Tag: the fox and the child

2008 Aug 09

Reviews: “The Fox and The Child”

Luc Jacquet’s March of the Penguins follow-up wraps lush woodland photography around a narrative about a red-headed girl (the perfectly expressive Bertille Noël-Bruneau) and the fox she befriends.

There’s an undeniable fascination about the extent of Jacquet’s construction — when a wildcat chases a fox across a film set, how does anyone get it to stop? — but otherwise the director’s Disneyfication of nature marches on; Kate Winslet’s gushy voiceover doesn’t help.

Source: Telegraph
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2008 Aug 06

Interview: Luc Jacquet on The Fox and the Child

Director Luc Jacquet came to prominence in 2005 with the Oscar winning documentary The March of the Penguins, a surprise hit which also won the Oscar for Best Documentary.

His latest film is called The Fox and the Child which is the charming story of the relationship between a young girl (Bertille Noël-Bruneau) and the wild fox she befriends. It is narrated by Kate Winslet.

I spoke to Luc recently about the film and you can listen to the interview here:

AUDIO LINKS:
Luc Jacquet on The Fox and The Child

You can also watch the trailer here:

VIDEO LINKS:
• The Fox and the Child: Trailer

The Fox and the Child opens in UK cinemas this Friday

Many thanks to Ambrose Heron for contacting us with this info!

Source: FILMdetail

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2008 Aug 02

Review: “The Fox And The Child”

French director Luc Jacquet, who explored Disney territory two years ago with family-friendly March Of The Penguins, returns for another animal adventure, where wildlife footage is wrapped with a yarn about a winsome French child (Bertille Noel-Bruneau), who finds a cute fox cub foraging for food on her way home from school and tries to approach it. Eventually the pair become friends, but things go awry when the girl tries to tame the wild animal.

Narrated by Kate Winslet in a style that is fairly anthropomorphic, but not sickeningly so, the film follows the vixen from adolescent to single mother, although it never mentions whether foxes mate for life or if the older foxes have midlife crises and just want to keep pairing off with hot young things.

Even at 92 minutes, the story feels stretched, and younger kids and older parents may find themselves nodding off in sympathy as foxes, hedgehogs and bears enjoy low-calorie escapades. Still, it’s refreshing to see an animal movie in which the animals don’t talk, sing or cooperate in the marketing of fast-food restaurants even though city dwellers, whose experience of fox sightings are a rarity on a par with spotting a Starbucks, may be less charmed.

• On general release from Friday

Source: Scotsman.com News