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“Ladybug Ladybug” is set during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. Based on true incidents, the film is a stark look at the effects of panic and desperation on a group of children and adults who believe they are facing imminent doom.<br /><br />In a rural elementary school, the automated early warning system goes off designating a yellow alert — “attack likely.” The alarm occurs earlier than the system’s scheduled daily test, so the principal, Mr. Calkins (William Daniels, “1776”), tries to find out whether the alert is real or a false alarm. His phone calls, however, only meet with busy signals. He can’t get through to anyone. Out of caution, he orders a drill in which the teachers each walk their specified group of children home. The groups move out in various directions and the focus shifts to the group led by Mrs. Andrews (Nancy Marchand, “The Sopranos”).<br /><br />With no means of communication, they can only speculate on what’s going on. Some of the children fear that a nuclear attack has been launched on the United States. Mrs. Andrews, increasingly exhausted in her high heels, refrains from sharing her growing concern with the kids lest she worry them further. Sixth-graders Steve (Christopher Howard) and Sarah (Marilyn Rogers), the oldest of the children, have a philosophical outlook on what is happening. There’s also a budding romance between them.<br /><br />Teacher and children traipse down the dirt road and various children leave the group as it passes their home. Some discover that their parents don’t believe an attack will occur, others find no parents at home, one lures his elderly grandmother into the basement for protection with the promise of a game, one hides in an abandoned refrigerator, and a small group goes to one family’s fallout shelter. That sequence is reminiscent of “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Shelter,” in which a family must look out for itself when a nuclear attack is imminent, and “The Lord of the Flies.”<br /><br />The film is a frightening scenario of the last hour before expected nuclear devastation, primarily from the point of view of children. It’s a wrenching look at the “What if…” of nuclear attack. Screenwriter Eleanor Perry paints a somber picture of how life will be disrupted, but keeps the focus local. We don’t see crowds panicking, people scrambling, or military response. The surreal notion of imminent death is balanced with familiar scenes of kids singing to make their trek home more fun and adults proceeding with cool heads, especially Mr. Calkins, who is the model of efficiency. Conscientious about her responsibility for the children, Mrs. Andrews perseveres despite worries about the fate of her own family.<br /><br />Director Frank Perry establishes a pace that today’s audiences might find a bit slow, but that’s intentional in order to create a mounting feeling of doom. Director Perry lingers on shots, allowing us to contemplate how the characters must feel. He’s also good at judicious use of close-ups, reserving them for key expressions of emotion.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the unrated, Region A Blu-ray release include an audio commentary, theatrical teaser, and several trailers.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the normal routines of a rural elementary school are thrown into a panic when the civil defense alarm sirens go off, warning them of an imminent nuclear attack. The children are separated into groups, with one teacher leading each squad. Mrs. Andrews (Nancy Marchand, TV’s The Sopranos), the 6th grade teacher with a slowly building sense of doom, leads her group of students through the countryside to one of the children’s family’s bomb shelter. When they arrive at the shelter, they divide the rations and assume various duties, not knowing if they are in the middle of a nuclear holocaust—or if it was a false alarm. Tautly directed by Frank Perry (The Swimmer, Doc, Mommie Dearest) with a screenplay by Eleanor Perry (David and Lisa, Diary of a Mad Housewife), Frank’s wife, based on a story by Lois Dickert. William Daniels (A Thousand Clowns) and Estelle Parsons (Don’t Drink the Water) made their feature-film debuts in this critically acclaimed, suspenseful drama. Special Features: -Brand New 2K Master -Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith -Theatrical Teaser -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Optional English Subtitles.