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Fly Away Home (1996)

Director: Carroll Ballard

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From Time Out Film Guide

An inspirational movie from the director of The Black Stallion. The shock opening, however, sets a tone of emotional realism unusual for a children's film. (A car crash leaves 13-year-old Amy traumatised and her mother dead.) The ostensible (true-life) adventure - Amy is shipped to backwoods Canada to live with her eccentric sculptor/inventor father (Daniels), learns to fly a micro-light aircraft in order to reach the breeding grounds of the orphaned geese she's raised - is made a metaphor for the girl's empowerment thanks to the enabling support of her parent. It's a common enough image, but it's realised here without strain. Caleb Deschanel's cinematography is as arresting as Mark Isham's score is discreet. But the performances are key: as Amy, Anna Paquin proves again what an expressive, soulful actress she is, and Daniels' madcap dad is a winning study in hippy ingenuity and indefatigability.

Author: WH 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide


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  • Chris said...
    Posted on Oct 04 2008 13:17 Sorry,I didn't rate this last time...
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    Posted on Oct 04 2008 13:15 This movie is "flying"off the cliff!!!!!
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    Posted on Oct 04 2008 13:12 I'll just copy the other ones too...
    I have this movie and it rocks hyper hard!!!!
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    Posted on Oct 04 2008 13:09 I own this movie and it rocks super hard!!!!!!
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    Posted on Feb 19 2008 04:56 i own this movie and it rocks so hard!!
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