Bread and Tulips

What comes into mind when we say "classic"? Well, it has to be universal and deep and yet simple. It should appeal beyond the "critics" and reach the critical mass. I can't say if "Bread and Tulips" can be termed as a Classic already ... but it does satisfy all three above mentioned conditions. It is simply put, very universal yet subtle and deep. It builds intriguing moments ... that viewer keeps even after the movie ends.
How real or logical or practical the story is or is it a fairy tale?
Well, how many times in real life we act logical? The fact that human being is NOT a logical creature and they act per their impulse and dream for their dreams to come true ... this can be catagorized as a quite close thing that may happen to someone. Or atleast someone may not be disappointed if that happens to her/him. In short, its not a everyday incident. But YES ... it can happen and well, bits and pieces DO happen in life.
Overall it gives a tremendously optimistic view towards life ... I would argue a real inspiring outcome. It portrays a middle aged woman getting close to her real life and real likings when circumstance puts her away from the typical and logical setting in her family. She finds her confidence back, finds friends, finds likings and music ... and finally yes, finds her love. Its a transformation that she goes through ... and none of which is quite "aceptable" or "normal" in our civilized society. But even then, she had to go out of defined way to get that.
In that process, this movie creates great shots and moments that builds the environment and confirms it to a classic comedy.
Worth watching ... and worth owning.

In America

This is a movie about a couple migrating from Canada to United States or specifically to New York City. Unlike many other movies, it doesn't get into the typical "struggle and inspiration" story but eventually it gets more and more personal. It moves along from the eye level of a little girl (older one in the family) and her perceptions about this move. This gets even more personal to the family when she brings in her dead brother "franky" into the story and creates some sort of connection with him through her imagination. It gets even more symbolic and abstract when they gets connected with the african guy living in the same shady apartment building. At some point the movie graduates from being a story to a level of self-reveleation and uses abstracts and visuals to build certain moments or to destroy them. Don't get wrong, abstracts are used very effectively in a limited way so that the audience doesn't loose their track. However their use revealed many words which otherwise would remain difficult to be told.
Finally the connection between the african guy with this family and his death same time when the new baby sees the light of the world is quite dramatic ... but never out of control. Its a well thought of and well managed movie ... worth seeing.