Director Vincent Bal's Dutch family classic is finally making its way stateside. That's the good news, I suppose. The bad news: Instead of being treated to a subtitled version, there is a terribly dubbed English version in its place. Audio difficulties aside, the very heart of the story ultimately manages to shine through. Adapted from a children's novel entitled "Minoes," the film version is very much childlike in its inception. The titular character is actually a cat posing as a woman. She meets a struggling journalist named Tibbe who takes her in as a secretary, when, in reality, she doubles as a source of newsworthy information for him. The pair are intrinsically linked via their childlike whimsy and overall naïveté when dealing with life.
Miss Minoes
Miss Minoes
Miss Minoes
Director Vincent Bal's Dutch family classic is finally making its way stateside. That's the good news, I suppose. The bad news: Instead of being treated to a subtitled version, there is a terribly dubbed English version in its place. Audio difficulties aside, the very heart of the story ultimately manages to shine through. Adapted from a children's novel entitled "Minoes," the film version is very much childlike in its inception. The titular character is actually a cat posing as a woman. She meets a struggling journalist named Tibbe who takes her in as a secretary, when, in reality, she doubles as a source of newsworthy information for him. The pair are intrinsically linked via their childlike whimsy and overall naïveté when dealing with life.