goodhearted

With the remote town of Ura being prepped for a mock election, Dorji is certainly having goodhearted fun with his nation’s transition to democracy, remembering the air of befuddlement from a citizenry first learning politics when they’d just gotten accustomed to television and the internet.

But as is, this goodhearted if at times misguided version may suffice for its often amusing and touching moments and as a reminder of Romano’s everyman skill in front of a camera.

One series of drawings, entitled “Le Petit Nicolas” and featuring a mischievous but goodhearted schoolboy, appeared in a Belgian paper.

A few days later, goodhearted citizens contributed money to help Diakite and other farmers whose fields had been cut down.

In the title role, Lesley Manville exudes a down-to-earth, goodhearted quality, and comes off more martyr than saint.