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Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
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by Universal Studios
Sales Rank: 22052
Price: $100.98
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Basically, I am writing to rebut the negative reviews on this page. I saw this film years ago, and it rang very true to me- so much so that I wanted to buy the DVD. Have to admit that I was myself an ex-pat teenager in Europe in somewhat the same era, and Merchant Ivory replicated the feel of that time and place very well. <br /> <br />The acting was excellent, and the reviewers who complain that the film doesn't "go anywhere" miss the point in that this is a film about growing up and experiences that make up part of who we are and therefore can't be compressed into plot developement, of beginning, middle, and dramatic end. <br /> <br />Also think Francis, the possibly gay character was touching, reminded me of people I have known etc. It seems to me that the teenage theme of betraying true friends because of peer pressure and desire to appear "cool" isn't dealt with very much in films, so hats off to Merchant Ivory and the author for trying.
Viewer Reviews
This film is well-acted, understated, and interesting as an insight into an unusual family's life in 1960s France and 1970s America. It is not an action movie and it is not plot-driven, but it dwells rather upon the relationships that develop over the course of the early life of a young woman whose father is a war veteran and writer in the style of Kurt Vonnegut (Kristofferson even looks like him) and with whom she shares a unique and rich connection.
I'm not sure why those who review this film so negatively would even think to view such a film, since they apparently think that every movie should provide the unambiguous beginning-middle-end of a typical made for TV movie, complete with a satisfying resolution for every two-dimensional character and every predictable plot line. Life isn't like that for the most part and neither is this film. When one reaches a certain age life begins to take on the shape of a rich collection of images, scenes, expressions, and feelings---not so much a story arc. This film conveys that sense of life fairly well.
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