The Fox and the Child
Published 2010-12-29
Film info
- Title The Fox and the Child
- Director Luc Jacquet
- Year 2007
- Run time 1hr 27m
- Genres Family, Adventure
- Tagline Le renard et l'enfant
- Cast Kate Winslet
Two worlds, which seem separated by everything, meet through an unforgettable story of friendship as a young girl and a fox form an unlikely bond and a wonderful adventure begins. Narrated by Kate Winslet this visually stunning film for the whole family will mesmerise young and old.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:03 | That is very pretty. Is this a bit like Heidi only with a fox instead of a grumpy old man? |
| 3:10 | She has to cycle up a mountain to school? |
| 4:21 | Why does it jump up and down like that? Perhaps it thinks it's a kangaroo! |
| 5:19 | She sees a fox once and decides to tame it! How could she know that she'd ever see it again? |
| 6:44 | What is that? A smoking mushroom? |
| 7:50 | This child is just allowed to go wandering around on the mountain by herself. It seems unusual. |
| 9:39 | Singing would scare the fox off, I think. |
| 14:36 | That is some proper dramatic music like in an action film. Interesting. |
| 16:09 | It's quite an obsession she's got for only having seen the fox once. |
| 18:24 | She has a nice round window. It's a bit like the hobbits. |
| 22:26 | It's hard to launch a Save the Fox campaign when you are ten years old and stuck inside with a broken leg. |
| 27:30 | Two months indoors. Sounds most excellent. |
| 28:12 | The fox doesn't know he is a fox, so he won't answer to the name 'fox' will he? |
| 29:42 | That is one determined little girl. |
| 31:37 | "Why wasn't I more careful?" Peering down the hole and shouting 'fox' isn't careful? |
| 34:42 | It's not funny to watch a fox bullying a hedgehog. |
| 40:49 | A bear! So many films have bears in. |
| 44:12 | She's quite sneaky that girl, trying to track the fox like that. |
| 45:33 | Will she go over the cliff and the fox have to run for help like Lassie? |
| 46:17 | Nope. |
| 48:25 | Uh, so many frogs. I'd be worried I was going to stand on one. |
| 51:18 | I like that cave, it's like raining but indoors. |
| 52:37 | Gross! Don't go around drinking water from caves! |
| 54:39 | Don't her parents wonder where she is all the time? |
| 59:52 | She stayed out all night! |
| 1:02:39 | Good lord, if she keeps following the fox like that, they'll end up in another country. |
| 1:05:08 | How does she ever find her way back home again? |
| 1:07:20 | She's completely crazy. |
| 1:11:22 | She is single-handedly keeping that fox family alive. |
| 1:15:27 | She just needs some friends really. |
| 1:20:55 | Considering she memorised a whole book on foxes, she doesn't really seem to understand them. |
| 1:24:57 | "I'd confused possession for love." |
Thoughts
I hadn't intended to watch this, it's not really my thing at all, but I fancied watching something that was not very intensive on the mind, and had some stunning views. I was not to be disappointed!
Very beautiful film. Nice and slow-paced, with plenty of time to appreciate all the nature going around. About halfway through the over-dubbing started to annoy me, and the child kept doing stupid things to intervene in the foxes life, but even so, it was still quite fascinating.
Rating: 3 / 5