I Am David Page #2

Synopsis: Twelve-year-old David escapes from a Communist concentration camp with little more than a compass, a sealed letter, a loaf of bread, and instructions to carry the letter to Copenhagen, Denmark. David is thrust into the free world for the first time as he travels across Europe. His spiritual voyage of discovery, where David slowly loses his instinctive mistrust of humanity and begins to smile, share, trust and ultimately, love, addresses the cruelties, politics, and suffering of warfare while celebrating the unbreakable spirit of a child.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Paul Feig
Production: Lions Gate Films
  8 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
PG
Year:
2003
90 min
$252,018
Website
440 Views


-Why?

Why? Because you're about to have

the best bread in Italy.

That's why.

Oh, Saint Elizabeth...

...the boy wants to know why

he should smile.

I don't think he know how to.

Who's that?

That's Saint Elizabeth.

She's the patron saint of bakers.

She takes care of everyone

who needs help.

But especially bakers.

Here, see for yourself.

You keep that...

...and maybe she'll help you

out sometime, too.

I'll tell you what.

Just stay here and I'll pick you

out a nice, fresh loaf.

There is something about his face...

...his eyes.

They are not the eyes of a normal boy.

Come and see for yourselves.

My friends want to talk to you.

They just want to know who you are.

Nothing to worry about.

We need to ask you a few questions.

I'm trying to help you.

You've got to believe me!

Let me go!

Travel north as far as you can.

Good luck to you.

Line up, right now! Line up!

Line up over here right now! Right now!

Who did it?

Which one of you is responsible?

It was him. I know it.

Shoot him!

Saint Elizabeth...

...my name is David...

...and, well, the baker told me that

you help people.

I want to get to Denmark...

...and I need help getting out

of these woods.

I have to get to Denmark...

...and I can't if I'm lost in here.

You must remain unseen.

And if you are seen,

you must blend in with the people

around you.

Oh, Saint Elizabeth,

the boy wants to know why

he should smile.

I don't think he knows how to.

Saint Elizabeth, remember how I said

I wouldn't ask you for anything else?

Go away! Please go away!

I didn't mean to make you mad.

I promise,

I was just trying to blend in.

Gina! Be quiet!

What are you doing in my vineyard?

Were you eating my grapes?

Well, it's a good thing you are here

because I need help. Come along.

Come on.

Thank God Gina caught you.

I'm desperate.

I need you to run this wine over

to the Bertelli's party.

Please be careful.

Now, it's 3 farms up the road

and here's 2 lira for your trouble.

What? I'm not giving you more.

-Do you know which way is north?

-What do I look like, a compass?

I have no idea.

Ask the Bertellis. Now go.

Go, go. Go!

Gina, you bad dog! Come!

Finally!

Where have you been?

You should have been here an hour ago.

Good news, everyone! The wine is here.

I don't need any strange-looking

urchins at my party.

Now scat!

What's the matter with you?

You have to go to the toilet

or something?

-l'd like to buy some food, please.

-Well, congratulations.

-You came to the right place.

-l'd like one of those...

...that, and one of those.

You got money?

Why don't I just sell you

the whole store for that?

Yeah, and I'll throw in my wife

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Paul Feig

Paul Samuel Feig (; born September 17, 1962) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing films starring frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy, including Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), Spy (2015), and Ghostbusters (2016). Feig created the comedy series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and Other Space (2015). He has also directed several episodes of The Office, Arrested Development, Weeds, and Nurse Jackie, as well as episodes of Mad Men, 30 Rock, and Parks and Recreation. He received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards for writing on Freaks and Geeks and three for directing on The Office. As an actor, Feig is best known for playing Tim the Camp Counselor in the comedy film Heavyweights (1995), Mr. Eugene Pool on the sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996–1997), and an exaggerated version of himself on the Netflix series The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale on which he also serves as an executive producer. more…

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