eleanor 's secret ( original french title kérity , la maison des contes ) is a 2009 franco-italian animated feature film directed by dominique monféry .

it won the special distinction prize at the 2010 annecy international animated film festival .

the film was produced in separate versions with french and english soundtracks .

eleanor 's secret had a limited uk cinema showing and was released on dvd in 2011 by soda pictures .

it had no general release in the united states , but was made available for individual bookings .

it was later released direct-to-video on 12 august 2014 from cinedigm .

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eleanor ' s secret <EOT> ' eleanor ' s secret ' u . s . cast - behind the voice actors

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our star - crossed lovers , fearing for eleanor ' s life , hatch a plan to get eleanor to safety . park borrows the family truck from his understanding parents and drives all night to eleanor ' s uncle ' s house , where she thinks she can stay .

families can talk about nat ' s struggle to read aloud in eleanor ' s secret . did you believe that nat would be able to overcome his fear of reading aloud ? how do you handle reading aloud ?

eleanor and park ' s romance reaches a crescendo of fireworks and violins , but they know it can ' t last . eleanor comes home from one heavenly night out with park and discovers that richie ' s found her out .

from academy award® - nominated director dominique monféry ( destino , disney s tarzan , hercules and the hunchback of notre dame ) comes a sumptuously animated movie . eleanor s secret is a beautifully designed , rollicking adventure in which a boy s newfound ability to read not only sets his imagination free , but saves the day !

eleanor and park are heartbroken , but they learn to cope . eleanor starts a new life living with her uncle , and though park writes her tons of letters , eleanor doesn ' t write back . finally , months later , eleanor sends park a mysterious postcard . maybe this isn ' t the end of their story ? we hope it isn ' t .

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eleanor ' s dealing with a horrifying home life , mostly due to her abusive stepdad , richie . she starts to look forward to her bus rides with park and , to her total shock , park can ' t stop thinking about her either . eleanor starts reading park ' s comic books over his shoulder , and from there it ' s a slippery slope : music , mix tapes , hand - holding . sparks fly , but they have to keep things secret : richie would not be okay with this .

i was looking for a 3 year old eleanor ' s gift - this is perhaps a little old for her , so i will put it aside for later .

in lerman ' s portrait , eleanor ' s " secret journey " during this period is a voyage of personal discovery , from naivete to social consciousness . in life , she was doing social work in the new york slums when she first met fdr and introduced him to social and economic injustice . and unlike the fdr bios that depict eleanor as a stiff , aloof figure who drove him into the warmth of another woman ' s arms , lerman gives us a passionate woman whose intellect is guided by her feelings . "

a young boy has to save the world’s fairy tale characters from oblivion in the charmingly drawn but otherwise scrappy toon “eleanor’s secret . ” while the script is geared to the lollipop crowd , nicely animated sequences , particularly an impressive nightmare segment in black - and - white , will appeal to all ages ; even better , parents will appreciate the pro - literacy message [ … ]

nat ' s beloved great - aunt eleanor has died and left the family her beach house . nat cherished listening to her read stories to him , so it ' s no surprise that her final gift to him is the house ' s locked library , " eleanor ' s secret , " filled with valuable first edition fairy tales and children ' s books . the family doesn ' t know their value , and , needing money to make repairs , they agree to sell the books for a pittance to a canny junk dealer expecting to make a killing on the resale . at the same time , the books ' characters explain to nat that he has been selected to be eleanor ' s successor as the new great reader , champion of the stories . the catch is that first he must read aloud the magic sentence that will keep them alive , a challenge since nat still can ' t read aloud .

eccentric aunt eleanor dies , leaving her ramshackle house to her family . she has willed two items to her favorite niece and nephew : bratty angelica gets a porcelain doll , while younger nat is given the key to a secret room in the house . in the room , nat discovers an enormous library but — and here’s the rub — he can’t yet read , even though he’s old enough to know how . angelica teases him mercilessly , and he considers auntie’s gift a severe letdown .

in eleanor : her secret journey , rhoda lerman has adapted her own 1979 novel—titled simply eleanor —as a one - woman play . it focuses on the early married life of eleanor roosevelt , before she was first lady and a world figure in her own right . in the years during and just after world war i , franklin delano roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy , a stepping stone for his political ambitions . both were members of the new american aristocracy that was just as vain , ostentatious and inbred as its old world counterparts . ( eleanor was born a roosevelt ; her uncle was theodore roosevelt , and she and fdr were distant cousins . )

1 on the road to kerity 4 . 41 2 on the beach 1 . 45 3 the truck 2 . 08 4 nightmares & illusions 2 . 31 5 eleanor’s letter 2 . 48 6 introduction to mr . pickall 1 . 53 7 nathaniel : knight of kerity 1 . 36 8 the storm 0 . 45 9 the secret library 4 . 05 10 the gift of the little match - seller 0 . 48 11 let’s go ! 1 . 49 12 an unexpected rescue 3 . 34 13 pickall and the customer 0 . 56 14 the baby 0 . 37 15 a crab in the castle 2 . 13 16 eleanor’s piano 1 . 09 17 angelica’s kite 1 . 25 18 hanged on to the kite 3 . 07 19 stairs 0 . 33 20 fujara 2 . 19 21 angelica 0 . 55 22 the father 2 . 54 23 eleanor’s jewels 4 . 33 24 pickall 2 . 51

a young boy has to save the world’s fairy tale characters from oblivion in the charmingly drawn but otherwise scrappy toon “eleanor’s secret . ” while the script is geared to the lollipop crowd , nicely animated sequences , particularly an impressive nightmare segment in black - and - white , will appeal to all ages ; even better , parents will appreciate the pro - literacy message at the pic’s heart . despite a derivative adventure scenario stuck in the middle that generates little excitement , helmer dominique monfery’s film should be warmly received in france on mid - december release ; versions in other languages are likely to score big in ancillary .

eleanor ' s secret is a beautiful movie , visually artistic and a cute story about a boy ( matt ) who struggles to read and his sister ( angelique ) that keeps reminding him about that . they go with their family to spend some days in the house by the beache of aunt eleanor ' s , who just passed away , and left the house to them . in this house there is a very special room that nobody had access before and matt is left in charge of whatever is inside . cute movie for the whole family but is not your tipical pixar , disney , movie .

with nat’s consent , mom and dad decide to sell the library to unscrupulous antiquarian mr . pickall so they can afford the house repairs . but when nat’s alone in the room , all the characters from the books come out of their volumes and start talking . aunt eleanor’s library consists of first editions of the world’s fairy tales , and unless nat can read a magic spell , the characters and the books themselves will disappear , leaving the world without stories .

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listening to his beautiful , melody - driven score for eleanor’s secret is a rich experience full of magic , mystery , adventure , excitement and a lot of fun . among many other standout qualities , this is a score that features a particularly strong and memorable main theme ! moviescore media releases the score on cd while digital distribution of the score is handled by the production company ( gaumon - alphanim ) .

i suppose the canterville ghost was intended as a jolly change of pace in halloween entertainment . well , the pace is plenty frenetic and it ' s unrelentingly jolly . but s & co ' s production is a pale ghost of the original .

it ' s a piece , with plenty of wildean wit at the expense of both brash americans and stuffy brits . irina brook ' s adaptation for shakespeare & company retains a semblance of wilde ' s plot , but strips away every bit of its wit , subtlety and charm . it ' s an extended riff on the original , improvised by the company but clearly bearing the mark of the director ' s heavy hand .

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misfit - high - schooler park spots bully - magnet eleanor on the morning bus and , to save her from certain torment , he grudgingly gives her a seat .

this charming celebration of the imagination is a visual and emotional gem . the delightful animation in eleanor ' s secret is quirky and reminiscent of the vivid drawings of the stinky cheese man illustrator lane smith . although an ogre , a wicked witch , and mildly perilous adventures may worry smaller children , the idea that fictional characters from different stories are all friends who band together to save themselves so that more kids may enjoy them is something most kids can happily root for .

