Word: grandpa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard is in Cambridge, not Boston. But try convincing Grandpa Bob back in Fancy Gap, Virginia, of that...
Magic realism dictates, moreover, that they be archetypes: Grandpa (Anthony Quinn) is a lusty old windbag; Dad (Giancarlo Giannini) is an uneasy martinet; Mom (Angelica Aragon) is full of soft romantic sentiment. They also, of course, have a fierce, primitive, mystical relationship with the land that nurtures them. The stranger must embrace the acreage before he can embrace their daughter...
...bring anything too expensive, especially jewelry. Theft is a possibility, and the chances it will be lost or accidentally broken are high. Also, despite the huge number of formal occasions, family heirlooms are not a pre-requisite. Leave Grandma's ring or Grandpa's priceless watch at home...
Harvard is in Cambridge, not Boston. But try convincing Grandpa Bob back in Fancy Gap, Virginia, of that...
...Miami, gets mistaken for his wife by an overtaxed immigration officer and decides to exploit the error. Families, it seems, have a better chance of attracting sponsorship-and thus escaping from the refugee camps-than singles do. For good measure, she adds a son (a street kid) and a grandpa (a silent, nutty old guy with a habit of shedding his clothes and climbing trees, hoping to glimpse his lost homeland) to her surrogate brood...