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I’ve already written about most of the movies I saw this March, but there are a smattering of others, including Leap!, a movie set in fin-de-siecle Paris. More or less. Felicie spends a lot of time running around in what appear to be jeans shorts, which might have been appropriate for ballet practice but certainly weren’t appropriate street wear in 1890.
However, the movie isn’t about historical accuracy, but the Joy of Dance, and also the Joy of Flight. Felicie’s best friend Victor is a budding young inventor who makes unlikely flying machines. Indeed, they escape from the orphanage together in a contraption he calls “Chicken Wings.” (“Chickens don’t fly!” Felicie protests. Victor’s first set of wings don’t work too well either.)
It’s a sort of fairy tale, about two kids achieving their dreams with unlikely yet charming rapidity, and the beauty of Paris; I also particularly liked ( some spoilers )
In short, a cute, fun movie. Highly recommended for a rainy afternoon or a cozy evening in. Possibly not recommended to watch with someone who has studied ballet and will take it upon themselves to complain about Felicie’s ludicrously swift progress.
I also watched a number of short animated films by the Soviet director Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, “The Daughter of the Sun,” “The Cat Who Walks by Himself,” “Geese-Swans,” and "The Amber Castle," none of which lit a fire under me. The animation in “Geese-Swans” was at times quite beautiful, though: I loved the sketchy birch trees and brown impressionistic forest.
However, the movie isn’t about historical accuracy, but the Joy of Dance, and also the Joy of Flight. Felicie’s best friend Victor is a budding young inventor who makes unlikely flying machines. Indeed, they escape from the orphanage together in a contraption he calls “Chicken Wings.” (“Chickens don’t fly!” Felicie protests. Victor’s first set of wings don’t work too well either.)
It’s a sort of fairy tale, about two kids achieving their dreams with unlikely yet charming rapidity, and the beauty of Paris; I also particularly liked ( some spoilers )
In short, a cute, fun movie. Highly recommended for a rainy afternoon or a cozy evening in. Possibly not recommended to watch with someone who has studied ballet and will take it upon themselves to complain about Felicie’s ludicrously swift progress.
I also watched a number of short animated films by the Soviet director Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, “The Daughter of the Sun,” “The Cat Who Walks by Himself,” “Geese-Swans,” and "The Amber Castle," none of which lit a fire under me. The animation in “Geese-Swans” was at times quite beautiful, though: I loved the sketchy birch trees and brown impressionistic forest.
