Storyline Edit. The story of a romantic relationship between a grown-up and a child. Set in the Netherlands near the end of WWII, the film is a flashback recalling an adolescent relationship between Jeroen and a Canadian soldier.
A difficult subject handled with style and feeling. Did you know Edit. Trivia Film debut of Maarten Smit. Goofs Although the story takes place during World War II, the backdrop set used in the show that the Canadian soldiers put on for the townspeople features a red-and-white maple leaf Canadian flag, not adopted until Quotes Walt Cook : I love you User reviews 40 Review. Top review. This is a thoughtful, tasteful look at a forbidden subject. With all the furor over "Lolita," one might think a film such as "For a Lost Soldier," the story of a barely pubescent Dutch boy who has a sexual affair with a Canadian soldier in the closing days of WWII, would raise a few eyebrows as well.
Perhaps there is a different standard for the relationship between an "older" man albeit, in this case, an older man barely out of his teens and a child. But, for those inclined to explore this issue on film, "For a Lost Soldier" does an admirable job of making such a relationship seem acceptable, and perhaps even inevitable, in view of the hysteria that accompanied the Liberation of Europe by the Allied troops. The relationship between Walt and Jaroen seems particularly idyllic when contrasted with those of Walt's comrades-in-arms with the village girls, who graduate almost overnight from schoolgirls to strumpets.
If a book version exists, I look forward to reading it. Alan Apr 30, Details Edit. Release date May 7, United States. Dutch German English Eastern Frisian. Por un soldado perdido. Uploaded Oct 15 Enjoy For a Lost Soldier! That s the only way I know how to say it, she says.
I thought I was doing my family the right thing. The film ends with grown-up Jeroen affectionately recalling the story and trying to express it as a ballet dance. Lamoureux bought it from a Rhode Island man who runs a collectibles shop and found the envelope in a box of junk acquired from an anonymous seller.
Of course, Lamoureux wanted to return the pillow cover to O Gara s family, but he couldn t find any living relatives. Seen by some, as perverted, the film is nevertheless readily accepted by many others as a heartwarming and sympathetic view of youthful homosexuality.
The author, director and actors earn fulsome praise. However, keep in mind that this is told exclusively from the viewpoint of the child. It is also done in a realistic and yet romantic way. The child is obviously longing for comfort and security, having been removed from the security of his family during WWII.
In addition to being placed into a foster home, a pubescent Jeroen finds himself realizing his budding sexuality is that of one who is attracted to the same sex, which also adds to the feelings of loneliness and isolation.
This film deals with a difficult topic, but does it in a way that simply tells a story with enormous feeling and sophistication. It reminds me of being a young man and wondering what it would be like to feel safe and comforted in the arms of someone older with whom I had complete trust and with whom I was enamored.
I was happy that I was able to see this movie. I was very moved by it, by the truth of the way the relationship between the boy and the man was shown. The wonderful thing about the movie is that it avoids judgment-- negative or positive--about the relationship.
The relationship happened. The people involved were not bad. And yet, the fact that the boy never got over the love of that man suggests the inherent inbalance in that type of relationship. Do you think the soldier went through the rest of his life trying to find the boy? At any rate, these are just my questions. The movie is innocent, and does not make judgments, ask questions, or give answers, as befits a beautiful work of art. This movie needed to be made.
Nude scenes: Boy 12 and girl 10 are nude for bath.
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