"With wit, tenderness and a keen eye for the fledgling signs of intelligence and sociability, director Thomas Balmès documents the...
"With wit, tenderness and a keen eye for the fledgling signs of intelligence and sociability, director Thomas Balmès documents the first year in the lives of four infants from different parts of the world. From birth to first steps (though passing quickly through the first few messy months) we watch as they begin to explore their very different worlds in very similar ways. Without commentary or translation, Balmès takes us close into each baby’s world in beautifully composed images fixed firmly on their tiny forms and adorable, questing faces." (New Zealand International Film Festival 2010)
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68 %119 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
62 %35,029 reviewsAudience score rating
"Babies is refreshing in its methods, impressive in its scope and remarkable in its immediacy. That said, it's also an occasionally frustrating documentary that deprives the viewer of the comforts of exposition and cultural context."
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Variety
Variety"But Babies just might restore your faith in our perplexing, peculiar and stubbornly lovable species"
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Just babies. Wonderful"
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Cute and cuddly."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"As a portrait of children who are wanted and loved, it's intimate and often delightful."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterBabies | Details
- Runtime
- 79
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- France
