"Children of Men" (2006) closes Vassar College's free outdoor series of films that focus on some form of failed utopian ideals. The movie, screened tonight at 8:30 on the east lawn of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, is an absolute must-see for sci-fi fans.
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron, "Children of Men" is set in Great Britain in 2027, an era plagued by two decades of global infertility that has left the remaining humans with less than a century to survive.
Check out the ground-breaking camerawork in the car scene. Cuaron's use of long shots makes you feel like you are part of this dystopia.
I'm going to have to miss tonight's screening because I'll be on the Poughkeepsie campus watching "Geometry of Fire."
Click here to read my interview with star Logan Marshall-Green.
2 comments:
"Children of Men" is really impressive technically, and many of the extended one-shot scenes are really groundbreaking. A bit overly melodramatic, but overall a very good film, and fun to watch.
the best thing about this one, other than the cinematography, is that Julianne Moore bites it early..wouldn't you agree?
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