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parents need to know that eleanor ' s secret is a 2010 french animated family treat that will enchant kids with its reverence for fairy tales and emphasis on the importance of make - believe . the action begins after the death of a beloved aunt who read stories aloud . her absence means that characters from the world ' s great children ' s literature she loved so much face the possibility of disappearing . her young nephew nat , who struggles with reading aloud , is anointed " the great reader " by his aunt , charged with saving the stories . a wicked witch shrinks him to the size of his books ' illustrations , and , from that disadvantage , he must evade such terrors as a normal - sized toddler ' s grabby hands , a crab ' s pincers , and other magnified perils as he labors to save the fairy tales .

when natanael enters the secret room for the first time , he inserts the key in the keyhole , then swings the door open . however , as the door is swinging open in the next scene , the key disappears .

i struggled with reading at first , but when i finally hit my stride , i began to consume books voraciously . finally , i had discovered the magic of literature . i was happy to know that i could keep that magic alive for generations to come ! and now i have discovered eleanor ' s secret ! it took me back to that time of wonder , bringing the intensity of it all back to life for me . these children had an eleanor with a secret room filled with books . i had an aunt tessie , with a huge porch behind heavily curtained funeral doors in a magically old house . that porch was filled with books of every description , and when i was finally able to read , i was allowed to spend endless hours of discovery there . how i identified with the children of this amazing story ! if you have a love of reading and understand all that it can bring to life , please share this film with everyone you know . let ' s keep the magic alive !

i love reading and i love children ' s stories . the best of both in this film .

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i think this was recommended after we watched song of the sea . eleanor ' s secret isn ' t nearly as good though . the premise of the story isn ' t terrible , its more in the execution of the story . i generally like watching these sort of fairy tales with my kids , but i found myself very bored . its worth watching for children . but i will mention again that song of the sea , which my kids love , is a much better story and is executed beautifully .

she also vividly recreates the various people in eleanor ' s life : franklin ' s imperious mother , who refers to people beneath her by the acronym nokd ( not our kind , dear ) ; a philandering fdr , whose persistent affair with his social secretary almost wrecks the marriage ; her uncle ted , who advises her , " make him president . that ' ll keep him home . "

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when natanael enters the secret room for the first time , he inserts the key in the keyhole , then swings the door open . however , as the door is swinging open in the next scene , the key disappears . see more »

aunt eleanor was kind and encouraging . a junk dealer trying to steal eleanor ' s collection of first edition books is a swindler . as the deadline for disappearing nears , the characters begin to fade into transparency , underscoring the urgency for nat to save the day . the white rabbit bravely fights off the crab so his friends can escape . nat shows courage in the face of peril . a child - eating ogre puts aside his normal appetites in favor of friendship . an annoying big sister turns out to be an ally .

this movie is awesome i am a seven year old and my sisters name is eleanor she loves it to and she is ten good by my name is georgia how do you like it good by again toodaloo .

still , the look of the film is imaginative , especially for nat’s nightmare in which he’s bombarded by cascading , anarchic letters and folded into the pages of books as he struggles to get free . orchestral score , complete with choir , is suitably uplifting .

in a series of vignettes , the author emphasizes eleanor ' s instinctive compassion—and in the process debunks the benevolent image of fdr . with her husband overseas , reviewing the troops in france and taking tea with royalty in britain , she volunteers at a servicemen ' s canteen , dancing with the doughboys and flirting with a handsome sergeant . after the war , she and a cocky , triumphant fdr tour the french battlefields , where she is moved by the plight of the plucky , desperate women surviving among the ruins .

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" just because it ' s a story doesn ' t mean it ' s not real . " " mankind can never live without dreams . " the world of imagination has more than just entertainment value . don ' t judge from the way things and people look , because the treasure is hidden inside .

irina brook apparently thinks a joke won ' t work unless it ' s sledgehammered home . here , as in the studio piece she produced at s & co last year , everything is played at top speed and high decibels . this is particularly ironic , considering that oscar wilde was the master of the throwaway quip .

animated children ' s feature about a boy who inherits a library of very special books . when his aunt eleanor dies , seven - year - old nathaniel is bequeathed the old lady ' s collection of classic children ' s books . not having learnt to read , nathaniel isn ' t very interested in the novels at first , but that all changes when the books ' characters come unexpectedly to life . asking for his protection , they tell him he must recite a magical passage in one of the books to prevent their disappearance and the stories being lost forever . learning that his parents wish to sell off the library to unscrupulous local dealer mr pickall , nathaniel soon finds himself magically transported into the characters ' realm , where he must brave many dangers to save his new found friends .

nice story and the animation , although rather spare , is charming in it ' s way . if you ' re used to disneyesque style animation ( which i am ) you will feel this lacks dimension and realism . . . but it has it ' s own appeal . my granddaughter and grandson , 7 and 8 love this movie .

the production ' s improvisational genesis is evident . it ' s in bits and pieces cobbled together from things that must have seemed hilarious in rehearsal , but aren ' t . they range from a gang of exotic magicians whose disappearing tricks backfire ( in one case , literally ) to a deliberately awful rendition of " achy breaky heart . "

from academy award nominated director dominique monféry comes a sumptuously animated movie about a magic library where all the characters from classic children ' s books come alive . nat has fond memories of his eccentric aunt eleanor reading to him from her enormous collection of storybooks but is frustrated by his inability to read the books himself . so he is less than thrilled when he learns that his aunt has left him the keys to her attic library as a gift . however , just as nat ' s parents are selling the collection to a shady antiques dealer , nat discovers that the library is magical - the books are all original first editions of history ' s most popular fairy tales , and the famous characters come to life ! now with the help of alice in wonderland , the ogre , peter pan and others , he must find a way to get back the books and learn to read an ancient spell to keep the characters alive for future generations of children . ( c ) gkids

there ' s an added framing device . the old ghost ' s descendant , lord canterville , welcomes present - day tourists ( us , the audience ) into the drafty old manor house . he ' s interrupted by a family of americans of the loud , aggressively friendly variety , from , in case we didn ' t get it , texas . turns out they ' re related to the otis family that used to live here—in the 1940s , not 1880s . like his ghostly ancestor , milord is a bit of a hypnotist and magician , and he transports them back in time to reenact their forbears ' story .

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michael hammond manages to salvage some dignity , and generate some laughs , with great comic timing and , when he ' s allowed it , understatement . he plays the present - day lord canterville , then becomes the put - upon ghost , wild - haired and increasingly wild - eyed as his attempts at haunting are repeatedly frustrated . he also dons an apron and nanny cap to double as the mansion ' s crotchety old housekeeper .

nathaniel , aged 7 , goes to spend the summer holidays in the seaside villa that belonged to his old aunt eleanor . nathaniel ' s parents inherited the villa and nathaniel also received a gift in his aunt ' s will : a whole library of old books . the inheritance doesn ' t much interest him until he discovers that the books are inhabited . . . captain hook , alice and even the wicked fairy live in these books , which are the originals of every fairy story ! better still , these tiny heroes of children ' s literature need nathaniel to protect them . all he has to do is to read the magic inscription in the library to keep them alive . but nathaniel still has problems with reading and before he can decipher the inscription the books are sold to a secondhand dealer . nathaniel , now shrunk by the wicked fairy to the size of the storybook heroes , surpasses himself to save his tiny friends and their stories , even to the point of facing up to an ogre , or battling with beach crabs that are now giant size !

i personally quite liked this show . however , i give it the rating based on the fact that i sat and watched it with my five children aged 7 , 6 , 4 , 3 , and 1 and all of them liked it . well , the 1 year old didn ' t say that , but since it ' s the first movie he ' s ever sat through entirely , i ' m taking that as a " like . "

elizabeth norment ' s performance is enthralling . it ' s not an impersonation of this iconic figure . for one thing , the actress looks nothing like her subject , who stood nearly six feet and was , as she says , " too thin , too tall , too tense , with twice as many teeth and three times as much energy as anyone else i knew . " norment captures the restless energy and intelligence , as well as the elite anglicized drawl and the patrician stance .

