Winged Migration (2003)
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96% of critics liked it
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85% of users liked it
(6,059 ratings)
While practically everyone is aware of the fact that birds fly south for the winter, and return home in the spring, few are aware of just how arduous the journey can be. Jacques Perrin, a noted actor and film producer in his native France, decided to document this process, using flocks of birds who… More While practically everyone is aware of the fact that birds fly south for the winter, and return home in the spring, few are aware of just how arduous the journey can be. Jacques Perrin, a noted actor and film producer in his native France, decided to document this process, using flocks of birds who had been trained to ignore the distractions of his camera crew, and employing a variety of state-of-the-art technology to capture as unobtrusively as possible the flight paths of different birds from around the globe. The result was Winged Migration, a visually dazzling documentary that records the flight of dozens of different birds as they follow their navigational instincts and make the taxing journey to more temperate climates in the fall, all chronicled without the use of narration. The first directorial effort for Perrin, Winged Migration received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud
- Written By
- Stephane Durand, Jacques Perrin
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Special Interest
G,
- In Theaters
- Apr 18, 2003 Limited
- Studio
- Sony Classic Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
As humbling as it is remarkable.
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Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
After seeing these natural wonders, the elaborate special effects of such films as The Hulk and The Matrix Reloaded will seem like cheap parlor tricks.
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Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
The photography is radiant.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Flight as sheer freedom couldn't be better demonstrated.
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John Pancake, Washington Post
A film that will leave you dreaming about what it would be like to step off the edge of the world and discover you could fly.
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Cast
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Jacques Perrin
as Narrator
- Philippe Labro
