Byline: STEPHEN WHITTY Knight-Ridder
It may take a village to raise a child.
But it takes Antonia to keep the village on track.
Hypocrites? She exposes them. Rapists? She brings them to justice. Unwed mothers? She gives them a home and helps them raise their children.
Antonia is a remarkable character and ``Antonia's Line,'' the new Dutch film that celebrates her, is often remarkable, too. It spans 50 years of rural life, and features five generations of extraordinary women. It mixes realistic details with surreal images, and mingles low comedy and high drama.
And although it's often lazy about curbing its dogma -- some of the …
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