My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Two of Us (1967)

A Jewish couple leave their son with an older couple living in the French Countryside during WWII.  The anti-Semitic old man doesn't know the young boy is Jewish and quickly forms a long lasting bond with the child.  This is one of the best love story between a boy and a grandfather figure I've seen.  Michael Simon is superb as the old man, in a role that would define an already brilliant career.  This is Claude Berri's feature film debut and forecasts greatness to come.  What I especially appreciate about this film is how simple and understated it is.  It's never overly sentimental or melodramatic.  Grade: A
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