Babies

Viaggio silenzioso intorno al mondo dei bambini nel primo anno di vita. Un manifesto di libertà e tolleranza, da vedere e rivedere, anche per confrontare il nostro modello educativo con realtà tanto diverse, quali quelle asiatiche o africane. Da proiettare nelle scuole dell'infanzia e non

Selon nos confrères américains, les spectateurs de Babies font "awwww...". A Paris, lors de la projection de presse de Bébés, les spectatrices (les hommes sont restés remarquablement silencieux), n'ont pu contenir de petits rires de gorge. Si le film de Thomas Balmès à un mérite (en fait, il en a plusieurs), c'est de servir de test réactif. Une fois que Bébés sera sorti dans toute la planète, on disposera, [...] Vai alla recensione »

In the joyous and buoyant new documentary "Babies," the filmmakers keep the baby — and the bathwater — and everything else about infants that makes them so appealing that the rest of us keep making more of them. Like the trailer that has been charming audiences for months, this is babyhood airbrushed to a high gloss. Squalls are few, colic doesn't exist, neither does disease, diaper rash or diapers [...] Vai alla recensione »

The four infants in the French documentary “Babies” are determined little creatures, eager for a breast to latch on to, a cat that can be grabbed and pulled at. The children, three girls and a boy, live in four different places: on the red earth of Namibia, on the plains of Mongolia, and in apartments in the vertical cities of San Francisco and Tokyo.