Comments for ROMULUS, MY FATHER: A Young Boy's Extraordinary Journey at http://themovie-fanatic.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://themovie-fanatic.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:05:18 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/indies/romulus_myfather/#comment-48 Redge, very nice review, thanks. Unfortunately like being depicted in this movie, it\'s still happening today the stigma and mistreatment there is towards people with mental illness. Jed, great that you might get a chance to check out some movies during your vacation....get out and have some fun too though! :zzz Let me add, thanks to you both on all your hard work on the site. It\'s looking fab! 8) - Jan Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:49:00 +0100 http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/indies/romulus_myfather/#comment-31 Hi Jan! yes, from the first time I had the chance to see the press kit for this wonderful film and after searching the net to know more of the author, I can\'t wait to watch this film. I\'m almost up for my vacation and all I want to do is watch movies! redge, my friend, thanks for the work on the site, though there are some codes still needing your help! :grin That\'s a great link! thanks! - Admin Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:59:25 +0100 http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/indies/romulus_myfather/#comment-30 i admire Eric Bana! i think his acting in munich was so excellent, he\'s one of the best young actors we have, maybe a profile soon here in your site jed? this film is said to have been a hit in australia, no wonder it was invited at toronto. there is a great review from Laury Clancy and i like this passage very much: [QUOTE]In one of the most thoughtful and retrospectively analytic passages in the book, Gaita writes in chapter eight: \"My father, Hora and, I think, Mitru, did not appreciate the degree to which my mother\'s life and behaviour were affected by her psychological illness ... But, looking back, I believe that her behaviour should have seemed stranger than it did to us and to others.\" The only reparation they can make is to eventually and belatedly build a headstone for her. The book is also very good at capturing the temper and texture of the times -- the way \"new Australians\" were treated in the 1950s and the slow changes in attitudes towards them as they gradually came to be accepted; the expectations and social treatment of women; and, the ignorance and cruelty of the treatment of the mentally disturbed.[/QUOTE] [URL=http://www.education.theage.com.au/pagedetail.asp?intpageid=1523&strsection=students&intsectionid=3]The Age Education review[/URL] - Redge Castro Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:51:44 +0100 http://themovie-fanatic.com/film_focus/indies/romulus_myfather/#comment-29 Thanks Jed, for doing this spotlight on this amazing sounding film. Reading your spotlight about this film, I literally got all misty-eyed. I think these types of films are so important to show to people, who may have experienced adversity or struggles in their childhoods, that they can somehow rise above it all. It\'s also great news as you mentioned, that this film will premiere at Toronto\'s Film Festival in September. I will be following its progress when it does. I also checked out the ROMULUS, MY FATHER website and watched the trailer which looked so great. It\'s a very informative website, along with an interesting section where the director gives his own video diary during the filming. Everyone check it out.... This certainly appears to be another must see film! :) - Jan Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:35:35 +0100