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''The Land of Faraway'' is an [[The Eighties|80s]] family fantasy film directed by Vladimir Grammatikov, and starring [[Christopher Lee]], [[Christian Bale]], Nicholas Pickard, Timothy Bottoms, and Susanna York. It's based on the book, ''Mio, My Mio'', by Astrid Lindgren.
''[[The Land of Faraway]]'' is an [[The Eighties|80s]] family fantasy film directed by Vladimir Grammatikov, and starring [[Christopher Lee]], [[Christian Bale]], Nicholas Pickard, Timothy Bottoms, and Susanna York. It's based on the book, ''Mio, My Mio'', by Astrid Lindgren.


The film begins in modern Stockholm. An orphaned boy named Bosse suffers neglect and abuse at the hands of his cruel aunt Edna and his apathetic Uncle Sixton, as well as being picked on by local bullies. For the record, his mother is confirmed dead and his father just disappeared. His best friend is Benke ([[Christian Bale|Bale]]), son of a [[Good Parents|kind and loving father]]. The kind Boose wishes he had, too. After an especially horrific night of abuse by his aunt and uncle, he runs away into the night to seek his real father.
The film begins in modern Stockholm. An orphaned boy named Bosse suffers neglect and abuse at the hands of his cruel aunt Edna and his apathetic Uncle Sixton, as well as being picked on by local bullies. For the record, his mother is confirmed dead and his father just disappeared. His best friend is Benke ([[Christian Bale|Bale]]), son of a [[Good Parents|kind and loving father]]. The kind Boose wishes he had, too. After an especially horrific night of abuse by his aunt and uncle, he runs away into the night to seek his real father.
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Mio picks up on the fact that he meets all the job qualifications and thus sets out on his epic journey with his gardener and horse, armed with nothing but magical bread that satisfies all hunger! ...Methinks his plan needs a little more thought.
Mio picks up on the fact that he meets all the job qualifications and thus sets out on his epic journey with his gardener and horse, armed with nothing but magical bread that satisfies all hunger! ...Methinks his plan needs a little more thought.


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=== '''''The Land of Faraway''''' provides examples of: ===
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* [[Cliché Storm]]: Oh boy, where to ''begin''? The entire movie plays like a ''Mad Libs'' where you insert fantasy and faerie tale cliches into the blanks.

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* [[Cliché Storm]]: Oh boy, where to ''begin''? The entire movie plays like a Mad Libs where you insert fantasy and faerie tale cliches into the blanks.
** The entire first act plays every [[Changeling Fantasy]] plot point entirely straight right down to [[Rags to Royalty]].
** The entire first act plays every [[Changeling Fantasy]] plot point entirely straight right down to [[Rags to Royalty]].
** Mio is [[The Chosen One]] who must go on a quest to defeat the ultimate evil.
** Mio is [[The Chosen One]] who must go on a quest to defeat the ultimate evil.
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** Hell, the bad guy is played by ''[[Christopher Lee]]''! ''[[Christopher Lee|Christopher]]'' '''''[[Christopher Lee|Frikkin]]''''' ''[[Christopher Lee|Lee]]''!
** Hell, the bad guy is played by ''[[Christopher Lee]]''! ''[[Christopher Lee|Christopher]]'' '''''[[Christopher Lee|Frikkin]]''''' ''[[Christopher Lee|Lee]]''!
** Let's not even start on the Tolkien plot devices is rips off. A young man (Frodo/Mio) recently comes into a rather sizable inheritance (Bag-End and the Ring/being the prince of ''Green Meadow Island''), who finds out that he must embark on a quest defeat evil forever (kill Kato/destroy the Ring), ''WITH HIS GARDENER''!
** Let's not even start on the Tolkien plot devices is rips off. A young man (Frodo/Mio) recently comes into a rather sizable inheritance (Bag-End and the Ring/being the prince of ''Green Meadow Island''), who finds out that he must embark on a quest defeat evil forever (kill Kato/destroy the Ring), ''WITH HIS GARDENER''!
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