Home (2009/I)

Réalisateur:

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Scénaristes:

Isabelle Delannoy (written by) &
Yann Arthus-Bertrand (written by) ...
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Date de sortie:

5 juin 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Documentaire

Accroche:

A Stunning Visual Portrayal of Earth

Intrigue:

With aerial footage from 54 countries, Home is a depiction of how the Earth's problems are all interlinked. |

Plot Keywords:

Earth | Greenhouse | Soy | Environmental | Dubai

Avis des utilisateurs:

A film that makes you fall in love with nature

Ensemble

Yann Arthus-Bertrand	...	Narrator (voice)
Glenn Close	...	Narrator (voice: English version)
Jacques Gamblin	...	Narrator (voice)

Réalisé par
Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Scénaristes
Isabelle Delannoy		(written by) &
Yann Arthus-Bertrand		(written by) &
Denis Carot		(written by) &
Yen Le Van		(written by)
Isabelle Delannoy		(commentary) &
Tewfik Fares		(commentary) &
Yann Arthus-Bertrand		(commentary)

Produit par
Luc Besson	....	producer
Denis Carot	....	producer

Musique originale
Armand Amar

Image
Michel Benjamin
Dominique Gentil

Montage
Yen Le Van

Directeur de production
Claude Canaple	....	unit manager
Camille Courau	....	production supervisor
Jean de Trégomain	....	production manager
Benjamin Dewaele	....	assistant unit manager
Emmanuel Sajot	....	post-production supervisor
Sidonie Waserman	....	post-production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Laurence Guérault	....	first assistant director
Dorothée Martin	....	first assistant director
Frédérique Menant	....	first assistant director
Thomas Sorrentino	....	first assistant director

Technicien du son
Aymeric Dupas	....	technical advisor
Thomas Gauder	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rosalie Revoyre	....	assistant sound editor
Emilie Ruby	....	dialogue editor
Olivier Walczak	....	sound editor

Visual Effects
Anita Lech Bedez	....	digital artist
Lohengrin Braconnier	....	assistant colorist
François Brigouleix	....	fx supervisor: Copyrate
Guillaume Crampette	....	cg artist: Copyrate
Bénédicte Hostache	....	cg artist: Copyrate
Julien Imbert	....	CG artist

Caméra et Département Electrique
Stéphane Azouze	....	chief digital imaging technician
Michael Brennan	....	aerial cameraman
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial cameraman
Evert Cloetens	....	aerial camera operator
Christian Gaume	....	aerial camera operator
Jean-Claude Halbert	....	digital imaging technician
David Perrier	....	camera operator
Christophe Pottier	....	camera operator
Philippe Ros	....	digital imaging supervisor
Peter Thompson	....	aerial cameraman
Tanguy Thuaud	....	aerial cinematographer
Tanguy Thuaud	....	camera operator
Tanguy Thuaud	....	cineflex operator
Benoit Torti	....	digital imaging technician
Eric Veyssière	....	aerial camera operator

Dpartement Editorial
Thaddée Bertrand	....	assistant editor
Emmanuelle Dehais	....	assistant editor
Brice Ferre	....	assistant editor
Marcela Figueroa	....	additional assistant editor
Clarisse Gilbert	....	additional assistant editor
Thomas Glaser	....	additional assistant editor
Guillaume Lips	....	digital colorist
Nadine Makris	....	assistant editor
Élodie Saunier	....	additional assistant editor
Sidonie Waserman	....	post-production coordinator

Département Musique
Jean-Pascal Beintus	....	orchestrator
Sylvain Morizet	....	assistant composer
Sylvain Morizet	....	musician: pianist

