Karakter

Thanks Phoenix, sounds like my kind of movie. I'm going to look for it. Many years ago I saw a movie called "The Two of Us" which was a french film about a young jewish boy who is sent to the country to protect him. His relationship with his grandfather is wonderful.

Karakter is the kind of film that you don't enjoy much while viewing it, but leaves deep imprints on you.
It reminded me of a short story by Philip K. Dick, "The PReserving Machine", in which a scientist makes insects out of musical compositions. As the insects struggle for survival, the tune changes into horrid sounds.
That's what "making it" in society is, specially in that place and era.
It is sad -it is also common, yet strange- that many parents do similar things to their offspring: they teach them survival, "character", but make sorry, utterly unhappy human beings.

wintersgm- Welcome to Able2Know!

I saw this on the Independent Film Channel but somehow don't remember much about it (maybe I was sleepy or too much St. Francis Vineyard Merlot!

Lightwizard- It is the kind of film that you can watch on many levels. Now that I know the story, I think that I will see it again in a few months, and observe the way the director presented the film.

I, too, will revisit it, sans the Merlot! Well, it's definitely a cognac kind of movie anyway.

Welcome wintersgm. May you enjoy this site as I do. A lot of bright and helpful people reside here. Enjoy.