the person who write that this be a fairy tale be right . this be basically a beautifully craft movie . i think the story would have work good if moises have be a shyer introvert kid instead of a semi street smart hooker hire ferris bueler day off type making dance move . this film be obviously a fairy tale primarily aim at 50 something men who might have be about 14 in 1960 create a nostalgic fantasy for them . why be the french so into that . i live in french north africa during the first half of the 1960s . and i be 8 to 14 at the time . i identify with the vintage car a lot more than with the not too smart would be hood who be the hero . one script flaw . albania be a rigid closed maoist society in those day . they could not possibly have drive through it on the way to turkey . still i enjoy the movie despite have my jaw semi clench through a lot of it i generally hate come of age movie personal choice . everyone wish they have a mentor like shariff . however his litany of little clichés of wisdom remind me of one you see in b grade oriental movie . they be only bearable because shariff be a great actor in the hand of anyone else they would have be a lightening rod for ire . you lose everything you keep if you want to know something talk to someone do not read a book . yawn . yes go ahead and rent the movie overlook the pearl of wisdom by look at shariffs face or tweak them a little . there be so many bad film out there .