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They don't make them like this anymore
rzg-38 September 2000
I saw this series as I child, and insisted that my parents tape it - as a matter of fact I gave them hell when they once forgot to program it - and for a good reason!

The first time I encountered "Sans famille" or as it is known in Israel "Be'eiyien mishpacha" was when Israel radio turned it into a radio series in the late 70's. I loved the performance so I read the book, which was every bit as good.

So when Israel Television decide to screen the TV show in the early 80s I went through the roof! And let me tell that the TV show had lived up to my very high expectations.

Fabrice Josso is excellent and so are Jean Franval and Gerrard Derrieu. Petula Clark is simply.... marvellous. I still have the tapes, and I watch them whenever I can - my family thinks I'm crazy.

THUMBS WAY WAY WAY UP!!!!
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10/10
A classic tale, a heartwarming performance, a keeper
ibroxlee11 November 2006
Warning: Spoilers
Fabulous movie series which, without giving away a spoiler, tells the tale of an almost 12 year old orphan boy(Remy)whose life is changed when he is sold to a travelling one man circus master. His journey and travails are dramatically portrayed by a young Fabrice Josso (with an excellent English voice-over in the version I watched). Josso has gone on to have a long career in film and television, but it is hard to believe that he ever gave a better performance. He brings the viewer inside his troubled world, and one has to feel empathy with the boy as he faces his many challenges with a brave spirit and a good heart. There are shades of Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and A Dog of Flanders in this series, and it is a classic to be cherished alongside those more famous productions.
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