Toto the Hero [VHS]
by Jaco van Dormael
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Actor: Gisela Uhlen, Jo De Backer, Michel Bouquet, Mireille Perrier, Thomas GodetDirector: Jaco van Dormael
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 94 minutes
Release Date: 1993-06-02
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Paramount Home Video
Studio: Paramount Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Toto the Hero [VHS]
Movie Review: A smart and brilliant urban metaphor!
Summary: 5 Stars
The opera prima of Jaco van Dormael finds Thomas, who is really convinced he was exchanged at birth with his neighbor Alfred; subsequently he has to lead an anonymous existence and insignificant life. In order to resolve this stigma, he resorts to a smart and escapist device: to adopt the identity of his own invention, a secret agent named" Toto le heros" The next step is the unexpected Odyssey, he will have to undergo to uncover his true identity.
Mesmerizing, imaginative and refined inspiration , made of this film an immediate cult movie since it was released. The fact of having been awarded in Cannes with The Camera d' or in 1991 talks by itself about its undeniable artistic merits.
Summary of Toto the Hero [VHS]
Toto the Hero is a fascinating Belgian film (in French with English subtitles) about an elderly man who is convinced that his life has been stolen from him. Specifically, he believes he was switched at birth with the little kid down the street--and has spent his entire life coveting the life he didn't have. Told in clever flashbacks and flashforwards, it looks at turning points in his life when, had he been with his real parents, things would have gone differently. If that sounds confusing, it's not; director Jaco Van Dormael keeps it crisp and easy to follow. Alternately darkly funny and tragic, it builds to a fascinating climax in which all is set right. --Marshall FineArt House & International VHS Video
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