What the narrative demands, and what Cuaron provides, is moral ambiguity and a teasing hopefulness that suggests the possibility of redemption.This is quite an achievement.
Children of Men (2006)
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chjwetel Ejiofor, Peter Mullan
Screenwriter: Timothy J. Sexton, Alfonso Cuaron
Producer: Hilary Shor, Marc Abraham, Tony Smith, Eric Newman, Iain Smith
Composer: John Tavener
DVD Info
Release:
Jan 6, 2008
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
- Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentaries - Slavoj Zizek - Cultural Critic
- Behind the Scenes - 1. "Futuristic Design"
- 2. "Visual Effects: Creating the Baby"
- Featurettes - 1. "The Possibility of Hope"
- 2. "Under Attack"
- 3. "Theo & Julian"
DVD-ROM:
Reviews
This futuristic London thriller is so well filmed and acted that it grabs hold of us and never lets go.
The real power is in the simple contrast of despair and hope, the latter embodied in a pregnant woman who seeks protection from a typically world-weary Clive Owen.
This explosively violent future-nightmare thriller, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and adapted from the novel by PD James, has simply the most extraordinary look of any movie around.
A visually stunning Swiftian satire, Children Of Men may appear clumsy, but its message is simple, heartfelt and ultimately rather moving.
This is as real and as provocative as the future gets on screen.
Clive Owen is simply terrific in the lead - he seems to get better and better with every film.
Cuaron fulfills the promise of futuristic fiction; characters do not wear strange costumes or visit the moon, and the cities are not plastic hallucinations, but look just like today, except tired and shabby.
It does the job, it does it well, and the fact that it's being called a masterpiece for doing so speaks unwell of the current state of movies.
Top-notch suspense, intense action and totally believable sci-fi combine to make Children of Men gripping and a big winner.
The very soul of the film scoffs at the expectation of being conventional or formulaic.
As uncertain and spontaneous as its events are in the moment, Children of Men feels too tightly wound for its own good.
he only thing that strikes a false note here is...the final sequence (and a sound heard over the closing credits)... Otherwise a perfect film.
Director Alfonso Cuarón's stunning big-screen version of the P.D. James novel Children of Men is one of the best pictures of 2006.
What makes CHILDREN OF MEN so exciting and such a wonder is Cuarón's strong direction and the expert cinematography of Emmanuel Luzbecki.
An apocalyptic thrill ride that is as gritty as it is gripping, with a dark terror outgunned only by its daring humanity.
Children of Men feels more relevant than almost every film set in the present day and is better than almost every other film made this year.
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