Review of Léolo (1992) by Aaron C — 07 Mar 2011

This prime example of french-canadian magical realism has a very different feel than the spanish. the imagination of this young boy is captured brilliantly in his writing (told mostly through reflective narrative).

I miss seeing films like this, and am glad that such examples do exist outside of Europe. The whole premise (& existence) of the boy is comical, but the movie explores in detail familiar family struggles, particularly with their minds.

How precious the mind is; to be always protected, guarded and fed with (healthy) imagination.curious that I stumbled upon this DVD just after booking next month's trip to Montreal! Vive Le Quebec (dare say I "libre")!