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| The Thomsons - parents Thomas and Francie, and children Willa, Arthur, Beatrice (nicknamed Booky) and Jakey - are a loving working class family living in Depression era Toronto. In the lead up to Christmas, Thomas loses his job as a harness maker for the Eaton's company as the company is moving into the motorized age in an effort to keep up with the times; Eaton's is facing as challenging a time as any business during the Depression. Thomas' job prospects in this changing time are not good. Ironically, Eaton's has a Christmas Fund where each child in the city whose father is not working is eligible for a Christmas gift from the company. Because of the Thomson's new situation, Booky risks losing her best friend Laura Westover, whose snobbish and social climbing mother wants her daughter to associate with a higher class of friend. By happenstance, Booky befriends Mr. Eaton, the owner of the Eaton company. Because of circumstances, Booky, who knows Mr. Eaton was the Eaton's Christmas parade Santa Claus, believes he really is her Secret Santa. Booky is granted a wish by her Secret Santa, Booky whose selfless request is rewarded several times over. Search keywords
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Categories: 2007, Canada, Family
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| The Thomsons - parents Thomas and Francie, and children Willa, Arthur, Beatrice (nicknamed Booky) and Jakey - are a loving working class family living in Depression era Toronto. In the lead up to Christmas, Thomas loses his job as a harness maker for the Eaton's company as the company is moving into the motorized age in an effort to keep up with the times; Eaton's is facing as challenging a time as any business during the Depression. Thomas' job prospects in this changing time are not good. Ironically, Eaton's has a Christmas Fund where each child in the city whose father is not working is eligible for a Christmas gift from the company. Because of the Thomson's new situation, Booky risks losing her best friend Laura Westover, whose snobbish and social climbing mother wants her daughter to associate with a higher class of friend. By happenstance, Booky befriends Mr. Eaton, the owner of the Eaton company. Because of circumstances, Booky, who knows Mr. Eaton was the Eaton's Christmas parade Santa Claus, believes he really is her Secret Santa. Booky is granted a wish by her Secret Santa, Booky whose selfless request is rewarded several times over. Search keywords
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Categories: 2007, Canada, Family
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| Tracey Berkowitz, 15, a normal girl described by one, loses his 9-year-old brother, Sonny. In flashbacks and fragments, we meet his domineering parents and the candy, the clueless Sonny. We watch at Tracey sailing the high school, without friends, harassed and teased. She develops a thing for the Zero of Baguette, a new student, by imagining that he is his boyfriend. We come into the world she loses Sonny and we look at its trial to find it. In fragments, we see what leads until it goes behind a bus of the city wrapped in a curtain of shower. The visit of age, or just by surviving?.
Tracey Berkowitz, 15, une fille normale décrite de soi, perd son frère de 9 ans, Sonny. Dans les flash-backs et les fragments, nous rencontrons ses parents dominateurs et le bonbon, clueless Sonny. Nous regardons Tracey naviguer sur le lycée, sans amis, harcelé et taquiné. Elle développe une chose pour le Zéro de Baguette, un nouvel étudiant, en imaginant qu'il est son petit ami. Nous voyons le jour elle perd Sonny et nous regardons son essai de le trouver. En petits morceaux, nous voyons ce qui mène jusqu'à ce qu'elle va derrière un bus de la ville emballé dans un rideau de douche. La venue de l'âge, ou en survivant juste ?. Search keywords
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Categories: 2007, Canada, Drama
Current time is: 13 Feb 2012 00:53
