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Winged Migration, 2001

Starring: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro

Directed by: Jacques Perrin

Written by: Stephane Durand

Language: English, French

Country: France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland

Runtime: 98 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.9

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The plot of Winged Migration centers around forces of nature, adventurers, and antiheroes. It is a documentary movie. The setting is Kenya and France. Winged Migration is known for being critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for kids and a family outing.

Summary of Winged Migration

Jacques Perrin (MICROCOSMOS) presents this dramatically beautiful documentary about bird migratory patterns, featuring breathtaking photography and hypnotic music. The film covers seven continents during four seasons, highlighting species both unique and common. From puffins in Iceland, whooper swans in Japan, bald eagles in Arizona, flamingos in Kenya, albatross in New Zealand, macaw in Peru, geese in Nepal, and plenty of cranes and storks in the director's native France, WINGED MIGRATION is literally a tour of the world from a bird's eye view. Filmed over the course of three year's time, the production for the movie was extensive to say the least. Using a crew of over 450 people broken up into five teams, new photographic techniques were invented specifically for the purpose of filming flocks of birds in flight. Balloon, helicopter, helicopter model, remote controlled glider, traditional glider, delta plane, and ultra-light motorized aircraft are the flying devices used to achieve the film's incredible camera angles. In fact, because birds were trained to be unafraid of the delta plane, photographers were able to fly alongside flocks, sometimes filming birds as they gazed into the camera's lens while also keeping in focus the dramatic landscape unfolding below. WINGED MIGRATION takes viewers on a unique journey soaring over the Earth as few films have ever done before.

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Language:	English, French
Country:	France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland
Release date:	5 April 2003
Runtime:	98 min

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Jacques Perrin

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Philippe Labro

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Variety

Visually stunning, practically dialogue-free and very family-friendly. Full Review

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by: Lisa Nesselson

Washington Post

Mysteries still surround many aspects of bird migration. This film unravels exactly none of them. Rather, in some of the most remarkable footage you'll ever see, the film lets you look over the shoulders of migrating birds. Full Review

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by: John Pancake

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My husband and I were absolutely WOWED by the gorgeous birds and their endless striving to get where they needed to go through all imaginable conditions. Then in the extras we learned that there was very little that was "natural" about this film.... Read and rate it

09.October.2009
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by: Sheryl Rapee-Adams
Sheryl Rapee-Adams rated this movie0/10

This movie was pretty enjoyable, but very jarring in the way that birds would be flying along, singing, and then WHAM!!! Get shot out of the sky. Read and rate it

20.March.2009
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by: deathjelly
deathjelly rated this movie6/10Okay

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