Children of Men
July 30th, 2006
The trailer for the film adaptation of P D James’ Children of Men is out.
It feels slightly odd to see a trailer advertise that the film is from the director of Y tu mamá también and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - talk about a contrasting set of credits - but the trailer itself looks fine. I haven’t read James’ novel, so I don’t know how far the distinctly grim tone comes from the source material or was imposed by the screenwriter, but the cast certainly looks to be up to scratch so it’s going on my “To see” list for the remainder of 2006.
(Which, for the record, places it in the company of Miami Vice, The Notorious Betty Page, Lady in the Water, Renaissance, A Scanner Darkly, Severance, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil Wears Prada, The Prestige, Marie Antoinette and Casino Royale.)
[Trailer for Children of Men via The Onion A V Club]