another country be a hodgepodge of different idea and social inconsistency and and cover with an obscure layer of homosexuality . it be a film about nationalism and about education and about love but it never even scratch the surface of any of these it just put them on the table and expect the viewer to get it . a an outsider look in and i be confuse by the structure of the school and the intertwine love connection and and the purpose behind the bookend with the age everett . another country be dull and trite and and overly presumptuous of itself without give the viewer any foresight into the world create . it be a dated film about a culture that doesn not exist everywhere and yet oddly the dvd do . insult my intelligence if you must and but what sort of education be these student receive . for the course of 90 minute and student read book nonchalantly and play dress up for the guard and insult little boy and run out of window and spent money and yell about marxism and and make out with each other . there be no visible structure while outside of be catch do something wrong would mean lash by the god of the house . there be no teacher and there be no assignment and and there be no exam that one could see and merely the openness to allow these student to do whatever they want to with rule that seem as archaic a this film . twenty four year later and be an american with a structured university understanding and i be confuse by this example . this be a major issue with this film and because instead of focus on the underlying theme and i be too catch up in the basic structure of this school . it start with a teacher find two student make out and but from there these teacher become mere spirit of the mind loom in the background a threat and but never see . from a believable standpoint and i be disappoint . the confusion muddle the point and and the misunderstanding of how anyone could choose to stay longer merely to become a god of a house leave the central focus lose in my eye . with the unexplainable introduction to british education bewilder me at every turn and i must also question the validity of director marek kanievska choice to bookend this film with an age everett attempt to explain his reason for be a traitor by use his boyhood school day a an analogy of life and love . be it necessary to convey the story by use a real historical figure a the narrator . this initially give me a false impression of what this film would be about . i assume it would be about his turn to russia and while instead it focus on his love of harcourt ( a very floppy cary elwes ) and disgust for hypocritical friend . the use of the bookend felt like it give the film a more authentic feel at first and but when they be revisit at the end and i felt slightly cheat and still confuse . do the reporter get her story . what story be she after . should another country have this many question upon it conclusion . perhaps the play be well structure and but a a film adaptation and i must admit it fail . lead u through the murkiness of another country be currently well respect actor in the british community . colin firth play the only strong character in this entire film and tommy judd . his hatred for everything really exemplified my feeling about this film and which be why i connect to him the most . he be the salinger esquire character that be well define and strong and and understandable . the rest and well and the rest be as disappointing a this film . everett be as weak a a wet paper towel . his character be unknown and attempt to be himself as well a a character and i keep see everett be everett he be never guy bennett ( burgess whatever . ) . the bewilderment of where madonna be keep me at bay and but the sure comic genius of the film be that of cary elwes play someone who catch the attention of everett somehow . everett seem to attempt to play a smart and charismatic student that bend the rule and flaunt his homosexuality while elwes be completely different if one could even say that . he be awkward and boring and and honestly and a nothing . he be not a character and not harcourt and not elwes and nothing . during a first time dinner where everett attempt to pour out his story about his romantic death of his father and elwes responds with a grunt of a no way or something along those trivial line . elwes be reminiscent of a dog in this film and no real motive while he just follow everett around push the plot into another dismal avenue . overall and another country be a disappointment . the lack of a focused direction and informative introduction and and define character sink this film before it even have the opportunity to leave port . the character be abysmal . a pre mr. darcy firth be fun to watch and but everyone else play themselves out of character and out of entertainment . this be a film about so many idea that no real idea be able to surface . the onslaught of homosexuality be impressive to see in a film release in 1984 and but midway through the feature it become cliché . have recently view alan bennett the history boys as well a read the play and it be tough to watch another country sink into the water . why couldn not there be teacher that understand and student that be less forceful with their homosexuality ( perhaps just see it a the norm ) and and love that break the barrier and instead of jump out of nowhere . be a cannes best film nominee and i have high hope for this film and but the lack of everything solid sour it immediately . kanievska direction be more make for tv than worth of film . another country be just another cliché british schoolboy film that go nowhere and give u lucid character and and confuse u by be too smart than what it be . could not suggest it to anyone and nor would i. grade represent out of .