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Tatie Danielle (Aunt Danielle) played in the film of the same name by Tsilla Chelton is not a nice person. An equal hater of men and women, Danielle dispenses her brand of venom without prejudice. She especially enjoys tormenting dogs and small children.

The more her family tries to show her love, the more wicked she becomes. What is hilarious is the glee she takes in upsetting the lives and plans of her family and her outright defiance of social conventions.

I would say more but I don't want to spoil the enjoyment of the film.

With "Tatie Danielle" I say buy it. You will watch it again and again. Guaranteed!

As Lois McMaster Bujold said, "There are always survivors at a massacre. Among the victors, if nowhere else." That there may be disputes as to the actual number of causalities does not diminish from the fact, as reflected in the film, that the citizen of Nanking, China, were horribly brutalized during the fall of 1937 and that the memories of those events are seared into the collective consciousness of the Chinese people forever.

Much has been made in the retelling of the story of Nanking about what the German John Rabe did to help save some of the people. While that is an integral part of the story, I think what is even more telling in the film are the heroic sacrifices (some ultimate, some not) that the citizens of the city made for each other in an attempt to save the women of the city from rape and to keep families, friends, and loved ones together.

While this is not an easy film to watch, it certainly reflects much of the true nature of war.

I bought the film. I would advise either seeing it in the theater or renting it, since is one that you will only watch now and again due to its strong nature.

I love Yoji Yamamda's films. His films seem to go directly to the heart of the human condition. I think I own almost all of them, so when "About Her Brother" was released, I immediately bought a copy sight unseen. I'm a little sorry I did so. "About Her Brother" is not an example of his usual fare. It seems more like Yoji Yamada took half a script from a Tora-san movie and grafted it onto the script for one of his standard serious dramas. The first half of the film follows, mostly, the comings and goings of a goofy Tora-san-like brother who goes beyond just measure in trying to draw laughs. It really is painful to watch the over acting. The second half of the film is more focused on the family members who suffer misery on the brother's account. Rather than rush out and buy a copy, I would advise movie fans to see it in the theater or rent the DVD first, and then make a decision on whether to buy it or not.