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November 18, 2003 "Please retry" | Special Edition | 1 |
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Genre | Documentary |
Format | Multiple Formats, AC-3, Dolby, Subtitled, Color, NTSC, Widescreen |
Contributor | Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro, Christophe Barratier, Stéphane Durand, Bac Films; Eyescreen S.r.l.; Filmstiftung NRW; France 2 Cinema; France 3 Cinema; Galatee Films; Les, Jean Dorst, Francis Roux, Guy Jarry See more |
Language | English, French |
Runtime | 1 hour and 29 minutes |
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Rolling Stone raved that Winged Migration, the critically acclaimed, awe-inspiring documentary, is A movie miracle! It soars! You feel privileged! Witness as five film crews follow a rich variety ofbird migrations through 40 countries and each of the seven continents. With teams totalling more than 450 people, 17 pilots and 14 cinematographers used planes, gliders, helicopters and balloons to fly alongside, above, below and in front of their subjects. The result is a film of staggering beautythat Entertainment Weekly hailed as Mesmerizing! and the Los Angeles Times applauded as Breathtaking! As lofty as it is exhilarating! Open your eyes to the wonders of the natural world as you flyalong with the world's most gorgeous birds through areas.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : G (General Audience)
- Product Dimensions : 7.25 x 0.4 x 5.25 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Item model number : 2227323
- Director : Jacques Perrin
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, AC-3, Dolby, Subtitled, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 29 minutes
- Release date : November 22, 2003
- Actors : Philippe Labro, Jacques Perrin
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi
- Producers : Christophe Barratier
- Language : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B000BI5KUQ
- Writers : Jacques Perrin, Jean Dorst, Francis Roux, Guy Jarry, Stéphane Durand
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #75,982 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2,200 in Documentary (Movies & TV)
- #5,853 in Kids & Family DVDs
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Winged Migration is a gorgeous 2009 BluRay transfer of the original 2001 DVD. This film is in 1080P, and the audio is 5.1 SurroundSound. A few artifacts remain, but they are inconsequential. The colors are strong and spellbinding, especially when the birds’ feathers are shown in contrast to each other and to some of the landscapes. The sound has great clarity and depth because of adroit sound mixing, especially in certain channels.
In fact, this film was so good that it won awards for “The Best Music”, “The Best Editing”, and the “Best Debut” at the 27th Cesar. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for “Best Documentary Feature” in 2003.
A major part of the film showed how the birds ‘learned’ to take off, land, stay in formation, etc. for the film crews to capture what birds do naturally. Some baby birds were actually learning ‘when’ – and ‘how’ - to do these activities by following a trainer because these birds were going to be filmed. In many ways, this film looked like a Psych. 100 chapter activity. The film showcased this ‘learning’ segment, and this was one of the most interesting and endearing parts of the film. One of the saddest was when the crew stopped filming the birds, and they left their trainer behind. However, creatures learn from other creatures (usually a ‘parent’) and then leave when they are mature enough to make it on their own but are usually within the same flock. This is part of nature, but as a viewer, it was very emotional to watch.
This is the best bird migration film that I have ever seen. Many friends of mine agree. The film captures the birds flying or coping with all types of weather, all the while continuing to go forward to make the migration and continue their cycle of life.
What this film so brilliantly does is capture nature – birds in their natural setting – showing viewers ever dangerous situations that they encounter. With such an intimate relationship to the rest of the birds (via the camera lens) WITHIN the flocks, viewers vicariously want to avoid danger when they see it coming, and they want to help protect the other members of ‘their’ flock. Of course, we can’t do this, but the cinematographer, editor, and director did such a nice job in producing this film that they made me think that we could! This is good story-telling.
What do buyers get when they purchase this BluRay? They get 1 film plus 5 extras:
1. The film: 89 minutes
2. Director’s Commentary: 15 minutes
3. The Making of Winged Migration: (52 minutes)
4. Creating the Music (17 minutes)
5. Filmmaker Interviews (24 minutes)
6. Photo Gallery (13 minutes)
TOTAL MINUTES: 210 (which is 3 1.2 hours)
This instructive BluRay should be in every bird/ nature-lover’s home film library. It should also be a part of every school district’s science curricula and in every public library.
