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Nenette
Nenette
Release Date
04 Feb 2011
04 Jul 2011
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PG
Genre:
Documentary
Born in the jungles of Borneo 40 years ago, Nénette the orangutan is now the most senior inhabitant of the world's oldest zoo -- and the star of this awe-inspiring, tender and funny film, from the director who charmed the world with 2002's Etre et Avoir. What we see is Nénette, going about her daily business; what we hear are the voices of the many visitors who pass comment on her every day, and reveal more about themselves than they think.
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Nicolas Philibert
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Having arrived – from her native Borneo – at the Jardin des Plantes in the centre of Paris back in 1972, 40-year old orang-utan Nenette has long been a star attraction. Having outlived three male partners, and mothered four offspring, Nenette now shares the spotlight, and her space, with her son, Tubo, the camera staying on the duo and their habitat whilst we listen to both the passing public and the voices of those people connected to the zoo and to Nenette.
THE VERDICT: With no narration, we experience here both the deafening chatter and the deafening silence that is an average day for our orang-utan subject. Clearly drained from 40 years of passing bursts of enthusiasm, the daily conveyor belt of people behind the glass gradually morphs into a human lava lamp for Nenette. With Philibert letting silence do so much of the work, the viewer is left to draw his own conclusions about this institutionalized cuckoo’s nest, where animals are held for our viewing pleasure.
Review by Paul Byrne
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