Danelush

This movie is a real gem, probably hidden somewhere in a dusty film archive.

I could never understand why good movies are kept in the dark and left for destruction and not restored and re-released. Hey, but maybe that's just me.

OK, I agree, this movie may be old but let me say that even though I've seen this movie years ago it still left me with a deep impression.

It's a story about a boy lost in a world where fear and survival is preserving the human beings while deforming their sense of humanity. In a world affected by the war atrocities, a boy finds a friend, a dog who needed a friend in order to remain man's best friend, for in such moments, the dog, while serving the man becomes as wild and evil as an wolf. Deformed by the war in the same manner a man would have been and remaining alone, without his master, now dead, the dog has become untamed and wild and appearing as an wolf it is considered an wolf, therefore a threat for the animal stock and hunted down.

I hope they are going to release it on DVD and distribute it world wide. Perhaps tastes differ but my advice is: If you get a chance to see this, rented or bought, don't hesitate to do it.

The movie shows in parallel two stories that took place during WWII.

One of the two stories treat the human side, the things happening to a man in a war, the pain and pressure on his nerves and courage and how he copes with everything in order for him to survive and not lose his sanity.

The other story deals with the animal side, the things happening to a dog who gradually loses everything he knew and loved and is even faced with a threat to its existence itself. To survive the dog has to forget everything it was taught and hold dear, fear the man and its tricks and become wild and free again.

I've seen this movie when I was barely out of childhood and I must say that I have a vivid fond memory of it. It's about Robinson Crusoe, the sailor that ends up on a desert Island but he is not alone. He has some pets: a dog, two cats and a drunken parrot. Our characters are soon joined by another peculiar one: Friday. There will be lots of mischief going on because of a cannibal tribe ending in the most unexpected and hilarious way.

This movie is known in Romania as "Robinson Crusoe" as it was made as a Romanian-Italian co-production between "Animafilm", Bucharest, Romania and "Corona Cinematografica" studios, Italy. There were also two directors: the Romanian Victor Antonescu (who also made the script) and the Italian Gibba (Francesco Maurizio Guido).

It has been previously released on DVD in Italy, Spain, France and Germany and now in Romania in 2009, in Romanian, but unfortunately with no subtitles.

If you could find it on DVD, my advise is to at least rent it. You won't regret it! Enjoy!