Bittersweet movie of dysfunctional family
Let me state upfront that I am a huge fan of the Film Movement's library of foreign and indie movie. This is the July '13 release of the DVD-of-the-month Club (to which I subscribe). The movie will be available on Amazon as an Instant Video in early December.
"The Deflowering of Eva van End" (2013 release from the Netherlands; 98 min.) brings the story of the van End family, at first sight a seemingly 'normal' middle class Dutch family consisting of mom and dad, and their 2 sons Erwin and Manuel, and daughter, Eva, a very shy, introverted high schooler. As the movie opens, we see them having dinner, and Eva tries to tell them that a German exchange student is arriving soon for a 2 week stay, but she is ignored. When the German student arrives, a guy named Veit, the family is taken by surprise, but the parents readily accept Veit into their home. Veit is like a guy from another planet, almost too good and too nice to be true. Meanwhile we see the sons Erwin and Manuel...
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