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Malabar Princess

A man leaves his 8-year old son with his father-in-law who lives near the glacier where the boy's mother died.

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Release : 2004
Rating : 6.1
Studio : France 3 Cinéma,  Epithète films, 
Crew : Director,  Writer, 
Cast : Jacques Villeret Claude Brasseur Clovis Cornillac Michèle Laroque Jules-Angelo Bigarnet
Genre : Drama

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ShangLuda
2018/08/30

Admirable film.

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Kailansorac
2018/08/30

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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TrueHello
2018/08/30

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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Curt
2018/08/30

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

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R. Ignacio Litardo
2009/04/11

Jacques Villeret is the best actor in the world, period.Although his "Gaspard" (no surname) is similar to his "Jojo Braconnier" in "Un crime au Paradis", he never grows weary, nor do we. Such honesty is rare.The film's plot is trite. Its development could be less melodramatic but. I didn't complete like Tom, the protagonist, but he's good at making and unbearably stubborn child not be hateable, but to understand his mourning and flights to fantasy (he's no angel, make no mistake). Claude Brasseur makes an eerily similar character to his superb role in "camping". Again, he's a man who loves cars, money and stereotypes a bit too much :), but he carries it off like if he was born for the role.Clovis Cornillac is a young father who could be more convincing, but that's the story's fault, who shows him making completely different choices in the beginning and the end.As usual with French films, the "country and the city" subplot is like a river, always full of energy. From the difference in vocabulary and "useful knowledge" to the way to educate/discipline children and treat women, all is different, and yet, as we're in a comedy of sorts, all is happily solved within a few minutes.The technical aspects are fine. You feel the mountain, the cold, and the piano theme is perfect for the action. Not too romantic, but with feelings.Nice for a Saturday evening.

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cosmosdamian
2006/12/29

I thought this was a beautiful movie. The movie is set in a picturesque alpine village where life seems so much simpler than in a modern Australian city. It was nice to "escape" for an hour and a half. An 8 year old boy, Tom, is taken by his father to stay with his grandfather (who he does not know) for a while. The boy is at first reluctant to stay with his grandfather, but over the course of the movie the affection between the two grows. The boy's mother disappeared in the Alps five years previously, and the boy seems obsessed with finding out more about the circumstances of her disappearance. Is she dead? Could she still be alive? Tom goes to school in the village, and makes friends with an older boy. They have adventures together as Tom tries to work out ways to get higher in the Alps to look for his lost mother. The movie ends on a positive note, with a reconciliation between the boy and his distant father.

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Dark Knight
2006/12/10

Hi, I have seen this movie and it impresses me from all the degrees and angles. The beauty of direction, acting of the kid (Jules) and the grand father; the school teacher his dad etc...I was really touched by the entire movie; all scenes are nicely crafted. Ahh when the horse dies.... "I want to cry... You are not the only one, kid".hmm the kids also talk Bin Laden.. and then how they sneak in the chopper to the mountain :)and many more small scene makes the film a great piece of work.Thanks for making such a lovely, innocent and beautiful movie. Regards, Mukesh

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rgblin
2004/11/20

A little child (Tom: I am not your child) lost his mother when he was young. Five years passed, his father brought he back to that place(grandfather's home). He use any way to find the body of his mother that he can. The interaction, children's thoughts and adults' thoughts can be found in this movie. This movie didn't make me bored, there are many funny things during the whole movie. Tom found many information and things about his mother step by step. Because no one tell him what happened to his mother or they just can't. Eventually, he knew the whole story. When he and his grandfather talked about his mother's death(or missing), it seems there is a final hope to find his mother(body?) in his heart. Adults always consider and evaluate many conditions and situations. What should I do? what shouldn't? What results will be caused? Children don't do these too much. Children just simply want (to do) something!

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