- It’s the strongest of Cuaron’s three 1990’s films—sort of the “green trilogy” before exceling with Y Tu Mama Tambien in 2001—they’re all worthy- visually sumptuous and ambitious along with heavily being influenced by Antonioni (particularly Red Desert)
- Beautiful yellow over green backdrop in credit titles opening
- Location shooting- partially in India
- Nom for production design (worthy for sure) and Emmanuel Lubezki- his first- of course worthy
- The narrative Frances Hodgson Burnett (novel) is very Dickensian with the orphans
- There’s an entirely green seminary, carriage tracking shot as it moves
- It’s magical realism—escapism—expressionism
- Cuaron has these gorgeous dissolves during the touching goodbye between father and daughter—perfect marriage of film style and content
- A glorious tracking shot from a far fireplace down the end of a long elegant dining table
- Escapism as part of the narrative- even the villain here looks like the Wicked witch of the west
- Green balloons
- It’s stunning to look at—sort of baffling that Disney let Cuaron get away with this much avant-garde artistry
- Green apples, cucumbers and peppers
- Dazzling long takes
- Green eyes of the protagonist
- The fantasy/animation sequences make it clear Cuaron would be in an animation role
- Iris-in open, iris-out close
- HR- leaning towards MS
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