It’s odd to note that Jeunet’s ode to the mythical American landscape was mostly shot in French-speaking Quebec and Alberta, Canada, but that’s not a deterrent. TS Spivet is gorgeously-mounted, its 3D an unusual joy, its tone bittersweet. Both films won Academy Awards and this should figure in awards season as well, particularly in the technical arena. The beauty of the 3D image poignantly calls to mind the excellence of Ang Lee’s image in last year’s Life Of Pi, the film Jeunet struggled for so long to make. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s ode to youth and the wonders of science boasts all his own recognisably quirky touches from the world of Delicatessen through to Amelie, but may mostly remind viewers of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, and, more poignantly, Life Of Pi, a film Jeunet struggled for years to make. The Young And Prodigious TS Spivet is a sumptuous, tender-hearted family film in which a small boy goes on a fantastic journey across the US in redolent 3D.
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