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We're No Angels (1989)
Gentle christian humor...
This movie is one of my great favorites. I admire the story, first; I admire wonderful text and phrases and use to quote them; but, what is the most important about this movie, it's really an example of GOOD, nice and gentle, Christian humor. All little miracles in this movie can be considered fun and miracles in the same time. I loved the atmosphere of the movie, and the characters, and again and again, this gentle humor, so you can laugh and think about belief things... This movie I wouldn't recommend to those who refuse all christianity-related jokes. They would barely understand it... otherwise, it's nice, it's warm, it's what I call "good movie".
Morozko (1965)
I wonder that the misunderstanding was too big!
I used to see that movie some times when I was a kid. I wasn't too excited about it, but it's a good movie for russian children. It's made very well in TRADITION of 1960-1970's russian movies for children based on tales. Most of kids movies of that time were similar to it. And I was shocked to see how western people didn't understand it. I don't know what's wrong with it. First, it really uses grotesque. That woman who used a clown-like makeup... Isn't it clear that it's a parody? A parody to the fact of too-many-makeup to attract a man, for example. Next, Nastenka story is similar to Cinderella, and it's worldwide tradition I think. And, the "Father frost" is a mythological person who comes to new year night with gifts for children. Consider him a Santa-alike (because we all think that this hero is a russian analog of western Santa tales). Consider this to be a christmas story 8) Oh, so what's not clear in this movie? It's a tale for children, about a girl and a young man, who had their mistakes, suffered, won over willains, married and "lived long and happy". Remember all world-tradition tales, when a hero who was too selfish, get turned into an animal or something by a magician, or witch, or (whatever) to punish him? And remember all these Cinderella-like stories, about a girl treatened by her sisters and evil relatives, and who get married with a prince in the end? This story isn't different, what's wrong with it? I don't believe the differences in our cultures are so big!... Don't blame it, try to understand, if you can. And remember, it's 1964 movie, and it's a TALE, and it's for children, and thousands and millions of russian children have seen it and didn't get crazy after it 8)