![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He "borrows" the book from a bookstore despite being warned by the bookseller that it is not one that is "safe" to read. However, it still remains a charming yet haunting encapsulation of a particular era of filmmaking that saw the fraught first adaptation of the beloved novel of the same name.Ĭo-written and directed by the recently departed filmmaker, Wolfgang Petersen, it begins with ten-year-old Bastian Bux ( Barret Oliver), who has recently lost his mother but discovers a magnificent literary world that allows him to escape from math tests and bullying. As such, it is an artifact of nostalgia that doesn’t quite hold up as well as one would hope it did. An adaptation of the epic children’s fantasy novel of the same name, 1984’s The NeverEnding Story remains one of those films that is etched in the minds of all who saw it in their younger years. ![]()
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