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in a dusty , old attic nat discovers a magical library where famous storybook characters come to life . he makes friends with fairytale stars from alice’s adventures in wonderland , the jungle book , pinocchio , peter pan , jack and the beanstalk , puss in boots , tom thumb , little red riding hood , and more .

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angered by both nat and her fellow characters , the wicked fairy shrinks nat to their size , by which point the library has been carted off to mr . pickall’s shop . with the help of alice in wonderland and the white rabbit , nat has to get back to the house and read the magic spell before the witching hour , when all the stories will disappear .

i love rebecca dautremer ' s drawings . it is especially the drawings that make this film worth watching . the story is fine too . it is about a boy who can ' t read , but whose aunt always read him stories . when the aunt dies , he inherits her library . then , the stories come to life and he has to fulfill a quest . if you want to see all those characters , like alice and the white rabbit , peter pan , sleeping beauty , giants and witches , in a style different from disney ' s , then i recommend you watch this movie . my kids loved it too . they watched it nothing short of three times and were unhappy that i had to bring it back to the video rental store .

a boy who has trouble reading inherits a valuable collection of first editions of famous children ' s books . he discovers the characters in the stories have come to life and need his help to complete a magic spell . before he can do so , the volumes are sold and he must try to get it back . animated fantasy , with the voices of jeanne moreau and paul bandey .

a storm shuts down the electricity and damages the roof as scary music plays . in what seems to be nat ' s unpleasant daydream , letters come flying out of books , knocking nat down . a wicked witch shrinks nat . he is tossed through pages of giant books as the world goes temporarily black and white . he and storybook characters are chased by toddlers , crabs , and swirling ocean water .

i enjoyed this film ' s artwork and my 7 - year - old daughter enjoyed it too . however , i found the main premise - that a 6 - year - old boy who isn ' t yet reading ought to be pressurized into doing so - quite troubling . the reality is that children have a very wide natural time range for learning to read , even wider than they have for learning to walk or talk . some children learn at 3 , some at 12 or 13 . the late readers catch up very quickly with early ones , and are none the worse for it . yet everyone in the film , including the parents , is worried about the boy not yet reading fluently . he ' s still so little ! i loved the references to imagination in the story , and i think it should have focused wholly on that instead .

the other actors are pretty much trapped in the overheated burlesque mode . michael f . toomey and dana harrison , both inventive comics in previous s & co roles , can do little more than mug and yell as ma and pa otis . alexandra lincoln and alyssa hughlett play the otis teenagers , one an annoying show - off , the other a quiet girl who sympathizes with the poor ghost , but neither of them are permitted any character dimension either .

i viewed this film with my 9 - yr old daughter as part of the 2012 dc filmfest . we both loved it for its heartwarming story and the outstanding animation . originally made in french , the version which we saw is entirely in english with no subtitles . through the generosity of aunt eleanor , nat is introduced to many of the characters of classic literature , such as alice ( of wonderland ) , the white rabbit , pinocchio , red riding hood , snow white , sleeping beauty , peter pan , and the little match girl . his vivid imagination makes up for being very slow to learn how to read , about which his older sister teases him without mercy . the setting on the beach allows the adventurers to encounter some creatures who add to the suspense as time is running out to save the day . we highly recommend this to be seen with your family .

opening on french theatres on december 16 , this animated feature film ( entitled kerity , la maison des contes in french ) tells the magical story about a b oy who inherits a large book collection and who experiences the adventure of his life when the fairy - tales on the pages come to life . the film’s wonderful score , written for full orchestra as well as solo guitar , piano and cimbalom , is written by christophe héral ( who is probably best known for his music for the video game beyond good and evil ) .

oscar wilde ' s short story the canterville ghost , written in 1887 , is a parody that turns the tables on the classic ghost story . sir simon de canterville , who died mysteriously in 1584 , just loves scaring the bejesus out of people . but when the otises , a thoroughly modern , no - nonsense american family , move into canterville chase , they ' ll have none of that . annoyed by his clanking chains and gory visitations , they play a series of practical jokes that send the poor ghoul into a quivering mass of translucent protoplasm .

natanaël , seven , still doesn ' t know how to read . his eccentric old aunt bequeaths her house to his parents and her book collection to the young boy . nat discovers that the books serve as a shelter for all the heroes found in children ' s literature . they are the original characters and are counting on him for protection . for if they leave the library , they will disappear along with their stories forever ! when his parents start selling off the books , nathanaël , who is shrunk by the evil witch carabosse , braves everything to save his tiny friends . written by films distribution

80 minutes short french animated feature movie . the story of a six year old boy who involved in saving the tiny magical creatures . a similar kind of movie to ' le tableau ' . after all , this was the first movie to release . i have not seen a single european animation since last few months , so decided to go with it and i had a nice time . firstly , i thought it was a children ' s movie , yes it was and as a grown up i was not annoyed instead enjoyed it like a kid . a young boy called nat , for him reading is a complicated issue . he always gets teased by his elder sister . on one summer his family decides to relocating to their ancestral house in a small town . he and his sisters remembers their grandmother who tells children ' s stories during visits to see her . after her death , they come to know that she left some gifts for them . financially suffering his family decides to get rid of old things from the house . nat mistakenly discovers the tiny creatures who need his help to save their existence . so the boy ' s quest begins to do something for others . the beautiful adventures are portrayed in the remains . ' ' just because it was invented doesn ' t mean it isn ' t real ' ' technically , it sounds great . the animation was very good and the characters were so cute . the story was not bad , but a little crawl in the adventure section . as it was a short movie , you won ' t get any frustration . a short and lovely movie for family and kids . if ' the avengers ' is for adults , then this movie is for kids . all the famous characters from kids stories came together for this . sadly , everyone had less time to spare to show their existence in the movie , but i expected a lot more . all in all it is still a nice movie to have . if any parents reading my this review kindly show it to your kids as well . 7 . 5 / 10

but nat soon learns his fairytale friends are in danger , and the only way to save them is for nat to learn to read an ancient spell that will keep the characters alive for future generations of children .

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in a dusty old attic nat discovers a magical library where famous storybook characters come to life . but nat soon learns that his fairytale friends are in danger and the only way to save them is for nat to learn to read an ancient spell .

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this is a great movie for reluctant movie watchers who like reading books and who are familiar with literary characters such as alice in wonderland , pinocchio , . . . continue reading

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really top notch kids animation from france which grown - ups can enjoy too . the story is great , well thought out ( i won ' t spoil it for you ) and the animation is absolutely fantastic . we run a community cinema and are giving serious thought to putting this on . . . much better than some of the french animation described as ' stunning ' . . . ' azur and azram ' anyone ? would wholeheartedly recommend this for kids of all ages up to teens

well what a fantastic story a hidden gem our grandchildren [ aged 4 and . . .

a charming animation , family - friendly , with a good and simple - but - not - too - simple storyline . suited our 4 . 5 and 8 year olds very well . will be especially popular with book - loving kids but might also inspire the less bookish . nothing too frightening . language clear and accessible . recommended !

bought for my granddaughter who is 7 after watching the song of the sea . lovely story & beautiful artwork .

this was a great film . loved the animation and fairy tale characters . a wonderfully illustrated tale .

beautiful graphics , enchanting story , packed full of adventure and mystery . a truly wonderful film .

i love this story ! the children loved it too . we bought an instant download and have watched it twice so far . sure to become a favourite . beautiful story and lovely characters .

snore . fast delivery though and dvd is in great condition . just boring .

this was a present for some children , so i have no idea what it was like . it came well wrapped and looked quite good .

