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Babies 2010|France|79min
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video records the growth process of four babies from birth to walking in four different families in one year They are Ponijao in Africa, Mari in Japan, Bayar in Mongolia, and Hattie in the United States. The director Balmes carried a Sony high-definition camera and a tripod, and traveled to and from 4 countries 40 times. At a cost of 4 million euros, after 400 days of filming, he recorded everything at the beginning of life from the height and real perspective of a baby.
Because the object of the initial selection was a pregnant mother, the child lived in front of the camera as soon as it was born, and the camera was part of their living environment. The director was able to use a wild animal-like way to show the growth process of life in a real and delicate way. There is no complete story, but the tiny fragments full of life textures are rich in flesh and blood; without narration and commentary, each scene in the cheerful music tries to speak for itself; although it presents different cultures and parenting styles, there is no human judgment and guidance, and at the same time Certain topics are also explored, such as the intimacy of babies and animals, and nature.
The director didn't want to make a documentary that only a few people saw: "I want it to be fun, entertaining and show you even a little bit of something you wouldn't normally see". This is a tender documentary targeting the cinema, aiming at the schedule of Mother's Day, the planning of the famous producer Alain Chabat, the distribution of Focus Pictures and the clear market target of the director, making it an American film The second documentary to make over a million at the box office. Perhaps the most successful part of this documentary is the choice of subjects and the determination of the cheerful style, because "everyone has children, or plans to have children, and everyone is a child from the very beginning."
"Before shooting and after shooting, think with your brain; not while shooting."
- Thomas Balmes
"If you want to say something, don't make a movie - just say it or write it down.
Only make it when you want to show something or what you want people to see. Films."
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Interview with Director
Thomas Balms: Thomas Balms, a French documentary master, has 18 years of documentary experience as an independent director. The themes of the works involve events and figures from all over the world, which have been shown in theaters in many countries and have won awards at many international film festivals: the Silver Tower Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Best Documentary in Europe, and the official IDFA selection, etc.
□ Are the four children filmed at the same time from birth to growth? How long did the filming take?
Children are born at different times. You're going there to wait and shoot, I've been there ten times in the US and California, so there are forty trips, about 100 days in each country, it's very difficult, but I do it all by myself. The common shooting time is two years. I followed every family for 100 days, because I didn't want to pose for all the shots, I wanted to wait for this opportunity, and sometimes it even took two weeks, and I only got one shot when I came back. Because we want to pursue nature.
□Why is it named [Baby]?
[Baby] The name is that I have to coordinate with the publisher and the buyer. In fact, I originally wanted to call this film "Little small things" (small things), because I think it's all about their details, these very small things Some details, but in the end my publisher felt the name [Baby] was more commercial.
□Which way of life do you prefer your children to be raised, and which of them do you think is the happiest?
I live in France, I like France, and I think France is a good environment for raising children. But when I finished making this film, I found that children in African and Mongolian families have a sense of freedom about their space and environment, and this freedom is very enviable, maybe our children don't have. But this freedom speaks of the freedom and feeling of a certain time, a certain place in their life, which may change as they grow up. So I don't want to say that a certain country or a certain way of life is the best and the most enviable.
□ So are you just showing how different countries raise children?
No matter which film I make, what I shoot is the relationship between people. For example, in the film, I have a lot of sympathy for the father in Japan. A father like this is very busy all day long, has a job, and has to look after the children - I also see myself in it. In fact, all the films we make are about our personal relationship with our environment and the people around us.
□ Did you have any expectations for the film at first, and did the final result match your original idea?
In fact, I can't predict the outcome, I can't write scripts for all the children, or plan their actions. I'm actually interested in these -- the little details of life, the little things that I didn't expect -- and that's what's most interesting. I think that's the definition of a documentary.
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