I would like to see more great films from members of this same team.
Beautiful cinematography!
Or is it? The fascinating extra feature details how the flocks of geese et al that are seen in the film were trained from hatching to "imprint" on humans, so that they would stick close to people and filming them in flight would be possible. There are vivid accounts of the numerous difficulties the production crew encountered in shipping their charges to remote locations, releasing them, following them in dangerously fragile-looking flying machines (especially invented for the film), and hoping the birds would do their bidding.
Ultimately, the troubling question that was raised in my mind was: to what extent can this be called a "documentary" when so many scenes were in effect staged for the camera? Certainly watching the feature alone, with its laconic titles giving facts about various species, their flight paths and distances traveled gives no clue of the immense preparation involved. Also, what happened to the birds once filming was finished? One doubts they were simply released into the wild to live normal lives.
All this is not to take away from the astonishing visuals that resulted, but to suggest that the viewer needs to know more about the exact nature of this film than is evident from simply seeing the finished product. To this end this is a DVD whose extra features are truly of value.
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The ‘Making of’ documentary runs for a further 52 minutes and is a gripping account of how the imaging was achieved. This was such a vast undertaking that it almost beggars belief. A few facts; the film took four years to film in locations around the world. Between 400 and 500 people were involved which included all the usual personnel plus 12 pilots flying numerous specially designed craft. The teams also included a considerable array of bird specialists, not least of which were those involved with imprinting themselves upon flocks of birds so they could be filmed in natural flight but with a close bond established with their surrogate parents. Imprinting took place from before hatching and continued intensively thereafter.
There were 300 trips to all the continents and 240 hours were filmed to deliver this 89 minute edited result. It was calculated that for each minute of final film time two months were spent ‘in the field.’ The imprinting was so successful that 7 caretakers were retained for years after 2002 in a special reserve in Normandy for returning birds and for controlled educational visits. There is much more but viewers will need to watch to find out!
During the film the larger birds, mostly geese, were filmed in flight and very revealingly. The geese shown are Greylag, Barnacle, Bar-Headed, Canada Red-Breasted and Snow geese. Other large birds include various cranes – Eurasian, Red-crowned and Sandhill as well as Whooper Swans, African White pelicans, Northern Gannets, Giant Petrels, Bald Eagle, various penguins and Albatross. Viewers will also spot migratory guillemots, Puffins and Arctic Terns.
The beauty of the subjects is never in doubt, nor are the attractions of the locations many of which make for stunning photography. However the film does not dodge the issue of industrial pollution in the forms of oil slicks and chemical run-off with fatal results. Road fatalities are implied and there is no escaping the hunters who shoot huge numbers of returning birds. These are birds we have seen fly thousands of miles in demanding conditions only to be killed for fun. The point is made that modern weapons have been exchanged for bow and arrows to devastating effect.
One area of migration not touched upon, other than the single example of the cuckoo, is that of the countless millions of songbirds which also travel great distances and share the same challenges and dangers. The technologies required to follow those in the same way have yet to be developed, if ever. The other 'extras' are also well-worth investigating featuring a Director's Commentary, In-depth filmmakers interviews, a music creation feature and a stills gallery with appropriate soundtrack provided by a photographer who gives detail and background to each shot.
The on-screen commentary is kept to a minimum but, by following the optional sub-titles, it becomes clear that more information is available than that heard on the soundtrack. In particular all the birds are clearly identified by name with distances travelled etc. Watching the soundtrack while reading the sub-titles is definitely a case of more is indeed more!
Despite dealing with the dangers of migration, this is essentially an up-beat production providing a unique insight into winged migration. This is a work of considerable dedication by an enormous team of specialists spanning four years. An extraordinary effort.
Bon film, le problème c'est qu'il n'est pas en français comme mentionné dans la description, ce qui n'est pas si grave puisqu'il n'y a presque pas de dialogue. Mais si cela vous importe, cherchez en un autre.