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Confused about the ending

posted 19 years ago by fifi_91
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I saw the 84 min alternate version on TV and I'm confused about the ending. Could someone explain it to me?

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[–] lexigali 18 years ago

There is also an alternate beginning (which starts by the children starting to read the story together).

The movie was originally released without the alternate beginning/endening, but little is known about that (Criterion edition, which produced the DVD, says there is no evidence for the alternate parts to have ever been released to the public, though I saw the alternate endings in the cinema in Israel around 10 years ago).

If you find any further details, do please share.

[–] 18 years ago

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[–] FreakCitySF 18 years ago

The little girl said Mama?

Was that her real mom? maybe knocked unconscious but lived?

[–] rorysa 18 years ago

Her mother was dead. The child was at that moment heartbreakingly alone and devastatingly desperate.

[–] jewellrunner 18 years ago

Yes. I believe this is the first time the girl really realizes that her parents have died and are not coming back. Heartbreaking.

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