BBCNEWS The Film Review June 4, 2024 22:53:00
So having run out of money, he decides that what he has to do is to marry birdy to somebody who has money into a whole bunch of beardy and horrible suitors. he doesn't want to. he loves his daughter, but that's the situation that he's in. so what you have here is a really interesting coming of age tale that has many things going for it. one of them is it's not at all squeamish about menstruation. it is a subject that's right there in the middle of the film. absolutely great. no problem at all, which, let's face it, in terms of mainstream cinema is not a common thing. absolutely. astonishingly,...