Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle/Every Man For Himself and God Against All of Them/The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser **** (1st time)
1974, Herzog, WGer
In 1828 Nuremberg, a 16-year-old boy, with no previous interaction with the world, is found, his origins unknown.
An extraordinary cinematic achievement; storytelling of the most powerful order, with a sterling performance from Bruno S. in the lead role. Herzog's vision portrays the limitations of society and its methods of education with powerful, often ironic impact.
Top 100

Me and You and Everyone We Know ** (1st time; big screen)
2005, July, US/GB
A newly divorced shoe salesman struggles to connect with a customer who he happens to like, an eccentric performance artist.
A refreshing romance which goes beyond its principle characters to take on themes of adolescent yearning for sexual recognition, and pre-pubescent perceptions of life. If it has too many ideas for ninety minutes, it is a painless, mostly pleasant ride, with moments of brilliance.

The Graduate **** (2nd time)
1967, Nichols, US
A college student is seduced by the wife of his father's partner, but instead falls in love with her daughter.
An exemplary social comedy, and summation of the generation gap at the late sixties; it made a star of Hoffman.

Être et avoir/To Be and to Have **** (1st time)
2002, Philibert, Fr
A year in the life of a primary school in rural France.
An extremely simplistic documentary full of comical insights into the untarnished world of children and their colourfully innocent lives; funny, touching and revealing.
Best of 2002?

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