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August 14, 2009
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Chuck Jaffee: Tense family drama opens film festival

The police come to a home where an anger-prone alcoholic beat his wife. That's the first scene in "Like Dandelion Dust." Your stomach will remain in a knot for the rest of the film. How will this sobered and rehabilitated husband be with his wife after she fetches him from prison seven years later? Yes, she's there for him seven years later. You will be tempted to project ready judgments, especially as their story is contrasted against a married couple with an unsullied case of loving life skills and lots of money. You will worry and ache for the child …

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