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Bravo! Tomas!

K.O. - 8/3/2009

What a great actor Tomas is! I'm afraid to say too much here because I don't want to give anything away if you haven't seen Barnens yet... Folks,you haven't seen any movie until you have seen Barnens...This is a classic film and a must to buy!!! Thanks Azovfilms for stocking this..
What A Movie!!!!

Cinematic artistry at its finest

Rick - 5/29/2009

“The Children’s Island” soars to levels of artistry rarely encountered in the medium of film. It is an exquisitely crafted work with stunning visual imagery, all centered on the beautiful Reine, a soon-to-be eleven-year-old with an existential dread of his impending puberty. While his mother is out of town, Reine (masterfully portrayed by Thomas Frykk) devises a plan to ditch the summer camp that he is supposed to be attending and experience living in Stockholm on his own instead. This is no mere Scandinavian fore-runner of “Home Alone,” though, and Reine spends his time pondering profound questions about love, life and death as he meets a series of quirky characters who help him discover his true nature. He is indeed philosophical beyond his years, and in this way, and in many others, there is a god-like quality to him. What kind of god he is, however, is one of the central questions of this film. He is initially posited as an angelic, Christ-like child who seeks purity and wishes to avoid the corruption that sexual maturity brings, but as he inevitably approaches the changes of puberty he morphs into the adolescent Eros of Greek mythology, a mischievous yet endearing scamp who exudes a raw sensuality in everything he does. A rich use of symbolism permeates this film, and this is incorporated, in almost literary fashion, into nearly every frame. This is, as some have stated below, the sort of film that one should see multiple times, as one is sure to find things that escaped notice earlier.

Wow

Movie View - 5/11/2009

I just got this movie in the mail today. As soon as I got it I put it in my DVD player. This movie fells like you are on the jury with Reine.

a wonderful challenge

jasbe - 4/10/2009

This film is ripe for film students and foreign film fans alike. And as suggested, you may need to see it more than once to take in the imagery and subtleties.
I watched it to reading the subtitles and a bit later to see the film. Warning though, this film is not for the mindless or casual movie goer but for those seeking to be challenged by the writer and director to witness something real and different.
I am surprised this film made it to my collection legally considering the massive fallout during its original release. As a former film student, I heard a lot about this and similar films but nothing about what the film is truly about. This may change with each viewing.
An absolute must for true foreign cinema fans and collectors. Surprising and enjoyable.

Worth Every Penny

A Boy Alone - 2/16/2009

The first time I watched this movie, I wasn't paying much attention to it, and found it to be so-so. But after some time had passed, I watched it again, and found it to be heavily-layered and complex. I have watched it many times since then and each time something new is revealed to me about the characters, themes, and meanings.

Though not overtly philosophical like "The Annunciation," this movie is very "deep." While on the surface it appears to be just a movie about an unsupervised pre-adolescent boy who is alone for the summer, there is a lot more to it that makes this movie much more satisfying and engaging--even challenging. It is a coming-of-age movie, but it is much more than that. Reine may be young, but he is wise beyond his years and has much to teach the adults in his world, as well as his adult viewers.

Highly recommended--even at this price.

Excellent!

Ron - 1/18/2009

It's an excellent film overall. Azov is not fibbing when they say Fryk has no shame as there are a number of scenes where he's fully exposed.

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