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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Arthur Hiller |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1969 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| MPAA RATING: | G (General Audience) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-comedy |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 027616884503 |
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Customer Reviews of Popi
Excellent Classic 1969 Film; Moving, Funny, Relevant This great classic film from the 1960s stars Alan Arkin as Abraham, a Puerto Rican widower living in Spanish Harlem with 2 sons. Directed by Arthur Hiller and Written by Lester and Tina Pine the film depicts life in a New York slum as unbearable enough for Abraham to come up with a scheme that is funny, moving, and takes a great satirical swipe at anti-Communism. Though his sons like where they live, and Lupe (Rita Moreno) wants to marry Abraham, he has a better idea: cast his sons out to sea in Miami and have them pretend to be Cuban refugees.
This is excellent satire, as the "whole free world" comes to the aid of the sons....as long as they're Cubans and not Puerto Ricans (US citizens), not to mention Haitians.
Dominic Frontiere provides the catchy film score, and I doubt he had any say in the absolutely terrible lyrics (at the film's end).
Arkin's performance is great and emotional, and there is a realism to the film in spite of the satire (then again the whole Elian Gonzalez thing actually happened, didn't it). My advice for all who love top quality acting and filmmaking is see this one.
Compelling, funny, poignant story that defines parental love
Would someone puh-lease get the studio that released this film originally to re-release it ?! This is a well-written, superbly acted romantic comedy but not in the traditional sense of that phrase. The "romance" here is the love of a single father for his two sons, a love so deep that he attempts to improve their lot in life by concocting an outrageous scheme to pass his young sons off as refugees from Cuba who flee in a rubber dinghy that is found offshore near Miami. What follows is both a beautiful parody of what happens when the media make heroes of people and a poignant tale of family ties that cannot be broken after all is said and done. This is vintage Alan Arkin and one of the most neglected, underrated films ever released. For the sake of everyone who appreciates films like this, perhaps we should put the studio execs afloat in a rubber dinghy off Miami after coaching them about how to come across as lovable refugees who deserve only the best . . . .
GREAT MOVIE
I LOVED THIS MOVIE IN MY YOUTH IN THE 70'S AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR IT FOR MANY YEARS. I WAS SO GLAD TO FIND IT HERE !
I LIKE THE NOSTOLGIC 1960'S NEW YORK CITY FEEL TO THIS MOVIE.
THIS MOVIE HAS A HAPPY ENDING TO ME, BECUASE THE TWO BOYS HAVE THEIR SAY IN WHAT THEY WANT AND NEED OUT OF THERE LIVES. THEY ARE ABLE TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND ARE ON THEIR WAY TO COMMING OF AGE NICELY, . ITS A FEEL GOOD FILM ABOUT LOVE, REALLY.