and Glory (1987)
Too happy
Why was no-one really worried about rations? Why do all the women always wear beautiful dresses? Why is the weather perfect, every day, and - mind you - in London? Why do all the kids play in the rubbles of bombed houses, searching for live ammunition and never get hurt? Why is no-one hurt when the kids throw stones?
I didn't get it. Even if the picture is regarded to tell a story as seen with the eyes of a nine year old child, these war days were far too happy and too beautiful.
Alas, I haven't lived in that time. Maybe I'm plain wrong.
cfi
Family Business (2003)
Funny and elucidating. Explicit but not offensively
I'm no friend of porn (watched some, couldn't get to like them). And I'm no friend of soaps either. But this one is somewhere in between and quite intriguing.
Technically speaking, the camera is shaky, pictures often slightly blurry, sound is ok. The editing is sometimes fast, sometimes steady - seems just right to me. Props - well, it seems to just be Seymore's (aka Adam Glasser) real house, the studio and the surroundings (nearby sex shops, strip clubs, a hotel hall, mall's parking lot). Story, simple: A porn producer and director trying to get a proper life outside of work.
After watching the first three episodes I really want to know: Will he achieve the desperately sought after, steady relationship? Will cousin Stevie cheer up a little? Will Seymore's mom find a neighbour accepting her bookkeeping of an adult video producing business, and not stop talking to her?
Well, I rate it to be 6 of 10.
Maybe I like soaps after all...but don't tell my girlfriend ;-)