La faute à Fidel!
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Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings
- Summary: Blame it on Fidel is the story of a 9 year-old girl growing up during the early 70's who's quiet, middle-class life is thrown into chaos when her parents become political activists. (Gaumont)
- Director: Julie Gavras
- Genre(s): Drama, History
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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90A wrenching, funny and wise little picture, with a diva-like junior star at its center.
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80Julie Gavras’s wonderful film, Blame It on Fidel, views its ideological conflicts through the eyes of a smart, willful child.
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80Blame It on Fidel is the thoroughly engaging, clear-eyed and charming story of a little girl grappling with the domestic fallout of tumultuous political times.
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Gavras’ ending makes it clear where her sympathies lie. In the process of building to that conclusion, she overplays her metaphor a bit, but still, political tracts rarely come this sweet and sympathetic.
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DavidT.7Delightful film that lets the audience discover through a child's eyes.
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