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my kids ( ages 3 and 5 ) loved it . i ' m pretty particular about the quality of . . .

this was lovely ! my kids ( ages 3 and 5 ) loved it . i ' m pretty particular about the quality of animation , as well as subject matter and presentation - so many g films these days have much that still is not appropriate for a pre - schooler . however this movie was fit the bill . it was well - drawn , and lovely background ( the animation had that distinctly french look not unlike some of the more well - known french animated films ) . the themes were appropriate and the story line moved along without getting boring . all in all a very nice little film . i ' m surprised it hasn ' t gotten more attention .

i loved this movie . it is beautifully illustrated , and has a lovely message . i have loved books ever since i was quite a wee lass when my grandma would sit , in her rocking chair , with me upon her lap , and read me stories . when i learned to read , books always brought me into the world and lives of their characters , expanding my world . books really are magical .

my 7 y . o . loves this movie . she likes the story as well as the struggle the main character has with reading . even though reading comes easily to her , she is able to relate to the fears and anxieties that the character feels as well as the delight of meeting so many interesting and sometimes intimidating characters . my 3 y . o . loves the movie too but gets a bit afraid during certain sections of the movie . i highly recommend this movie . it has a great story , characters , and a good resolution .

really enjoyable story of child who was not confident enough to read aloud . i like this backstory of how important family members are to children and their role in encouraging . . .

this movie is awesome i am a seven year old and my sisters . . .

i 6 year old was intrigued by this movie . great way to iget kids to read

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this was such an enjoyable animated film , with a very a nice story and a pleasant visual style . even when the story could seem to be a bit simple at first sight , it actually has many wonderful qualities , that made it charming and captivating . i think that now more than ever is a good thing to teach the kids about the marvels of reading and imagination , and about the importance of the stories to be preserves by future generations . in that aspect , this movie did an incredible work , being much better done and more honest that many other movies with a similar message . it is also a very entertaining fantasy flick , with many interesting characters and a good balance of humor and adventure , not to mention the very pleasant visual style that this movie had , making it a nice and delightful animated film for the whole family with lots of heart . i highly recommend it .

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a young boy has to save fairy tale characters from oblivion in the charmingly drawn toon .

with : voices : eliott berger , cressida bandey , mirabelle kirkland , paul bandey , jodi forrest , david gasman , sharon mann , hester wilcox , doug rand , matthew geczy , christine flowers . french version artistic direction , lionel bourguet . voices : jeanne moreau , pierre richard , lorant deutsch , liliane rovere , julie gayet , jason beck , denis podalydes , arthur dubois , stephane flamant , nathalie hugo , gauthier de fauconval , mathieu moreau , prunelle rulens . voices : federico bebi , emanuela ionica , gaetano varcasia , rachele paolelli , sonia scotti , mino caprio , lorenza biella , germana dominici , francesco de francesco , clara ruberti , joy saltarelli , george castiglia , dante biagioni .

dialogue contains little out of the ordinary beyond the clever central idea . a standard - issue adventure seg , in which nat and his friends race back to the house , is underwhelming and lacking in originality .

production : an haut & court ( in france ) release of a gaumont - alphanim , la fabrique ( france ) / lanterna magica ( italy ) production , with participation of canal plus , tf1 , tps star . ( international sales : films distribution , paris . ) produced by clement calvet . executive producers , calvet , christian davin , maria fares , roberto baratta , xavier julliot . directed by dominique monfery , based on a development directed by henri heidsick . screenplay , anik le ray , alexandre reverend . artistic direction , allan wenger . artistic direction , patrizia sorini .

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sikharangal <EOT> sikharangal is a 1979 indian malayalam film , directed by sheela . the film stars jayan , sheela , sukumari and t . r .

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sheela was born as clara abraham in a syro - malabar catholic nasrani family in thrissur , kerala . she made her debut in tamil film paasom opposite m . g . ramachandran . her first malayalam movie was bhagyajathakam opposite sathyan . she has acted in more than 400 films . sheela has won the indian national film award for the best supporting actress for . . .

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an international marriage

an international marriage <EOT> does modern love have any need for romance , much less marriage ? for madeleine hanna , an english major writing a senior thesis with the marriage plot as the centerpiece , the question looms large . in madeleine ' s favorite novels , marriage

according to the family code of ukraine , marriage is a family union of a woman and a man registered at a state civil registration office . a religious marriage ceremony does not result in an official marriage recognized by the state . proxy marriages are also not legal under ukrainian law .

2 . when phyllida fell in love with alton , she gave up her dream of becoming an actress in hollywood . what sustains the hannas ' marriage despite this sacrifice ? how are alwyn and madeleine influenced by their parents ' marriage ? is alwyn ' s marriage to blake a bad one ?

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such a bill should set out the rules that govern a civil marriage . it should guarantee women’s equal rights within marriage , including equal rights to divorce , marital property , maintenance , child custody , and inheritance . it should prohibit threatening or harming anyone who is in or seeking an interreligious marriage .

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defining what counts as international is tricky too . a wedding of a local man and a foreign - born bride is easy . but the marriage of two foreigners in a third country sometimes counts and sometimes doesn ' t . trickiest of all is how to treat the marriage of a second - generation immigrant who has citizenship of a host country ( say , the child of a moroccan in france or a mexican in america ) . if such a person marries a native frenchwoman or an american , that usually does not count as international , even though it is an alliance across ethnic lines . perversely , if he marries a girl from his parents ' country of origin , that does count as international—but this is not a marriage across an ethnic divide and may indicate isolation not assimilation .

additionally , many u . s . citizens trying to meet ukrainians using an international marriage broker or dating service have fallen victim to internet scams that have cost them hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars . you may wish to consider this when deciding to use these types of services .

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[ 3 ] geraldine van bueren , the international law on the rights of the child 10 - 11 ( dordrecht / boston / london , martinus nijhoff publishers , 1995 . 35 international studies in human rights ) .

for more information on the civil marriage process in ukraine including a sample of the marriage application , please visit the website of the state registration and notary service of ukraine ( in ukrainian only ) .

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marriage remains , for the most part , an institution that promotes economic improvement and personal happiness . it also tends to boost social assimilation—the main exception being when a second - generation immigrant weds a girl from a village his parents had left long before . over the next few years , international marriage is likely to continue its quiet upward crawl . governments should protect its victims—but not prevent the process .

now , some 40 years in , the clintons ' marriage has emerged to serve as an example : partnership can take many forms , and sacrifice , while important , needn ' t be absolute .

if you have met , or are thinking about trying to meet , a ukrainian citizen through an international marriage broker or dating service , you should be aware of the realities of getting this person a visa to the united states . although you may intend a visit to the united states just to get acquainted in person , ukrainian citizens associated with marriage brokers and dating services rarely overcome the legal obstacles to obtaining a nonimmigrant visa .

international marriages are common in much of europe , too . calculations by giampaolo lanzieri , an italian demographer , show that in france the proportion of international marriage rose from about 10 % in 1996 to 16 % in 2009 . in germany , the rise is a little lower , from 11 . 3 % in 1990 to 13 . 7 % in 2010 . some smaller countries have much higher levels . nearly half the marriages in switzerland are international ones , up from a third in 1990 . around one in five marriages in sweden , belgium and austria involves a foreign partner .

among recent developments regarding children’s rights are an international call for action to end violence against children and a resolution adopted by the u . n . general assembly on the establishment of a human rights council . [ 57 ]

getting married in ukraine can take from several weeks to several months . both parties applying for marriage must have a legal status in ukraine ( ukrainian citizenship , residency permit , visa , entry stamp in their passport , etc . ) . an application for marriage should be submitted by a couple in person ( or by an authorized third party ) at any state registration and notary service of ukraine . normally , the waiting period is one month from the date of application to the date of marriage registration . according to the law , it is possible to expedite the process due to exigent circumstances . the application is annulled if marriage is not registered within three months of the application .

