Magonia is a Dutch movie from last year that I would recommend to any reader in this group. Since it has already been established that I can't write reviews, I have nicked this one from the website of the Chicago Reader.


A father spins exotic tales for his young son during their weekly visits, three of which are dramatized in this 2001 Dutch feature. In one a European husband and wife whose car breaks down in a remote region of Africa are aided by a father and his son, the latter becoming the object of the wife's flirtation; in another, set in a fishing port, a woman tells a young boy about her almost mythical lover, who will protect them in any storm. Director Ineke Smits succeeds in plunging the viewer into three imagined worlds, yet her meditation on the romance of storytelling becomes a bittersweet reflection on the fragility of fantasy when a surprise ending reveals the maturing child's growing distance from his troubled parent.

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(Edited by Zabladowski at 5:49 pm on May 11, 2003)

Sir J,

If I recall correctly, whenever the boy went to visit his father they flew kites. The use of knots in this pasttime, as well as the stories his father told, were intended to have a metaphorical meaning for the boy, which he started to grasp at the movie's end.

This was a very impressive film that was screened in the US via film fest last year. I included it with my new film fest postings because the film was on my mind and because I wanted to share the still I had from the movie.  

Btw if you are reading this Cameron, the boy's name is Willem Voogd and I believe this to be his only film credit so far.

Thanks for letting everyone know about this 'soles. I can't wait to read other people's reaction to this film.

Thanks for the caps as well. One can never have too many Willem Voogd pictures. 

Hehe. I saw that!   

I went to proxis.be, though, and though the movie shows up in a list when you search for it, clicking on that link to the movie kept taking me back to the same page I was on.  The page for 'Magonia' just never would come up. 

I'll have to try again when I have more time, or when they put up an English version of the website, too. 

Love,
Sir J

Thanks, 'soles.  I did at least find that little button up on the upper left to change the site to English. 

But, when I do a search for Magonia (2001) under DVD/Video, it comes back with this:

<i>search and find: No results found
Search in another product category:</i>

Maybe they sold out after you posted this information on the worldwide-famous BoyActors site.

EDIT:  I found it.  If you want to find it, too, leave off the (2001) when you do the search.



Love,
Sir J