I Am David
by Paul Feig
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Actor: Ben Tibber, Hristo Shopov, Jim Caviezel, Joan Plowright, Silvia De SantisDirector: Paul Feig
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: Paul Feig
Producer: Andrea Borella
Producer: Clive Parsons
Producer: Davina Belling
Producer: Lauren Levine
Producer: Plamen Voynovsky
Writer: Anne Holm
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-05
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Reviews of I Am David
DVD Review: An Odyssey from the Womb of Prison to the Light of the World
Summary: 4 Stars
Adapted from Danish writer Anne Holm's 1963 best selling novel 'David' (translated into English in 1965 as 'I Am David') and written for the screen adaptation by Director Paul Feig, this film is one of conviction on the part of all those involved to re-create the odyssey of a child into the throes of the world and all that that entails. It is a story of hope, determination, and discovery and avoids being mawkish in favor of maintaining a quiet, progressively interesting journey of the heart and the mind.
David (Ben Tibber) is eleven years old and has live his entire life in a camp in Bulgaria, one of Stalin's Gulag Archipelago points of detention for the many who eventually died after WW II, not in Nazi camps but in the lesser known but equally severe Soviet counterparts. Having only lived as a prisoner with a single friend Johannes (Jim Caviezel) to guide his growth and be a surrogate parent/family, David has no concept of the world outside the confine of the camp. He is given a letter by an off screen voice with the instructions on how to escape the camp and go to Denmark to deliver this important document.
David follows instructions, escapes the camp with the advice to trust no one and to blend in with the crowd for safety, and soon he begins to encounter the people of the outside world. Too frightened to trust anyone, David crosses into Salonika and eventually boards a ship bound for Italy 'befriended' by an Italian worker, swims ashore in Italy, is offered small jobs by American tourists (Paul Feig and Lucy Russell) and Italian shopkeepers, and encounters a wealthy family in his brave and successful rescue of a girl from a burning house. He is treated well, yet fears connection and knows his assignment and again is on the road toward Denmark. Provided transportation to Milan by the Italian ship worker, David eventually in his walking journey finds Sophie (Joan Plowright) painting in the hills by Lake Como. Sophie is the first maternal figure he has encountered and provides David with safe passage to her home in Switzerland. David's fears are gently assuaged by Sophie and when Sophie discovers the contents of the envelope David has so cautiously been guarding, the contents yield the information that results in David's completing his journey to Denmark in an airplane courtesy of Sophie. The raison d'etre of the story is revealed in these last frames.
The cast is uniformly excellent: Ben Tibber is a fine little actor with minimal experience, Jim Caviezel gives his best performance (though very small) since 'Frequency', and Joan Plowright adds the right dimension of professional glow to her radiant portrayal of Sophie. The many smaller cast members are genuine and memorable and the pacing of the film by Feig is on target. Roman Osin is the superb cinematographer: he has captured the dank stench of the camp as well as the many vistas of the glorious landscape of Italy and Bulgaria with finesse. The musical score by Stewart Copeland (with a little help from Mozart's 'Ave Verum Corpus'!) is enhancing and in keeping with the multiple locales of David's journey. In all this is a heartwarming, beautifully executed film that holds true to Holm's beloved book for young people. The DVD includes many deleted scenes, some of which are splendid, and an extended history of the Gulag Archipelago and the making of the film. A first rate package. Grady Harp, May 05
Description of I Am David
I Am David is adapted from Anne Holm's internationally acclaimed novel North to Freedom. David is thrust into the free world for the first time in his young life as he travels across Europe. It is a spiritual voyage of discovery where David slowly loses his instinctual mistrust of humanity and begins to smiles share trust and ultimately love.System Requirements: Running Time 90 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 012236149606 Manufacturer No: 14960Bestsellers in DVD
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