international marriages are often attacked as exploitative , because they typically take place between an older richer man and a younger , less well - educated woman from a poor country . terrible examples of abuse do exist . yet the evidence suggests that international marriages often last longer than average and that migrant wives come to play important roles in their husband ' s host country .

pope francis has said by the virtue of its very meaning , marriage can only be between a man and a woman .

same - sex marriage is allowed in 23 countries ( nationwide or in parts ) including ireland , the u . s . , spain , and canada . australia is currently preparing a postal survey to gauge the public mood on same - sex marriage .

such arguments seek to exploit a general lack of awareness of existing laws , fueling the fear that such women will find themselves in an invalid marriage not recognized by law . however , any concerns about the validity of interreligious marriages where a buddhist woman marries a non - buddhist have however already been addressed by the 1954 buddhist women’s special marriage and succession act .

iraq’s current personal status law ( law 188 of 1959 ) , which applies to all iraqis regardless of sect , sets the legal age for marriage at 18 , but allows for a judge to permit girls as young as 15 to be married in “urgent” cases . in december 2012 , the lebanese news outlet al - safir reported that rates of early marriage of girls had risen drastically in iraq in the previous decade . in 2013 , the population reference bureau , an international organization , reported that “the decline in early marriage has stopped in … iraq , ” citing its own statistics that 25 percent of girls marry before age 18 and 6 percent before age 15 . the draft law’s provisions would legalize , rather than try to reverse , iraq’s growing child marriage problem , human rights watch said .

leonard , a character in “the marriage plot” , wears a bandana and suffers from depression . was he based on david foster wallace ?

why not ? for part of the explanation , ms koelet points to the intriguing marriage patterns of the swiss . the country has one of the highest rates of international marriage in the world ( surpassed only by liechtenstein , luxembourg and cyprus ) . but the swiss “marry out” in particular ways . the german - speaking swiss marry largely neighbouring germans ; the francophone swiss marry the french ; italian - speakers marry italians . it is the same with belgians : flemish - speakers tend to marry dutch partners , walloons marry french people . language , it appears , remains a persistent barrier to international marriage in europe and the spread of english as a second language does not seem to have changed that .

governments impose restrictions in the belief that cross - border marriages can destabilise their societies . sometimes , their fears are understandable . in taiwan , the share of international marriages doubled in five years . but such rapid change is highly unusual . by and large , marriage between people of different nationalities has grown more slowly than immigration . in the past few years , the increase in marriage has slowed further , probably reflecting global economic problems .

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after the marriage is performed , a marriage certificate will be issued by zags . for further use outside belarus , the certificate should bear an apostille from the consular division of the ministry of foreign affairs of belarus in minsk ( 37a karl marx street , minsk 220030 , tel . + 375 ( 172 ) 222661 ; an equivalent of $ 12 is charged in local currency for each apostille ) or at the appropriate belarusian consulate abroad . we recommend that you do this in minsk , as otherwise the cost can be prohibitive .

marriage registration is preceded by filing a marriage application with the zags assigned to the area where the belarusian fiancé ( e ) resides . applications should be filed by both fiancé ( e ) s who certify their intention to get married by signing the application in the presence of a zags representative . according to belarusian laws , a marriage can not be registered sooner than 3 or later than 90 calendar days after it was applied for .

" when something is designated an individual landmark it ' s subjected to a greater amount of scrutiny , " she said .

the head of the catholic church said there is “critical confusion at the moment” about the true nature of marriage as well as the issue of gender .

everywhere , cross - border marriage rises with migration , but more slowly . according to mr esteve ' s figures , the correlation is roughly one international marriage for every two new migrants . that would seem to mean that half of new migrants are marrying into their host society and the other half ( presumably ) into their own communities . so a surge in immigration usually leads to only a more modest rise in cross - border marriages ; the process is slower and more complex .

rather than backing this discriminatory bill , myanmar’s politicians should work with human rights and women’s rights groups to draft a bill allowing couples to register a civil marriage without either party having to convert or follow a religious group’s personal status laws . as the united nations religious freedom expert has recommended , “states should in their personal status laws provide the possibility to have an interreligious marriage for individuals who have different religious affiliations or no religion at all . ”

most demographic trends are irresistible forces . it is rare that government policy can make a big difference . but international marriage is sensitive to public policy . in the mid - 2000s , taiwan ' s government , for example , took alarm at the number of foreign brides coming into the country . it did not slam the gates but started to wrap the marriage process in licensing and permits , insisting on better treatment of immigrant women . this reduced the number of foreign brides by more than half between 2003 and 2010 . malaysia also maintains an array of secular and religious permits which foreigners must get not only for marriage , but also for residence and work . it seems effective : less than 2 % of all malaysian marriages involve a foreigner , against almost 40 % in neighbouring singapore .

marriage between girls from poor countries and older men from rich ones are controversial . as sang - lim lee of the international organisation of migration centre in goyang says , when men pay the brides ' family “they tend to think they have bought a good . if it has a defect , they think they can send it back . ”

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the growth of children’s rights as reflected in international and transnational law has transformed the post - war legal landscape . this overview describes some of the major global and regional legal instruments that have contributed to this transformation , as well as specific relevant provisions in broader human - rights related instruments and in international agreements on child protection and placement . ( pdf , 185kb )

“your sister sends her regrets , ” phyllida said , coming out . “she has to take richard the lionhearted for an ultrasound today . ”

having an open discussion on a bill that genuinely respects the rights of women and religious minorities is desperately needed . but the current climate for fostering dialogue is poor . the women’s rights activists , religious minority groups and those buddhist monks who publicly oppose the proposed bill on interreligious marriage have received threatening phone calls .

in june 1992 , clinton uses a sewing machine designed to eliminate back and wrist strain . she had just given a speech at a convention of the international ladies ' garment workers union .

lentz said she hopes the lgbt community will have reason to celebrate a second time this week when the supreme court hands down its ruling on nationalizing same - sex marriage .

[ 39 ] the hague convention of 1996 on the international protection of children , hcch web site , urltoken ( last visited july 27 , 2007 ) . the article summarizes the convention’s contents .

compelling women to seek parental consent for marriage would give parents carte blanche to dictate such decisions . it allows parents to refuse consent for their adult daughters to marry whom they wish .

[ 56 ] the worst forms of child labour convention , in a preamble and 16 articles , was adopted by the general conference of the international labour organisation on june 17 , 1999 , and entered into force on november 19 , 2000 . for an online text , see the ohchr web site , urltoken ( last visited july 30 , 2007 ) .

published since september 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence , which presses forward , and an unworthy , timid ignorance obstructing our progress . ”

writer - director rama burshtein misfires here , and that’s a disappointment following her brilliant debut film , fill the void , a fascinating exploration of a pending marriage—also set in israel’s haredi world—which raised difficult moral questions and featured two complex protagonists . an eye - opening and entertaining movie from beginning to end , it lent itself to interpretation and discussion .

on a more pedestrian plane , three weeks before the wedding gidi admits he just doesn’t love michal and wants out . she’s devastated but refuses to relinquish the hall . she’s fitted for an elaborate wedding dress and purchases an apartment for the groom - free couple , convinced that god will provide her a husband in time .

