If you loved Sex Is No Laughing Matter, try MacArthur's Children
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. MacArthur's Children has roughly 3.0× fewer votes than Sex Is No Laughing Matter — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the bittersweet, outsider, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Sex Is No Laughing Matter, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What MacArthur's Children is
The Japanese do the "wait, now what?" shuffle as WWII ends. Everyone in a coastal village suddenly hosts American occupiers. Fun times are not had.
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