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ludosti
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see this guy and buy him something to eat.

Mr. Nasseri has been living in the Charles de Gaulle airport in France since 1988. Originally a victim of endless beaurocratic red tape, he has now probably lost a firm grip on reality.

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[ June 18, 2004, 03:11 PM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
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I think they're making a movie of this.

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ludosti
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Sorry, I managed to post without finishing my post. [Blushing]

There was a movie made in '93 called Tombes du Ciel. Spielberg is supposedly working on one, called Terminal.

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[ March 05, 2004, 10:51 PM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
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Wow. Sounds like a Douglas Adams story.

But he always said every time he came up with a crazy story, something in real life topped it.

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ludosti
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I got to see The Terminal this evening. It's Spielberg's new movie (with Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta Jones) inspired by Mr. Nasseri's story.

While the movie doesn't follow closely Nasseri's plight, it is a story about a guy who gets stuck in an airport (JFK Int'l). Due to a war in his home country (Krakoziah) and beurocratic red-tape, Tom Hank's character can't enter the country, but can't be returned to his either. Tom Hanks did a great job - his character is very endearing. And I love that that have him basically speaking Bulgarian. [Smile]

You should go see it. It's a great movie - light-hearted and fun.

[ June 18, 2004, 04:34 PM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
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I saw a thing in the paper that said they actually paid him for the rights to make the movie. Though they prob did it more out of feeling bad for him than legality. I heard that he won't take money (though he will take food) so this gives people a chance to give him something without him thinking it is charity.
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Very cool. Jenni and I want to go see this movie, we saw the previews when we saw Shrek2.

I was very surprised to hear it was based (very loosly) on a real event/person.

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It sounds and looks pathetically horrible. But after hearing everyone here, I might just have to see it.
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I want to see The Terminal. I don't know... Tom Hanks usually does a good job and the topic strikes me as interesting... [Smile]
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This is so increadibly sad. [Frown] [Cry]
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I just heard a review of "The Terminal" on NPR overall it was favorable, though they did the ususal "arty" critiques. It sounds like it is a decent semi-dark comedy if you are into that sort of thing. (which I tend to be)

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I don't know if I would call it a "semi-dark" comedy. It's definitely a comedy, but it does pull at your heartstrings a little. I think I'd call it a very "charming" comedy.

[Why can't I ever spell difinitely correctly?!]

[ June 20, 2004, 04:13 PM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
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