13 . discuss the novel ' s meta - ending ( an ending about endings ) . does it reflect reality ? what were your expectations for the characters ?

some newspapers claimed this would be jolivet ' s last film . her husband , count cippico , only allowed her to make the film because she had signed the contact prior to their marriage .

today , parents and candidates need marriage counselling more than ever . not ready to compromise or to adjust . feel difficulties , to adopt new lifestyle and culture . specially to manage career and further life . couples took divorce and leave each other , for reasons , which they eventually regret . unlike older days , where couples stay happily married for long . this is why i personally provide marriage counselling before and after marriage . i have saved lots of marriages because most of the time , couples never find someone who counsel them with a deep understanding of today ' s problems .

excerpted from " the marriage plot : a novel by jeffrey eugenides , " published in october 2011 by farrar , straus and giroux , llc . copyright © 2011 by jeffrey eugenides . all rights reserved .

for the following nine years he worked on a third book , “the marriage plot” , which was published in october ( reviewed by the economist here ) . it tells the story of three college students—madeleine , leonard and mitchell—who graduate from brown university in 1982 and spend a lot of time discussing literary theory , derrida , tolstoy , austen and hemingway . it is a book about other books , and a postmodern twist on the marriage plot of the victorian novel . but it is also an exploration of mental illness , failed romance and one man ' s battle with religious faith .

but few - - and even " few " may be generous - - marriages are . while the cynical might look at the clintons ' marriage as one that turns on political gain , one in which each has garnered power from the other , isn ' t that the whole point of marriage ? to boost one another ? to support the other despite his or her flaws , or perhaps because of them ?

the writer and director leena yadav’s new film “parched , ” which had its premiere last weekend at the toronto international film festival , presents the villages of rural india as both beautiful and suffocating , places where ancient traditions often trap women in lives of almost unremitting cruelty . this challenging drama was originally conceived as an irreverent comedy , a kind of rural indian “sex in the city . ” but the story became much more serious when the indian - born director visited the desert villages of gujarat and encountered young girls forced into marriage or women with bruises on their arms who made excuses for their husbands’ routine beatings .

a broad spectrum of iraqi rights activists , sunni and shia religious leaders , and judges have criticized the draft law as discriminatory , violating religious texts , and , because the law would single out one sect , entrenching sectarian divisions in law . the iraqi women’s network , an association of women’s rights groups , held protests on march 8 , international women’s day , calling it a day of mourning in iraq .

certificate of free status ( certificate of non - impediment ) – required of all foreigners marrying in belarus . zags offices generally accept an “affidavit of free status” executed before an american consul in belarus or before a notary public in the u . s . in the latter case , the affidavit should be translated into russian and authenticated in accordance with the hague legalization convention , and bear an apostille . see the state department web site for additional information on the hague legalization convention and its procedures . documents issued in the u . s . can be authenticated only in the u . s . the state where the document is issued will need to affix the apostille . to schedule an appointment please click here .

“well , you’re an adult now , ” phyllida said . “you can do what you like . though , for the record , i have to say that i don’t approve . ”

president clinton makes a statement at the white house in december 1998 , thanking members of congress who voted against his impeachment . the senate trial ended with an acquittal in february 1999 .

…a romantic comedy wrapped around an academic satire that looks like the sprightly love child of allegra goodman and jonathan franzen…a master of voice , from the perfectly calibrated voyeurs of the virgin suicides to the bifurcated consciousness of middlesex , eugenides delivers the marriage plot as a sympathetic omniscient narrator who can move unobtrusively into these three lovers ' minds , leaving just the faintest fingerprints of his light satire . the washington post

[ 24 ] this gives no recognition , however , to the role of fatherhood , and the “twinning of the exclusive role of women and children continues to resound throughout international law . ” van bueren , supra note 3 , at 18 .

the fact is that the clintons ' marriage has survived , perhaps even thrived , to become a very real and modern testament to the marriage bond . there is sacrifice , but there is also a notable lack of sacrifice . hillary supported bill for many years , but not while abandoning her dreams entirely . he either didn ' t ask , or she didn ' t comply . either way , they made it work , through challenges and successes .

“one of his kidneys is petite , apparently . the doctors want to keep an eye on it . if you ask me , all these ultrasounds do is find things to worry about . ”

in this photo provided by the white house , obama , clinton , biden and other members of the national security team receive an update on the mission against osama bin laden in may 2011 .

q . some of the most painful parts of your film deal with arranged marriage . there’s a very young girl who’s forced to marry and is then abused by her husband . how common do you think this is in india ?

bill clinton has always been a gifted orator and this address was no different ; it was powerful , convincing and heartfelt . but it was more than just a speech to satisfy an agenda ; far more than a means to a political end . loving , respectful , proud , and very human , his speech spoke volumes not only about his wife , the candidate , but , more notably , about the modern marriage ideal .

it was not until the late nineteenth century that a nascent children’s rights’ protection movement countered the widely held view that children were mainly quasi - property and economic assets . in the united states , the progressive movement challenged courts’ reluctance to interfere in family matters , promoted broad child welfare reforms , and was successful in having laws passed to regulate child labor and provide for compulsory education . it also raised awareness of children’s issues and established a juvenile court system . another push for children’s rights occurred in the 1960s and 1970s , when children were viewed by some advocates as victims of discrimination or as an oppressed group . in the international context , “ [ t ] he growth of children’s rights in international and transnational law has been identified as a striking change in the post - war legal landscape . ” [ 1 ] the purpose of this overview is to describe some of the provisions of certain major international legal instruments on children’s rights that form part of that landscape .

international marriages matter partly because they reflect—and result from—globalisation . as people holiday or study abroad , or migrate to live and work , the visitors meet and marry locals . their unions are symbols of cultural integration , and battlefields for conflicts over integration . few things help immigrants come to terms with their new country more than becoming part of a local family . though the offspring of such unions may struggle with the barriers of prejudice , at their best international marriages reduce intolerance directly themselves , and indirectly through their progeny .

when asked by the interviewer , french sociologist dominique wolton , about marriage for same - sex couples , pope francis replied : " let ' s call this " civil unions . " we do not joke around with the truth . "

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belatedly , answers to these questions of scale and definition are coming , chiefly thanks to the efforts of the international union for the scientific study of population ( iussp ) , a professional association of demographers , and , especially , of doo - sub kim , a professor at hanyang university in seoul who chairs its panel on cross - border marriages . global figures remain sketchy , but marriage patterns in asia and europe , at least , are becoming clearer . some tentative , often surprising , conclusions are emerging .

asia is different . in europe and america , marriage tends to follow migration . in asia , people marry to migrate . marriages in south korea , for example , are often arranged by a broker in an unromantic process that takes two or three days and costs the korean groom $ 20 , 000 - 30 , 000 . similarly , taiwan has many marriages between its male citizens and vietnamese women . the growth began when taiwanese companies started investing in vietnam .

the draft law ignores article 2 of the declaration on the elimination of violence against women by legalizing marital rape , human rights watch said . the cedaw committee , the body of international experts who review state compliance with the convention , in its february 28 , 2014 review of iraq’s reports , urged the government to “immediately withdraw the draft jaafari personal status law . ” the law also appears to violate the international covenants on civil and political rights and on economic , social and cultural rights by granting fewer rights to certain individuals on the basis of their religion .

offering a wholly new approach to the classic love story , this is an intimate meditation on the questsromantic and otherwisethat confound and propel us . the questions and discussion topics that follow are designed to enhance your reading of

[ 51 ] the hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction , hague no . 28 , was adopted by the hague conference on private international law on october 25 , 1980 , and entered into force on december 1 , 1983 . t . i . a . s . no . 11 , 670 , 1343 u . n . t . s . 89 ; 19 i . l . m . 1501 ( 1980 ) . for an online text , see the hcch web site , urltoken ( last visited july 26 , 2007 ) ( unofficial source ) . for an online description of the convention and links to other sites and information , see the u . s . department of state bureau of consular affairs web site , urltoken hague _ issues _ 578 . html ( last visited july 26 , 2007 ) . for a list of “party countries and effective dates with u . s . , ” see urltoken hague _ issues _ 1487 . html ( last visited july 26 , 2007 ) . see also gloria folger dehart , the relationship between the 1980 child abduction convention and the 1996 protection convention , 33 : 1 journal of international law and politics 83 ( 2000 ) , available at urltoken ( pdf ) . the entire jilp issue is on the 1980 convention .

research into four european countries by suzana koelet of the free university of brussels and others confirms that international marriages have not risen as much as one might have expected in europe . on her calculations , rates of marriages with a person from another european union country have been flat in belgium and the netherlands since 2000 and shown only a modest rise in spain . marriage rates between swiss and eu citizens have also not budged . true , marriages with foreigners have increased sharply in spain—but that was because of a spurt of marriages with non - eu citizens : spain had huge immigration flows from latin america during the 1990s and 2000s . by implication , the closer integration that the eu is supposed to be bringing about seems to be having no discernible impact on the marriage choices of dutch , belgian and spanish citizens .

