Big City
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Manon ChevallierScreen Time: 5%Role: petite fille de Banjo Age: 8 years old |
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Vincent ValladonScreen Time: 85%Role: James Wayne Age: 12 years old |
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Manon TournierScreen Time: 25%Role: Betty Wilson Age: 12 years old |
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Paolina BiguineScreen Time: 60%Role: Deborah White Age: 11 years old |
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Raphaël BoshartScreen Time: 25%Role: Quick Age: 12 years old |
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Charlie QuatrefagesScreen Time: 65%Role: Nicole Age: 9 years old |
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Claire BouanichScreen Time: 45%Role: Miss Robinson Age: 11 years old |
Big City
2007
Rating: 8 (1 votes)
Directed: Djamel Bensalah
Country: France
Language: French
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Westerns
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865868
Directed: Djamel Bensalah
Country: France
Language: French
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Westerns
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865868
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Summary
The story unfurls in the American Old West of the 1880s, where the town of the title strives for wealth and prosperity. When a number of adult immigrants are attacked by bellicose Indians, the children of the community find themselves alone (save one remaining grown-up) and promptly decide to take over the town.
Movie Reviews
French kids play Cowboys and Indians, and they mean it!This is an odd one. All throughout France, Europe and the world this little film has been misunderstood. Kids play like adults in America's 19th century wild west, and they play it with a twist. There's romance, war, racism, corruption, torture and death, which, although mildly depicted in (in most cases) a humorous way, is not quite standard family flick material. Not even in France.
But there are more layers. You know, this is also a satire on how idiotic grown-ups are, a satire of Hollywood westerns, and it's even a musical! The director and producers took great risks, and from this point of view, this is certainly interesting cinema. The children play their roles quite sincerely, there's little cheesiness, and the humor is subtle enough for adults to be appreciated. It has been shot in Bulgaria (!?). Go see it if you get the chance, you're in for a surprise.