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My Life so Far | Year: 1999 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Hugh Hudson Actors/Actresses: - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Entertaining - Just What I Wanted Sometimes all that I expect from a movie is to be entertained--- and this film fit the bill. "My Life So Far" was a charming movie and a delightful look inside a family living a somewhat odd life on an estate in Scotland in the 1920s. We see the action of the movie through the eyes of the 10 year-old Fraser and via someone who is observing what is occurring. The household consists of the family, including Fraser's grandmother who owns the estate, many servants, and frequent visitors. The movie is more a series of vignettes/memories of the Pettigrew family and its more pronounced quirks. Fraser's father Edward, played brilliantly by Colin Firth, is an oddball inventor who runs the Pettigrew Sphagnum Moss Factory - the only one in the world. His two loves are the Bible and Beethoven. His brother, Uncle Morris, visits infrequently but when he does, it can be disruptive, especially when he appears with his very young fiancee, Heloise, with whom all the males become enamoured. This was based on a true story - taken from the memoirs of the former director of the Royal Opera House. I wish I had known this in advance. I cannot finish without commenting on the gorgeous scenery, on the ground and from the air, conveniently shown when one of the many visitors is a colorful and legendary pilot. The final scene of Fraser, sitting in his father's office, listening to jazz, smoking a cigar and drinking milk from a wine glass while looking at forbidden photos was such a hoot! It will linger in my memory for a long time...priceless! "Jazz is the sound of the devil sniggering at our follies" <BR>Director: Hugh Hudson<BR>Format: Color<BR>Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment <BR>Video Release Date: June 3, 2003 Cast: Robert Norman< l Run - motorcycle war "Jazz is the sound of the devil sniggering at our follies" Cast: Robert Norman l Run - motorcycle war Buy My Life So Far at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on My Life So Far Search with the Priority Search Engine on My Life So Far This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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