This is a story of a man (Walker), suffering from dwarfism, who writes an autobiographical account of his life. In flashbacks, we see how he was conceived to a woman (Parillaud) at the end of WWII as she attempts to smuggle herself to America on a troop ship. Caught, she is put ashore back in her homeland of Ireland where she struggles to bring up her dwarfed child. Then comes an ongoing affair with a man (Byrne) who becomes a surrogate father to the boy, teaching him about t... (Full plot summary below)
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This is a story of a man (Walker), suffering from dwarfism, who writes an autobiographical account of his life. In flashbacks, we see how he was conceived to a woman (Parillaud) at the end of WWII as she attempts to smuggle herself to America on a troop ship. Caught, she is put ashore back in her homeland of Ireland where she struggles to bring up her dwarfed child. Then comes an ongoing affair with a man (Byrne) who becomes a surrogate father to the boy, teaching him about the stars and planets... and calling him "Frankie Starlight." After that affair she meets with a man (Dillon) who takes her and the boy to America, but they are misfits in the prairie lands of the West and soon return home to Ireland where the boy grows to manhood as a writer.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatPoetic story of one lonely individual's spiritual search for beauty, meaning and love. |
| User ReviewMoe EA wonderful, gentle film about a man--a dwarf--who has just written his autobiography as the film begins. The story moves between the present and his past. It still hasn't been released on DVD--how does one lobby for it? I looked on the FineLine website, but there was no email address. |
| User ReviewPrivate UIf you haven't seen this film, go out & rent it...just one of those special quirky little celluloid stories! |
| User ReviewWahida KThis might be not everyone s cup of tea, but I liked it very much. A beautiful poetry of Movie I think. |
| User ReviewLazara CHidden gem for sure, a dwarf who tells his memoir about him growing up and publishes his story. Also, combining it with his love for astronomy but also his struggles as an adult dwarf. |
| User ReviewJohn BNot that familiar with Michael Lindsay-Hogg but this is an interesting effort. |
| User ReviewIlze UA feel good movie that leaves you with the AAAHH feeling |
| User ReviewGregory WThe "short" story on this boring |
