Florida Project, The
Florida Project, The
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"Warm, winning, and gloriously alive, Sean Baker’s The Florida Project is a deeply moving and unforgettably poignant look at childhood. Set on a stretch of highway just outside the imagined utopia of Disney World, The Florida Project follows six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince in a stunning breakout turn) and her rebellious mother Halley (Bria Vinaite, another major discovery) over the course of a single summer. The two live week to week at 'The Magic Castle,' a budget motel managed by Bobby (a career-best Willem Dafoe), whose stern exterior hides a deep reservoir of kindness and compassion. Despite her harsh surroundings, the precocious and ebullient Moonee has no trouble making each day a celebration of life, her endless afternoons overflowing with mischief and grand adventure as she and her ragtag playmates—including Jancey, a new arrival to the area who quickly becomes Moonee’s best friend—fearlessly explore the utterly unique world into which they’ve been thrown. Unbeknownst to Moonee, however, her delicate fantasy is supported by the toil and sacrifice of Halley, who is forced to explore increasingly dangerous possibilities in order to provide for her daughter." (A24) Sean Baker---USA---2017---111 mins.

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   | JohnH#1

I've seen many movies about the homeless and the permanent underclass, My man Godfrey, Sullivan's travels, the film about vagabonds living under a bridge in Tehran, an early Pasolini film about down and outers in Rome, Winter's bone to name just a few. Florida project is one of the better ones: realistic and relatively dispassionate (until the end). Americans should be forced to see movies like this. Unfortunately, I despair that viewing them would change many minds.

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