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FireChick
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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:21 pm
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Question about the movie: Did it adapt the chapter where the teacher lets all the kids swim in the pool naked? I didn't like that chapter of the book, so I'm wondering if it's in the movie or not.
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mayonakama
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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:12 pm
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I remember my mother reading Totto-chan to me when I was 11-12; I enjoyed it so much I bought the book again when I was older (I still desperately want to attend school in a decommissioned train carriage). That the movie got such a glowing review makes me want to watch it even more!
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nutmegknight
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 7:20 am
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I hope this can be picked up for an English release, it looks like an interesting film and I think the art style is cute.
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Richard Eisenbeis
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:58 pm
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FireChick wrote: | Question about the movie: Did it adapt the chapter where the teacher lets all the kids swim in the pool naked? I didn't like that chapter of the book, so I'm wondering if it's in the movie or not. |
It is in the movie but it is 1) mostly a surrealist scene (think mermaids, fish, and a more abstract art style) and 2) clearly done to impart the message that no one should be embarrassed by their own body.
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FireChick
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 8:42 pm
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Richard Eisenbeis wrote: |
FireChick wrote: | Question about the movie: Did it adapt the chapter where the teacher lets all the kids swim in the pool naked? I didn't like that chapter of the book, so I'm wondering if it's in the movie or not. |
It is in the movie but it is 1) mostly a surrealist scene (think mermaids, fish, and a more abstract art style) and 2) clearly done to impart the message that no one should be embarrassed by their own body. |
Ahh, okay then. That makes it much better.
I really hope someone brings this movie over here. Hey, GKids or Eleven Arts, this movie has one of your names on it!!
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omiya
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Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:47 pm
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I don't remember reading the ANN review when it was first put online, but chose this first on the in-flight entertainment on Singapore Airlines today.
A beautiful movie.
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