What have I gotten myself into? Double feature -- two movies, seemingly with a common vein at the first glimpse, yet so different. The vein may be common, but it's running in two different organisms, not even in the same animal family. The vein may be called "Find Yourself."

Saverio Constanzo's In Memoria di Me is an introverted, suppressed movie about Andrea, a man in search of himself played by Christo Jivkov (John in The Passion) with pretty much the same face as he wore in The Passion. His goal for himself is uncertain as he enters a monastery -- which he states later on. Unlike in 1986's The Name of the Rose, this film is much more subtle, intrique is non-existent, and the to-be-priests hang around in streetwear for most of the time. They also write their speeches on notebooks.

Maybe I'm too young, or too far from this world, but I had the feeling that either (A) I'm missing something, or (B) The movie is missing something. Perhaps a few years from now I'll get more from this experience, but now I can summarize it shortly: Finding yourself can be far from others' comprehension.

Hallam Fo, by David Mackenzie with Jamie Bell as lead (Billy Elliot, King Kong) was much more of an involving type of film. The title character is an 18-year-old British boy you might call odd. He likes to watch other people do things, pretty much all things. He also likes to pick locks and sometimes he tracks people decorated like a never-existent indian warrior, almost naked, with a badger pelt on his head. Other than that he is completely normal, with oh-so-familiar needs and feelings.

His search is much more visible. He lost a beloved mother early, has a pretty good life with a rich dad, a hated stepmom, who he nails by the way in the first 30 minutes, but one thing he does not have: direction. So he heads to London, becomes homeless, washes dishes in a hotel, and finds a 10-15 years older woman who looks like his mom. You guessed right, the Oedipian fantasy becomes reality. The saying that every boy seeks his Mom in women is literal here.

However, both conclusions are similar. The main character remains flawed but finds a part of what he was seeking. Andrea makes a decision about the monastery, while Hallam kills a few of his demons, and can continue to evolve.

As of moviemaking, one thing is clear, Hallam Foe is much more enjoyable. The boy is like an open book, his desires, his thoughts can be understood even if he's a bit twisted. It brings back memories if you're over this period of your life, or shows you an approach if you're in it.

Moviemakers! Do more like these if you want to get in the psyche. Present it in a rich, shameless fashion, and don't pull any punches!