Balmes

In Plaça Kennedy, at the top of Balmes in Barcelona, where the Tramvia Blau goes up to Tibidabo, there is a pleasant bar called Café & Té.

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• Carrer de Balmes 237, +34 93 415 7282, objetodedeseo.es.

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Balmes has said that he hopes Babies "shows that no matter what their conditions are, wherever they live, these babies grow up happy as long as they are loved, and that this is universal."

Nine little facts on how 'Babies' was conceived and midwived 2010

In Plaça Kennedy, at the top of Balmes in Barcelona, where the Tramvia Blau goes up to Tibidabo, there is a pleasant bar called Café & Té.

Brave potatoes 2010

Primarily using a tripod and a high-definition, low-light camera, Balmes handled 80% of the shooting duties while crews based in each country filled in the rest — including Hattie's father, who is a cinematographer.

Nine little facts on how 'Babies' was conceived and midwived 2010

As Balmes has said, We went with people who were happy and positive about the arrival of a child, which sounds easy but isn't.

Nine little facts on how 'Babies' was conceived and midwived 2010

Thomas Balmes, 40, the award-winning French director of Babies and a father of three, specializes in non-fiction films and has tackled such global topics as mad cow disease's effect on India.

Nine little facts on how 'Babies' was conceived and midwived 2010

• Carrer de Balmes 237, +34 93 415 7282, objetodedeseo.es.

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Balmes showed the finished film to all four families last fall, and footage of their reactions was added to the end of Babies.

Nine little facts on how 'Babies' was conceived and midwived 2010

In Plaça Kennedy, at the top of Balmes in Barcelona, where the Tramvia Blau goes up to Tibidabo, there is a pleasant bar called Café & Té.

11 posts from April 2010 2010