Mein Leben als Hund (1985)

Mein Leben als Hund: Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman. A boy and his brother don’t get along well. In order to let their ill mother rest, they’re separated and sent each one with their relatives.

“I just came across this coming of age movie about a boyu0026#39;s childhood in 1950s Sweden. I expected to change the channel but soon got caught up in the wonderful simplicity of the tale, made especially memorable by the lead performance of the boy Anton whose expressive face mirrors all of his impish thoughts.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs charming as a film of this sort can be, despite the episodic nature of the telling. All of the performances are right on target and the director has woven a tapestry of individual scenes that sparkle with truth and innocence. Makes you examine your own childhood feelings of loneliness or rejection–and the explorations that all of us are subject to.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy all means, a film worth watching. I hope to see it again–and this time from the very beginning. I missed some of the film and would like to see the complete work.”