[ 6 ] the minimum age convention , comprising a preamble and 18 articles , was adopted by the 58th session of the general conference of the international labour organisation on june 26 , 1973 , and entered into force on june 19 , 1976 ; i . l . o . no . 138 . for an online text , see the office of the u . n . high commissioner of human rights ( ohchr ) web site , urltoken ( last visited july 25 , 2007 ) ( unofficial source ) .

the draft law violates the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women ( cedaw ) , which iraq ratified in 1986 , by giving fewer rights to women and girls on the basis of their gender . it also violates the convention on rights of the child , which iraq ratified in 1994 , by legalizing child marriage , putting girls at risk of forced and early marriage and susceptible to sexual abuse , and not requiring decisions about children in divorce cases to be made in the best interests of the child .

though the gap in background , age and education between spouses in international marriages is greater than in those between compatriots , it does not seem to affect these unions ' durability . doo - sub kim plotted the time that cross - border marriages have lasted in south korea against the couples ' ages and educational backgrounds . amazingly , the bigger the difference , the longer the marriage . it is hard to know why this should be . maybe those who marry foreigners invest more in their marriages . or maybe younger , poorer wives find it harder to leave .

yet this is not the dominant pattern , still less the sole one . international marriages often seem to work for the couple involved—at least if the longevity of their union is any guide . and they seem to have social benefits , as well as costs , for both receiving and sending countries .

“matchmaker , matchmaker , make me a match…” well , you know the rest . it’s a charming tune in fiddler on the roof , the iconic musical set in a 19th - century shtetl . but even here a little bit goes a long way and tevye’s daughters have the good taste to gently satirize the tradition . now , move the marriage plot to 21st - century israel ( admittedly , in an ultra - orthodox community ) and multiply the young girl’s yearning exponentially with no spirit of sendup .

aung myaing , the chairperson of the buddhist theravada dharma network , claims the bill would protect vulnerable buddhist women who unwittingly make marriage decisions without understanding the ramifications . the implication is that buddhist women in interreligious marriages have far fewer legal protections and rights than those who marry buddhists .

in its review , the cedaw committee had also recommended that iraq repeal discriminatory legal exceptions to the minimum age of marriage for girls in the existing personal status law . it said that legal exceptions to the minimum age of marriage should be granted only in exceptional cases and authorized by a competent court for both girls and boys , and only in cases in which they are at least 16 years old and give their express consent . it recommended that iraq take the necessary legislative measures to prohibit polygamy , which is permitted in the current law under certain circumstances .

and yet , of course , the clintons ' very public marriage has not been a universally smooth one . it has endured career ambition , extramarital affairs , numerous relocations , children , grandchildren . it has most certainly been tested , both publicly and privately . it is not perfect .

" every year for pride month it ' s a major gathering place and it ' s also the place where people went to celebrate when gay marriage was legalized in new york state , " said karen loew , director of special projects at the greenwich village society for historic preservation .

madeleine hanna is an english major at ivy league brown university in 1982 . her thesis is concerned with " the marriage plot " as it existed in the 19th - century novel and the way , with marriage having lost its gravitas in her era of quickie divorces and prenups , the novel itself has been diminished . much as madeleine may believe this thesis as a critic , however , as a 20 - year - old woman there is much about her life that seems victorian . she is , cliche of cliches , caught in a love triangle herself , torn between two fellow undergraduates : the charismatic and depressive leonard bankhead on the one hand and the studious and spiritual mitchell grammaticus on the other . her heart shouts leonard ( most of the time ) ; her head and her waspish parents murmur mitchell .

new york ( cnn ) the stonewall inn , the site of the 1969 stonewall riots and an iconic bar in the lgbt community , on tuesday was unanimously granted landmark status by a vote of new york city ' s landmarks preservation commission .

in most developing countries , the share of men married to foreign women was less than 2 % in 2000 ( 0 . 7 % in ghana and bolivia ; 0 . 2 % in colombia and the philippines ; 3 . 3 % in south africa ) . in contrast , three rich countries—america , britain and france—account for half the total in the sample . america alone has a third . because it is so large , though , the share of international marriage remains low : only 4 . 6 % of americans were married to a foreigner in 2010 , up from 2 . 4 % in 1970 .

[ 38 ] the 1996 convention was adopted on october 19 , 1996 , and entered into force january 1 , 2002 . 35 i . l . m . 1391 , 1396 ( 1996 ) . it comprises a brief preamble and 63 articles . for an online text , see the hague conference on private international law ( hcch ) web site , urltoken ( last visited july 27 , 2007 ) . see alsohow children’s voices are heard in protective proceedings , representing children worldwide ( rcw ) ( 2005 ) , available at urltoken ( the study covers 250 jurisdictions ) , and gloria folger dehart , the relationship between the 1980 child abduction convention and the 1996 protection convention , 33 : 1 journal of international law and politics 83 ( 2000 ) , available at urltoken ( pdf ) . the entire issue of the jilp is devoted to the 1980 convention , marking its twentieth anniversary .

for their part , the young women , often from poor areas of china and vietnam , are looking for economic opportunities . marriage with a man from a richer country is seen as a means of advancement and a way of helping their families at home . in asia , it seems , cross - border unions are products of distorted local marriage markets ; in europe , they are results of gaps in labour markets that encourage migration . in both parts of the world , diasporas play a role : as immigrants settle down they encourage friends and family from back home to follow in their footsteps .

in case the “certificate of free status” lists the american fiancé ( e ) ’s status as “divorced” or “widowed” a divorce decree or death certificate is required . in both instances the document must be translated into russian and have an apostille affixed to it .

" i understand the appeal of a businessman president . but trump ' s business plan is a disaster in the making , " said bloomberg , an independent . he said the republican nominee is a " risky , reckless , and radical choice . "

the measure would require non - buddhist men to convert to buddhism before they could marry a buddhist woman . the couple would then have to get written consent from the bride’s parents or guardians and subsequently prove compliance with these preconditions before local authorities could register the marriage . according to a draft of the proposed law , a non - buddhist man who does not comply with these rules before marrying a buddhist woman could face 10 years in prison and have his property seized and handed to her . he could also be prosecuted for other offences related to marriage under the myanmar penal code , with separate sentences and fines .

the european convention on the recognition and enforcement of decisions concerning the custody of children ( the luxembourg convention ) seeks to protect the rights of custody and access to children in the international context . it calls upon the central authorities designated by states parties to provide “free , prompt , non - bureaucratic assistance” in determining the whereabouts and restoring custody of an improperly removed child . [ 53 ] they must also avoid prejudice to the interests of the child or of the applicant in restoring child custody , among other requirements . like the 1980 convention , the luxembourg convention defines a child as being under the age of sixteen ( article 1 ( a ) ) . also , under both instruments , the right of action lies with the custody holder . [ 54 ] the luxembourg convention uses the term “improper removal” to refer to “the removal of a child across an international frontier in breach of a decision relating to his custody” given in a state party and enforceable in that state ( article 1 ( d ) ) , in contrast to the 1980 convention’s term “wrongful removal or retention” of a child and the crc’s term “the illicit transfer and non - return of children abroad” ( article 11 ) . [ 55 ]

under this law , when a buddhist woman marries a non - buddhist man , all rights and disputes regarding the marriage are governed by burmese customary law , which also governs buddhist marriages . the proposed new law , if enacted , will suspend the application of the 1954 law and simply prescribe conversion to buddhism .

