In ‘Babies‘ non-fiction filmmaker Thomas Balmès weaves an engaging narrative chronicling a year in the lives of four infants from four countries. Simple enough premise, but executed with great mastery, and it really feels like he did not have to try very hard. What gave me pleasure was the fact that this is a ‘silent film’, unencumbered by cinematic excesses of lensing, hyper-cutting, voice-overs and what not. Accompanied by an understated yet effective musical score by Bruno Coulais, get ready to welcome little Bayar, Hattie, Mari and Ponijao into your lives. Watch.
choooo chweeet! luv em.
Gotta luv these kids :)
sharing this and the youtube link. loved it!
The soundtrack song is called ‘bebe’ by bruno coulais and i could not stop myself from humming it nonstop lol
fascinated by the Namibian mothers, especially the red powder/paint they put on themselves and the babies. amazing
The Japanese and the Americans have it way too easy!
very delightful documentary. bayar is soooo cute!
No irritating voice over. Bliss!
Must be seen by all… especially people who want to have children or even people who already have children…I relived so many beautiful moments of my daughter and me. Thank you for sharing this.
universal human emotions…beautiful.
Very interesting to look at the contrasts of cultures, the African-Japanese-Mongolian-American. I looked at this as an anthropological piece. Nice.
this made me think about how priviledged we r in the developed countries, access to power, healthcare, amenities etc,,while much of the world goes without it, and still manages to bring healthy children into the world,,,a lesson for us, we don’t need so many things.
One word. Beautiful!
I am sharing this love. ty
should be seen by all! child is the father of man!