I am writing this from my home screen in Istanbul. This film is yet to come to our cinemas here. I couldn't wait to watch this masterpiece from a digital copy. Sorry producers.

I now know why Spielberg so much liked late Truffaut! And his films and his character. There was a deep connection between the two. For Truffaut it was his first film, for Spielberg (so far) his last. My god, just how personal this story is! This was an enigma for me before I watched The Fabelmans; the enigma why the American respected his French counterpart so much. Just watch Close Encounters and you will see what I am talking about.

Sorry reader, this is between me and Mr. Spielberg as it was between me and Mr. Truffaut, when I first watched his 400 Blows when I was 12, exactly the same age as the main character. I can now see his later films like Private Ryan, Jaws, E. T., Close Encounters etc., & how deep they are rooted in his youth memory.

I like this film to the tune of 10/10. Maybe in order to enjoy this film you must also have an uncle Boris, like I had. Maybe you must have such close and weird family... whatever.

I hope you too can see the beauty in this magnum opus. Just pass the big name and watch this as the first movie of a 26 year old American boy.