Divers
Martine Ameline	....	production accountant
Bruno Anselme	....	scientific advisor
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial photography
Fabiola Claz	....	production coordinator
Fabiola Claz	....	production secretary
Costa-Gavras	....	with the courtesy council of
Anne-Sophie Cussattegras	....	documentation & research
Christine Custodio	....	production accountant
Carol Gobillot	....	documentation & research
Marion Grizbec	....	documentation & research
Juliette Jacobs	....	documentation & research
Stéphanie Melo	....	production accountant
Olivier Milhomme	....	scientific advisor
Erik Orsenna	....	with the courtesy council of
Laetitia Pichon	....	production coordinator
Sebastian Sacchetti	....	production assistant
Sandrine Vitali	....	production accountant
Sandrine Vitali	....	production administrator

Companies de production

• Elzévir Films
• Europa Corp.
• France 2 (FR2) (participation)

Distributeurs

• Arte Cinema (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Feelgood Entertainment (2009) (Cyprus) (all media)
• Feelgood Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• France 2 (FR2) (2009) (France) (TV)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2009) (Czech Republic) (DVD)
• Lark Films Distribution (2009) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• MEED Films (2009) (Lithuania) (all media)
• National Geographic Channel (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2009) (USA) (all media)
• YouTube (2009) (worldwide) (all media) (internet)

Autres Companies

• Naïve  soundtrack

Autre(s) titre(s):

Boomerang (France) (working title)

Durée:

95 min (edited version) | USA:118 min (DVD) | Portugal:114 min (DVD) | 120 min (long version) | Canada:120 min

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français | Anglais | Russe | Espagnol | Allemand

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,78 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:Tous | Hong Kong:I | Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade) | Singapore:G | Czech Republic:U | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Argentina:Atp

Société:

Elzévir Films

Anecdotes:

Released worldwide on June 5th, 2009 - World Environment Day - simultaneously in cinemas, on television, on DVD and on the Internet.

Goofs:

Erreurs factuelles: (At 23:00) (English Extended version) The narrator states that towns first appeared 600 years ago. In other languages it's stated as 6,000 years ago.

Bande son:

Cum Dederit

A film that makes you fall in love with nature

Another environmental film to go with the growing number of them in recent years. 'Home' is similar to Al Gore's 'An inconvenient truth', and Leonardo Dicaprio's 'The 11th hour'. It is probably unwise to see these three films all at once, as they cover some of the same ground.

I was moved more by 'Home' than 'An inconvenient truth', I think it was due to the amazing images in 'Home'. I cannot describe how exquisite the cinematography is, you need to see it to appreciate it.

Like those other movies, 'Home' plays on your guilt and emotions with powerful narrative and music. The astonishing visuals are obviously a way of showing what we might be without in the future. Most of the shots were filmed from above and they visited 54 countries in the making of the film.

For me it is a little frustrating to watch. I cannot stop the rise in deforestation and cow farms and so on. The film doesn't say how the general public can make a difference, which I think might have made the film even better. I remember 'An inconvenient truth' attempted this.

Probably 'Home' can create more awareness of environmental issues, but just because you become a vegetarian or drive an electric car, it doesn't stop the greedy multi-national corporations. Another problem I see with these kind of movies is they are stating the obvious, which nearly everyone agrees on. How can you not agree on saving the planet? And in that way the film loses some of its persuasiveness for me.

I liked that it at the end summed up the many threads it presented and also offered some solutions to the environmental problems.

But I think it like other environmental films raises more questions than it answers.

The filmmakers have decided to distribute the film both in cinemas and for free on youtube on June the 5th 2009 to mark the UN's world environmental day.

If you are interested in the films subject matter you should also check out the Home (2009) beautiful and informative official website.

It seems like it's also a pacifist movie, as it criticizes the military and suggests this money should be spent on aid.

Probably in the coming months people will find mistakes or exaggerations in the script, and some may even attack the filmmakers for not practicing what they preach like they did following the opening of 'an inconvenient truth'. These attacks may spoil some of the initial praise the movie receives. But nothing can take away from the overall message of the film that we have to look after our planet.

A thoughtful and unbelievably beautiful film.