if you talk to geneticists they are constantly finding that your genes are being switched on and off because of the environment . genes alone do not determine an exact path in your life . it ' s a strong influence , and you can ' t discount it , but it ' s not that simple , it ' s much more complex . i think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will . an entirely mechanistic view of life is not only inaccurate , it is rather depressing i think .

local men in such countries , mr jones argues from singapore , look for foreign brides for two reasons . first because of the so - called “marriage strike” affecting some east asian societies . in the richer countries of east and south - east asia , like japan , singapore , south korea and taiwan , a third or more of local women are not marrying ; and those who do wed late , at 31 or 32 . this is causing some men to look to foreign shores for potential mates . the other reason—specific to a few asian societies—is because a combination of traditional preference for sons and the availability of sex - selective abortion skewed the sex ratio at birth 20 years ago , leaving too few native - born women now . south korea is an example . in 1990 , it had 117 boys born for every 100 girls . men are looking abroad to plug the gap in their local marriage market .

marriage , like many jobs , is tough work . if hillary works as hard at running the country as she and her husband have at maintaining their family unit - - and there ' s every reason to believe she will - - there ' s reason to believe the united states will be in very capable hands .

the hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction ( 1980 convention ) governs issues related to parental kidnapping or the removal of children under the age of sixteen across international borders and involving the jurisdiction of different countries’ courts . its stated objectives are to secure the prompt return of children wrongfully removed to or retained in any contracting state and to ensure that the rights of custody and of access under the law of one contracting state are effectively respected in the other contracting states ( article 1 ) . removal or retention of a child is deemed wrongful if : a ) it is in breach of custody rights attributed to a person , an institution , or any other body , either jointly or alone , under the law of the state in which the child was habitually resident immediately before the removal or retention ; and b ) at the time of removal or retention those rights were exercised , or would have been but for the removal or retention ( article 3 , paragraph 1 ) .

so it is all the more disappointing that until recently so little has been known about these unions . records are patchy . some countries do not collect annual information about the citizenship of couples . official figures may say nothing about a marriage if it takes place abroad ( for example in the country of the immigrant spouse ) .

[ 48 ] the hague convention on the protection of children and cooperation in respect of intercountry adoption , comprising a preamble and forty - eight articles , was concluded on may 29 , 1993 , and entered into force on may 1 , 1995 . 32 i . l . m . 1134 ( 1993 ) . for an online text , see the hcch web site , urltoken ( last visited july 27 , 2007 ) . see also hans van loon , hague convention of 29 may 1993 on protection of children and cooperation in respect of intercountry adoption , 3 the international journal of children’s rights 463 ( 1995 ) , available at urltoken .

this seemed to go well for a moment , standing up . her head felt curiously light , as if hollowed out . but then the blood , draining from her skull like sand from an hourglass , hit a bottleneck , and the back of her head exploded in pain .

the first pride rally occurred one month after the stonewall riots in 1969 and will mark its 45th anniversary this weekend . the organizers of this year ' s parade are expecting a huge turnout , particularly as they await a decision from the supreme court on marriage equality , according to james fallarino , heritage of pride ' s media director .

" we cannot change it . this is the nature of things , " in the catholic church , and also in the history of humanity , the pope said in an interview turned book " politique et societe " ( " politics and society " ) , reported catholic news service .

[ 27 ] the international covenant on civil and political rights , with a preamble and 53 articles , was adopted by the u . n . general assembly on december 16 , 1966 , and entered into force on march 23 , 1976 . g . a . res . 2200a ( xxi ) , 21 u . n . gaor , 21st sess . supp . ( no . 16 ) at 52 , u . n . doc . a / 6316 ( dec . 16 , 1966 ) , 999 u . n . t . s . 171 . for an online text , see the ohchr web site , urltoken ( last visited july 26 , 2007 ) .

demonstrators in baghdad call international women ' s day a " day of mourning " in protest of iraq ' s new draft jaafari personal status law , which would restrict women ' s rights in matters of inheritance , parental and other rights after divorce , make it easier for men to take multiple wives , and allow girls to be married from age 9 . march 8 , 2014 .

[ 25 ] the international covenant on economic , social and cultural rights , with a preamble and 31 articles , was adopted by the u . n . general assembly on december 16 , 1996 , and entered into force on january 3 , 1976 . g . a . res . 2200a ( xxi ) , 21 u . n . gaor , 21st sess . , supp . ( no . 16 ) at 49 , u . n . doc . a / 6316 ( dec . 16 , 1966 ) , 993 u . n . t . s . 3 . for an online text , see the ohchr web site , urltoken ( last visited july 23 , 2007 ) .

these come via comicbookmovie . com , and show off all of the new film ' s major players with an intimate , albeit airbrushed , look . i dig the amount of character put into these images — most of them have a quiet dynamism to them , from harrison ford ' s lurching scowl as deckard ( is anyone as good at being old and pissed about it as harrison ford ? ) to dave bautista ' s uneasy stare into the distance as sapper morton . you can do a lot with good staging and an effective , well - shot set of publicity photos , apparently .

( baghdad ) – iraq ’s council of ministers should withdraw a new draft personal status law and ensure that iraq’s legal framework protects women and girls in line with its international obligations . the pending legislation would restrict women’s rights in matters of inheritance and parental and other rights after divorce , make it easier for men to take multiple wives , and allow girls to be married from age nine .

if shakira , a colombian pop star , marries her boyfriend , the spanish national footballer gerard piqué , the only unusual things about it would be that she is even more famous than he is and ten years older . otherwise , theirs would be just a celebrity example of one of the world ' s biggest social trends : the rise of international marriages—that is , involving couples of different nationalities .

the european convention on the exercise of children’s rights , c . e . t . s . no . 160 , has a preamble and twenty - six articles . it was opened for signature on january 25 , 1996 , and entered into force on july 1 , 2000 . for an online text ,

the hindi - language film was the result of an unusually close collaboration between bollywood and hollywood : it was produced by the indian film impresario ajay devgan , shot by russell carpenter , the oscar - winning cinematographer of “titanic , ” and edited by kevin tent , a longtime collaborator of the american indie director alexander payne . ms . yadav , 44 , said the issues the film raises have global dimensions . “i have friends all over the world — in mumbai , in new york — who know characters just like these women , ” she said by phone from toronto . the following are edited excerpts from an interview .

the wedding plan opens with michal consulting a holistic jewish shaman of some sort whose specialty is removing the evil eye from her “patients . ” her tools of exorcism are animal guts and shared will power . michal insists there’s nothing she wants more than mutual love with the man of her dreams ( whoever that may be ) that leads to marriage , stability and social status .

clinton waves to the media in january 1996 as she arrives for an appearance before a grand jury in washington . the first lady was subpoenaed to testify as a witness in the investigation of the whitewater land deal in arkansas . the clintons ' business investment was investigated , but ultimately they were cleared of any wrongdoing .

[ 28 ] van bueren , supra note 3 , at 20 . she notes that the covenant prohibits imposition of the death penalty for crimes committed by persons under the age of eighteen as the result of an initiative from japan , citing to u . n . doc . a / c . 3 / l 650 .

[ 2 ] the u . n . declaration of the rights of the child comprises a preample and ten principles . g . a . res . 1386 ( xiv ) , 14 u . n . gaor supp . ( no . 16 ) at 19 , u . n . doc . a / 4354 . for an online text of the declaration , see the office of the u . n . high commissioner for human rights ( unhchr ) web site , urltoken ( last visited july 20 , 2007 ) ( unofficial source ) . a list of the status of ratification of the principal international human rights treaties as of july 14 , 2006 , is available at urltoken ( pdf ) ( last visited dec . 3 , 2007 ) .

in this universe , an unmarried woman who has seen the better side of 30 is viewed with pity and / or contempt . these values have not evolved at all and neither has the practice of arranged dating—often through a matchmaker—where the couple meets a few times in public settings and if they’re compatible enough they set a wedding date .