There's that scene in Children of Men where he gets into the car and it's all one shot. It's fantastic. I went and watched it, and then I kept looking for a cut, and there isn't one. And I thought, 'Oh my God, you can do that!'
We watched The Battle of Algiers with the crew for the journalistic camera, the way Pontecorvo creates the sense of reality from a subjective point of view, but also this sort of immediate chaos.
— Alfonso Cuarón · Reverse Shot interview: 'No Country for Old Men: An Interview with Alfonso Cuarón'
For the car sequence, we showed Godard's Weekend. Not for the realism, but to show how a single shot can sustain tension and character interaction over a long period.
— Alfonso Cuarón · Film Comment interview (Vol. 42, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2006) - 'A World Without Hope'
We watched The Battle of Algiers for the journalistic camera, the way Pontecorvo creates the sense of reality from a subjective point of view, but also this sort of immediate chaos.
Films That Influenced Children of Men
