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Jon Watts recommended Leolo (1992) in Movies (curated)

 
Leolo (1992)
Leolo (1992)
1992 | International, Comedy, Drama
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"This is a really obscure one, but there’s a really weird French-Canadian movie called Leolo. Roger Ebert loved it. He gave it a four-star review when it came out. The filmmaker, Jean-Claude Lauzon… He made two movies and then he died. It’s a really tragic story. It’s this surreal, messed-up story about a kid whose family is going insane, and so he comes up with these fantastical stories to escape from his world. I saw that movie when I was in high school, and it just made such an impression on me because of the way it balanced humor and absurdity, and surrealism, and then just tragedy. It’s great. I should probably see it again. I haven’t seen it in a couple of years, so I want to make sure it still stands up. That movie is another very particularly strange coming-of-age movie that will always be a reference for me."

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Debbiereadsbook (1444 KP) rated Burn Baby Burn (Fairytales of the Myth #1) in Books

Feb 3, 2021  
Burn Baby Burn (Fairytales of the Myth #1)
Burn Baby Burn (Fairytales of the Myth #1)
Miranda Grant | 2020 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
7.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
not really one for me
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

I'm really not sure I liked this book, and mostly cos I did not get the ending, it made little sense to me!

It's a dark book, certainly. There is (but not detailed) reference to child abuse, both physical and sexual. It's there, you know? Ella talks about what happens to her, but we don't get it all. There is bloodshed, and a lot of it at the beginning and the end.

Only Ella has a say, so it made the perplexing ending a little more so. Daman is given a voice in the epilogue though.

Ella voice is strong though, and even what she went through, she manages to get her revenge.

What Ella does say is well written, and well delivered. I finished it, so for that reason. . .

3 stars

**same worded review will appear elsewhere**