Mignon Elkins Movies

In Hungary, 12-year-old Andras Vadya supported himself during World War II by serving as a pimp for prostitutes. Once the war is over, he tries his hand at a number of different jobs, but has a sexual fixation on "older" women. Andras (Tom Berenger) tells the story of seven of his affairs. One affair, when he was still a quite young man, was with Bobbie (Susan Strasberg), a woman whose anti-communist views put her in danger in postwar Hungary. In Praise of Older Women features many sexual scenes and situations. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Growing up in 1920s Montreal is no picnic for Orthodox Jewish boy Jeffrey Lynas. His grandfather, wizened old junk dealer Yossi Yadin, is the only person who plays attention to the lonely Lynas. He is also the only adult who treats Lynas like a friend and equal instead of a nuisance. This sensitive, perceptive drama obviously meant more than a mere residual check to scriptwriter Ted Allen, who also appears in the film. Jeffrey Lynas' parents are played by Len Birman and Marilyn Lighthouse, two of Canada's cartoon voiceover artists. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A coproduction of Canada's CBC network and Hollywood's Screen Gems, this weekly half-hour drama series offered re-enactments of actual family court cases. Though many of the stories were continuing in the fashion of a soap opera, no continuity ran any longer than three episodes. Like Divorce Court, this series claimed to have lofty public-service goals, rather than mere exploitational entertainment, in mind. Produced between 1971 and 1972, Family Court was aimed at a dual-market audience in Canada and the U.S., but was never syndicated outside of the Dominion. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi