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Memorable Kindness among Life's Tragedies
by Erica (movies profile)
Jun 1, 2007
3
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3 people found this review helpful
The movie begins in India in an orphanage where a Danish man named Jacob is teaching English to young boys. Unfortunately, the orphanage is about to run out of money. Just in time, a prospective benefactor from Denmark notifies the head of the orphanage that he would like to meet Jacob in Denmark to discuss funding the orphanage. Jacob bids a fond farewell to the boys he has known since they came to the orphanage, promising to return in a week. He tells the boys that people in Denmark have money, but that it is more important to be among people who love and care for one another.
Upon arriving in Denmark, the plot thickens. Jacob discovers that his former girlfriend had been pregnant with his daughter and had never told him. Without giving away the plot, one sees that people in Denmark can love and care for one another, too. As an example, the step-father of Jacob’s child treats his senile mother who lives with them in a kind and respectful manner, in spite of her odd habits and inconvenient interruptions. Jacob’s daughter has been reared by her step-father as if she had been his own biological child.
This movie is memorable on many levels. The photography of Denmark, Copenhagen, and Bombay is beautiful. The story is original, and the casting is perfect. The pace is good, and the unfolding mysteries kept everyone’s rapt attention. The kindness that the characters showed for one another was inspiring as well as beautiful. This movie illustrated true morality and love much more than Mel Gibson's infamous "Passion of Christ".
Part of the movie is English, and the Danish parts have subtitles. I plan to see the movie again; the person sitting next to me in the theatre had already seen it once and had brought her daughter with her to see it again. |
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