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Sep 12, 2014 · There’s a much stronger, tighter, captivating version of “Bird People” buried in this bloated take on a unique story. “Bird People” is a movie for which it’s tempting to make excuses. I like Charles’ work here.
Feb 28, 2015 · Using magic realism together with impressive camera work and CGI effects, Bird People reflects that mystery and turns it into a persuasive allegory of transformation. Directed by Pascale Ferran (“Lady Chatterley”) from a screenplay by Guillaume Bréaud, the film not only observes the alienation that exists in modern society, but goes beyond ...
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Sep 16, 2014 · If you have any plans to see Bird People, Pascale Ferran’s whimsical study of mid-life dissatisfaction and the various methods we all use to abate its influence, try to go in as cold as possible. The film, as flawed as it is, becomes more delightful the less you know about it beforehand.
Directed by Pascale Ferran (Lady Chatterley) from a screenplay by Guillaume Bréaud, the film not only observes the alienation that exists in modern society, but goes beyond that to challenge our comfort level and glimpse what is possible.
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Gary (played by Josh Charles) is an American executive who has just landed in Paris, his first stop on a world tour of business meetings. Audrey (Anaïs Demoustier) is a French university student working as a maid at the airport hotel where Gary is staying. Both are trapped in lives from which they long to escape. After having a stress-related panic...
Écoute, Bird People is about taking flight. Nothing says that more than filming most of it at a Hilton abutting Charles de Gaulle Airport, where planes take off every few minutes. And I won’t spoil the film, but birds play a big role. Birds fly too. See what they did there? Quelle finesse. Like a sledgehammer. This heavy-handed use of métaphore def...
Regarding its educational value for language students, unfortunately, there isn’t that much French dialoguein this film, as about half of it is in English. However, there are a few interesting moments when Gary attempts to speak French, and it’s great to see him trying, even though he’s not very confident. His ability to describe what he means and ...
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Directed by Pascale Ferran, best known in these parts for Lady Chatterley (2006), Bird People is an alternately mundane and magical tale of isolation and longing that ultimately wins out due to its sheer conceptual audacity; I don’t remember the last time I saw a “major” European art film so unafraid of falling flat on its face (pun ...
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Sep 11, 2014 · 2h 7m. By A.O. Scott. Sept. 11, 2014. “Bird People” begins with a series of calm aerial views of human beings in transit: crossing the terminal concourse at Charles de Gaulle Airport, filing...
