A warning to All cinema lovers in India!

Rating: 10/10 (27 November 2009)

Do not buy this movie from NDTV Lumiere, as they have censored it. Imagine.. they censor even films like these!!! The government does not allow any sex, nudity, or even kissing! yet these new 'global savvy Indian companies release world cinema titles which they know will get scissored by the censors. Shame on India, Shame on its repulsive government censorship, and its stupid naive film industry! This a beautiful, wonderful film and I recommend it to everyone. A stunning as well as heart-rending portrayal of Malle's own tormented childhood and his own sense of guilt and loss. As usual the director is unflinching and the makes the film a memorable piece of art. A veritable classic, such a film could never be made in the USA, where artificial and inhumane superficiality, escapism and a sense of paranoia and age-segregation when dealing with the experiences of children, would make this (and thousands of other) film socially unacceptable.