Live Is Life

A bit boring but the filming locations are epic A feel good movie that's great for the family.

No mobile phones just nature and decent music.

Brings me back to my childhood.

Spanish province of galicia, ''the land of 1000 rivers'', butragueno , the cape of finisterre, and the rolling meadows of wooded and fruitful backcountry, a flock of 5 boys enters a trip to a holy mountain to collect flowerbeads from a magic plant to heal ill struck friends and family members.

A charming bud of midsummer,a charming story that at moments are so emotional that youll be involved nevertheless. Adolescence and limited knowledge of how the world spins around, and howcome things are brought together, their boldness in fear and lust and wishes come through, is brought ahead by a cast of youngsters, that hasnt got nerve in front of the lense, giving you a fly on the wall feeling, reminiscensic look back at your own concuering and exploring especially in the summer holiday glory days. Also a lovely musical score sets the grounds for a nice trip to your cinema seat.

At least the grumpy old man had experiences like this, so therefore a great recommend to ''live is life''.

It is one of the best films I've watched in quite some time. The review by johannes2000-1 is spot on, far better than I could ever critique it. This is, without doubt, one of those extremely rare 10/10 films, I loved everything about it (the opening had me wondering, but it's the only weak part of the entire film). I was not prepared for the constant flow of intrigue, serenity, excitement, sorrow, joy, & humour that it flawlessly wove throughout the story. It's one of those that will stay with me for a very long time.

For any of you who watch foreign language films dubbed, stop! The acting by those dubbing is always terrible & ruins an often great film. If you know how to read, do it - you will hear the actors voices saying the words you read, & you can get a clear sense of their acting & portrayal of the character and the scene.

Modern "stand by me" like movie set in Spain with a great cast and a good story.

Sometimes modern movie lack good characters , they feel dry, without heart, easy to forget and with poor writing in general. Instead this movie is a little gem.

I really liked the setting, the protagonist relationship and it reminded me of great movies like the goonies and stand by me.

Highly recommended.

Good film. But. A completely optional film for the old generation missing the past as a child. What for? There is Boyhood by Richard Linklater and Baaria by Giuseppe Tornatore; There is "Amarcord" by Federico Fellini and "Giant Little Ones" by Keith Behrman. There are a lot of films about unforgettable childhood and adolescence. "Words on Bathroom Walls" by Thor Freudenthal. The scenes with the disease look simulated and fake. This is not "Restless" by Gus Van Sant. A good, kind, but not complete film about summer and adolescence. The score is between 6 or 7.