简介：ThestoryofErichKästneristransferedtothepresenceandsomedifferencesareaddedwhichobviouslyshouldreflectthesocietyrealityofcontemporaryGermany:WherasinKästner'sstorythefatherisasuccessfulcomposerwholivesinoldfashionedprosperityand,andthemotherisamodernandhard-workingjournalistwholivesinmoresimpleconditions,nowit'sthemotherwhoisverysuccessfulwhereasthefatherisunsuccessfulasancomposerandquitechaotic.Otherdifferences:InKästner'sstoryandtheearlierfilmthegirlsmeetinBavariawhereasnowadaysit'smorelikelytosendchildrentoScotlandforvacation.Thedifferencesaren'tobtrusiveandseemreasonable-asopposedtothe2001remakeofanotherKästnerstory,EmilunddieDetektive/EmilandtheDetectiveswhichtriestoingratiateitselfwiththenowadaysaudienceinaveryfashionableandsuperficialway.ThisoneinsteadmanagestokeepfaithtoKästnerandtheatmospherehewantedtocreatethen.Certainlyit'samainstreamentertainmentfilm,andit'snotagreatone(likesomeAstridLindgrenfilmsbyOlleHellbom)butentertainingitisandit'ssometimesevenquitemovingindeed,theoldstoryhassomegoodturnaroundsandideaswhichdon'tspoiltheoriginalstoryandtheactorsareverygoodandtakeitseriously.Allinallit'sanicefilm:6outof10…