You heard me: Flying babies. Or “les enfants volants” as they’d say in the country that produced Ricky, a new French-language inspirational drama(?!) that appears to be about a kid born with wings. As far as I can tell, this movie has three things going for it.
1.)It was directed by François Ozon, who made the awesome Swimming Pool.
2.) It has a vaguely disturbing poster that just shows a closeup of the kid giving a sideways glance. (Is he wearing mascara?)
3.) Its trailer — in which Ricky’s parents discover his ability, try to hide him from the government, and then tie a string around him and fly him thereby creating the world’s first LIVE BABY KITE — will actually melt your brain a little. Not a ton, just like 5 seconds on defrost in the microwave. Behold:
(In related baby zen news, “Charlie Bit My Finger” has recently been auto-tuned, with Grammy-worthy results.)
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Ok, that trailer was a little dark for a flying-baby movie. I mean, blood on the kid’s crib sheets, suspicions of child abuse, telling the older sister “Don’t talk about Ricky, he’s different”, then the light-hearted silliness of flying him on a string like a kite? My brain isn’t exactly melted, but I’m definitely scratching my head.
Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay…….
I’ve seen this movie. It is sweet, funny, heartbreaking and very moving. Not a movie that could be made by Americans – that’s for sure! Give it a try.
You guys have seen the RoboGeisha trailer, right? (I never know how far behind I am on these things.) Talk about brain-melting.