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Le Vieil Homme et l'Enfant (The Two of Us) (The Old Man and the Boy) (1967)

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This is the story of a Jewish boy and his growing friendship with a crusty old anti-Semite.

R, 1 hr. 26 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Claude Berri, Gérard Brach

Jun 12, 2007

Rialto

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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (1) | DVD (6)

A heart-warming movie that showcases one of the last performances of the great Michel Simon.

August 25, 2005 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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Some may find Berri's portrait of provincial France and its prejudices too loving, but it has the ring of a truth that escapes ideologies.

May 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
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Greatly enhanced by the virtuoso performance of the 72-year-old Michel Simon.

November 8, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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Berri trusts that we will understand his film's gentle message about the transcending power of love without speeches or posing.

July 18, 2007 Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | Comment
Q Network Film Desk

For an autobiographical remembrance... it's remarkably unsentimental.

June 18, 2007 Full Review Source: MSN.com | Comment
MSN.com

Overall the acting as well as the cinematography is a treat.

September 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Miami Herald | Comment
Miami Herald

You're unaware of the film's power until the ending (well-earned and happy) hits you with an unexpected well of emotion.

July 15, 2005 Full Review Source: Seattle Times | Comment
Seattle Times

A story that hasn't gone out of style....Perhaps Berri spoke for himself through the old man's self-summation: 'I don't have a church bell for a heart, but I respect life.'

July 8, 2005 Comment

Berri made his feature-directing debut with this serious-minded 1967 comedy about a Jewish boy living with an anti-Semitic farmer while evading Nazi terror.

May 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Le Vieil Homme et l'Enfant (The Two of Us) (The Old Man and the Boy)

"Or(My Treasure)" is a movie from Israel about teenaged Or(Dana Ivgy) and her mother Ruthie(Ronit Elkabetz). At the beginning of the movie, Or is picking up her mother at a hospital where she has been treated for depression. Due to Ruthie's problems, of which there are many, Or has taken on the duties of breadwinner

June 7, 2005
Harlequin68
Walter M.

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I'm a sucker for foreign films about children because American films (aside from Chaplin and "Night of the Hunter") have rarely allowed children to be more than exploited props. This picture is full of lively comedy and potential tragedy, but never gives in to false truths.

September 1, 2007
cinemakid76
Greg Fichter

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