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Second Best

Second Best (1994)

Drama, Family | UK, United States
Director: Chris Menges

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Rating: 6.8/10
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Graham Holt is a lonely middle-aged man who runs a postal substation in a small village in England. He decides to adopt a son. James is the troubled youth he gets with the assistance of social worker Debbie. James has been in an orphanage for years since his mother committed suicide. He adores his outlaw father John, sent to prison not long after the mother's death. Can James learn to love Graham? Can Graham settle for being second best?

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RUNTIME: 105 min

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Review by Filip
Sunday 9 April 2023 14:46
Izvrsna drama za koju je Chris Menges (direktor fotografije u filmovima Lokalni junak, Michael Collins, Boksač, Zakletva, Slatke prljave stvari itd., te dvostruki dobitnik Oscara za snimateljski rad u filmovima Polja smrti i Misija) kao redatelj ovjenčan nagradom kritike na festivalu u San Sebastiánu, uspjela je ekranizacija hvaljenog romana Davida Cooka. Riječ je o iznimno atmosferičnom, sugestivnom, emotivnom i dirljivom ostvarenju, koje nenametljivo i nimalo patetično obrađuje intrigantnu... (more)
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