- THE FEAR OF THE LORD— What is it? Is it important?
- WISDOM— What is it and how can I become wiser?
- PURITY— Why should I save sex for marriage?
- DISEASE AND SUFFERING— Why is the world the way it is? Did God create it this way?
- EFFECTIVE RESPONSES— How can I best respond to tough questions from unbelievers?
- The Last Supper
- Snow White
- Novocaine
- Mickey 17
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Paddington in Peru
- Love Hurts
- Flight Risk
- Wolf Man
- Survive
Halle Berry, age — American actress, producer — “Never Let Go,” “Moonfall,” “Perfect Stranger,” “X-Men” 1-3, “Catwoman,” “Gothika,” “Die Another Day,” “Things We Lost in the Fire” • Faith: Secularism, but says she believes there is a god of some kind and has dabbled in various religions • Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (activist), Environmentalism
Neil Patrick Harris, age —American actor, singer, and magician—“A Series of Unfortunate Events” (TV series), “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” “Starship Troopers,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “The Muppets” • Faith: Agnosticism • Progressive Liberalism, Homosexuality (activist), Environmentalism • Harris was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people (2010).
Please take a moment now to pray for these influential people (prayer suggestions).
Ponette
Reviewed by: Matt Leamy
CONTRIBUTOR
| Moral Rating: | Good |
| Moviemaking Quality: |
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| Primary Audience: | All Ages |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Length: | 1 hr. 37 min. |
| Year of Release: | 1996 |
| USA Release: |
| Featuring | Victoire Thivisol, Delphine Schiltz, Matiaz Bureau Caton, Leopoldine Serre, Marie Trintignant |
| Director |
Jacques Doillon |
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First of all this is a French film with English subtitles, but it is by far the best movie I have ever seen, it’s worth the reading. “Ponette” is about a four year-old girl whose mother dies in a car crash and how she deals with it.
She encounters a number of people telling her different ways to deal with her pain, most of which include God. Unfortunately, most of the advice comes from other children who know just enough about God coupled with their rampant imaginations to really confuse little Ponette.
This film pulls at your heartstrings as you watch a cute little four year old girl crying out in desperation to God. This is a painfully honest film, about a painful subject. That hasn’t had all of the unneeded factors (i.e. sex, violence, profanity) added so the public will view it. The ending could have used a bit of work, but it’s a movie, so it gets a happy ending and leaves you with a good message. Director Jaques Doillon does a wonderful job of making you feel as though you’re actually seeing the world through four year old eyes, with excellent dialog, and the fact that the camera is placed so that most adult are portrayed by their knees.
This film has no profanity or sex, and on a whole presents some pretty biblically sound advice on the greiving process for everyone.
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