"The Children" is one of the most poignant, torturous

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In Reply to: Tin, you made me cry... posted by Victor Khomenko on September 29, 2006 at 20:00:30:

examinations of love and marriage I've ever seen.
SPOILER:
The husband, at great sacrifice, continued on for one reason only but isn't it the most important one of all: the child.
The wife-- and this is the true essence of De Sica's genius--- is not portrayed as a malignant force but as a woman possessed by a passion over which she was powerless though she did try, mightily, to fight it.
The movie, of course, could not have been the force it was if not for the incredible performance of the young boy.
What made the film personal for me was the uncanny resemblance of the father to my own: a body double, in fact!
That scene of the boy walking down the tracks is a classic, no? My wife said I was jumping around like a stuck pig during it.

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Topic - Tin, you made me cry... - Victor Khomenko 20:00:30 09/29/06 (2)

"The Children" is one of the most poignant, torturous - tinear 07:32:12 09/30/06 (1)

Re: "The Children" is one of the most poignant, torturous - Victor Khomenko 07:45:23 09/30/06 (0)

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"The Children" is one of the most poignant, torturous - tinear 07:32:12 09/30/06 (1)

Re: "The Children" is one of the most poignant, torturous - Victor Khomenko 07:45:23 09/30/06 (0)

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