What is this movie?
November 1, 2013 8:07 AM   Subscribe

I saw a movie a few years ago that was really excellent. Unfortunately, I do not remember the title, or really much of a plot. After scouring google and coming up with nothing, I've come to the great hive mind for an answer. What I remember: the central character is a young boy, who I believe grows up in a family where at one point or another in the film, each member of the family ends up in a mental institution. I think there is a mother, father, and possibly sister. I think the boy becomes a writer at the end. I believe the final shot is of an old man (the boy, grown up?) smiling, then walking up a warmly lit staircase. I know this is a long shot but, any ideas, metafilter? This has been bothering me for years.

I saw the movie on dvd or possibly even video. I'm 99% sure it was in English, but foreign movie suggestions are welcome.
posted by dysh to Media & Arts (4 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Unstrung Heroes, maybe? Not exactly the same plot - in that case it's a boy whose mother has cancer and he ends up living with his father and two weird uncles - but it does end with the boy growing up to be a writer.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 8:16 AM on November 1, 2013


Best answer: Your description reminds me a little of Leolo but this was a French language film.
posted by cazoo at 8:29 AM on November 1, 2013 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: YES it is Leolo! Thank you cazoo, you are amazing. I don't know why I thought the film was in English.
posted by dysh at 8:35 AM on November 1, 2013


22 minutes. This site really amazes me at times.
posted by SpacemanStix at 8:48 AM on November 1, 2013 [3 favorites]


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