5 movies that smell like grass, summer, and childhood
"Dad 2: Grandfather"
Comedy, drama | Russia | Evie | 4.15 out of 5 on MyShows
Summer, village, 1990s. During his divorce from his wife, Max recalls one summer from his childhood: when his parents, on the verge of breaking up, sent him to the village to visit his grandfather, a front-line soldier. Then the harsh but fair grandfather became for the boy not only a mentor, but also the best friend, sharing with him pranks, important discoveries, and the first lessons of life.
In the movie "Dad 2: Grandfather" actor Yevgeny Tsyganov, who at the time of filming was 46 years old, played the role of a 76-year-old grandfather. To create a convincing image, the team of six makeup artists daily worked on his transformation, which took up to two and a half hours.
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"Nicholas on Holiday" / Les Vacances du petit Nicolas
Family, comedy | France | Amazon Prime Video
Vacation has begun, and Nicholas and his family go to the sea at the Hotel Beautiful Coast. He has a whole summer of freedom, the sea, friends, and adventure. He quickly finds company: local Blaise, glutton Fructueux, Englishman Djodjo, crybaby Crépin, and know-it-all Côme. And then there's the annoying attention of Isabelle, whom the adults are already asking him to marry. Nicholas is terrified, his friends are on guard, and it all leads to some hilarious and very summery problems.
Locals participated in the masses and provided props from the era, including cars, furniture, and even bathing suits.
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"The Parent Trap"
Family, comedy, romance | USA | Netflix | 4.32 out of 5 on MyShows
Hallie Parker lives with her caring father in sunny California, while her age-mate Annie James lives with her loving mother in foggy London. Both girls dream of the parent they've never known: Hallie of her mom, Annie of her dad. When fate brings them together at summer camp, they unexpectedly learn the most important thing — they are twin sisters who were once separated after their parents divorced. Deciding that it's time to make things right, the girls switch places: one flies to London, the other to America. Their great con begins, and the parents don't even realize that they are trapped by their own children.
The movie is a remake of the 1961 picture of the same name, which, in turn, is based on the novel "Lisa and Lottie" by Erich Kästner. Interestingly, actress Joanna Barnes starred in both films: in the original she played the role of the father's evil bride, while in the remake she played her mother, and both characters went by the name Vicky.
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"Because of Winn-Dixie"
Family, comedy, drama | USA | Disney+
Based on Kate DiCamillo's best-selling novel of the same name, the film is about a girl, Opal, who finds a stray dog at a Winn-Dixie supermarket and names the pet after him. With the arrival of Winn-Dixie in her life everything changes: her father becomes closer, her neighbors become friendlier, and the town itself gradually fills with warmth, trust, and mutual understanding.
For actress AnnaSophia Robb the role of Opal was the first appearance in a feature film. Her work received positive reviews and was the beginning of a successful acting career.
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"A Summer Tale" / Den bästa sommaren
Romance, comedy, drama | Denmark, Norway, Sweden | Apple TV+
Annika and Mårten, left without parents, spend the summer of 1958 in a small village where they are sheltered by a strange figure — Mr. Johansson, the local funeral planner. At first he seems harsh and unfriendly to them, but with each passing day the children discover more and more about him the warmth, humanity, and quiet kindness of a lonely man unaccustomed to gentleness.
In 2001, actor Kjell Bergqvist won the Guldbagge Award (the equivalent of the Swedish Oscars) for Best Actor for his performance as Yngve Johansson.
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The trap for parents is bigger with autumn and winter. Apparently , when they were played on STS 😂
This is the first time I've heard about the rest.
It's also like Lassie movies smell like summer and the Road home. Oddly enough, everything is with animals 😅
There are so many recommendations for the films Batya and Batya2:Grandfather, I'll probably add it to my next viewing.
But the parent trap caused ambiguous emotions, I could never understand how a parent could completely abandon their child. After all, Parker hadn't asked about Annie's life in so many years, and James had given up on Holly. The sisters did not know each other, did not grow up together, one might say, orphans with living parents. It is clear that the parents divorced, but this is not a reason to exclude their second child from their lives.