That tells the more hidden /oblivious parts of writer roald dahls life as a familyman father and husband, acted superbly hugh bonneville. in his first marriage he had 5 children, among them the name of the ntitle olivia. olivia died due to encephalities after a short period sickness of measles, a common outcome of one of the socalled'' child diseases''.
its a heartbreaking biographicall we all witness, on different reactions and crisis management,where the traditional ways of mourning in the british society where mens and womens reactions in those days where kutymised and feelings especially for mails were rather rough and icecold, and weakness of crying unheard of. even the verbal use of the name olivia meant hardships for years to the author. its also the story about tessa, that was olivias sister and playmate at near same age, and how her sisters death became a story of guilt and anxiousness, especially towards her father.
productionwise, its perfectly precise on the era of time, its a filmatographic masterpiece, the score subtle and grevious, and the set designs and used localities are upfront work. the cast delivers beyond expectations, and they have managed to display the grell and sad emotions as well as the weather in that part of the world
its a film that many who've lost a young child will find reckognizabel, and may awaken strong emotions, to all those do not watch this film alone, do see this as a group therapy as a tool to commemorate what you had and still have left in the memories. i cant guarantee a cry-free evening after watching this, therefore a recommend from the grumpy old man
