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Dominican Rep. Winged Migration documentary
- Original title
- Le peuple migrateur (Winged Migration)
- Year
- 2001
- Running time
- 90 min.
- Country
France- Director
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Documentary
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- Genre
- Documentary | Nature. Animals. Birds
- Synopsis
- The cameras of Jacques Perrin fly with migratory birds: geese, storks, cranes. The film begins with spring in North America and the migration to the Arctic; the flight is a community event for each species. Once in the Arctic, it's family time: courtship, nests, eggs, fledglings, and first flight. Chicks must soon fly south. Bad weather, hunters, and pollution take their toll. Then, the cameras go south of the Equator; Antarctica is the summer destination. The search for food, good weather, and a place to hatch young takes this annual cycle of stamina across continents and oceans. There is a spare narration and a few titles; for the most part it's visual, a bird's eye view.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2003: Chicago Film Critics Association: 2 Nom., including Best Documentary2003: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Cinematography2002: Nominated for Oscar: Best Documentary2002: Nominated for Goya: Best Documentary2001: César: Best Editing. 3 Nominations2002: European Film Awards (EFA): nominated to Best Documentary.
- Critics' reviews
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"Watching this movie, you can dream with open eyes."
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"This French documentary gives us unprecedented intimacy and sweep."
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"The most astounding cinematic testament to flock mentality since Hitchcock's 'The Birds.'"
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"A magnificent documentary that flies us along with migratory birds on their intercontinental travels, it's the polar opposite of modern feature films that rely on special effects."
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"It's not the enormous undertaking that impresses so much as the sheer ecstasy of flight and the ability of Perrin's team to catch it."
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"Leaves you in a state of stunned, exhilarated awe, both for what it shows and how it shows it."
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"Intellectually austere but technologically and aesthetically riveting documentary."
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