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- 2003
- G
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 38 m
- 2003
- G
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 38 m
Summary This documentary examines the migratory patterns of birds through forty countries and all seven continents.
Directed By: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats
- 2003
- G
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 38 m
- 2003
- G
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 38 m
Winged Migration
7.3
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Summary This documentary examines the migratory patterns of birds through forty countries and all seven continents.
Directed By: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats
Where to Watch
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
82
94% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
6% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
82
94% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
6% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
What an extraordinary idea it was to make this film. What a splendid achievement.
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.
Birds are not just the movie's stars, but its whole universe. They inspire in Perrin and his crew, and in us, not just awe but humility. You'll never look at them the same way again.
Somewhat marred by Bruno Coulais' treacly New Age score -- as well as by Perrin's somewhat daft and repetitive narration. But the key word is "somewhat." In the main, Winged Migration is an unforgettable piece of moviemaking.
Absolutely breathtaking documentary whose close-up shots of birds in flight are so freakishly intimate that the film is compelled to open with the statement they're not special effects.
Jacques Perrin's Winged Migration is merely about birds, and though you learn less about the various species Perrin circled the globe to document than you might from an afternoon with Animal Planet, you become intensely chummy with the process and labor of flying.
As gorgeous as it is to watch, Winged Migration suffers from a lack of organization.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.3
85% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
8% Mixed
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8% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.3
85% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
8% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
8% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
Galatée Films,
France 2 Cinéma,
France 3 Cinéma,
Les Productions de la Guéville,
Bac Films,
Canal+,
Pandora Filmproduktion,
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR),
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Les Productions JMH,
Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR),
Wanda Visión S.A.,
Eyescreen S.r.l.,
Liliane Bettencourt au Nom de la Bettencourt Schuller,
Crédit Agricole,
Primagaz,
Conseil Général de l'Aveyron,
Conseil Régional du Languedoc-Roussillon,
Conseil Régional du Calvados,
Conseil Régional de Basse Normandie,
Conseil Régional de Franche-Comté,
Conseil Régional de la Lozère,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
Commission Européenne,
Eurimages,
Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep),
Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma,
EDF
Release Date Apr 18, 2003
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating G
Genres
Website
http://www.peuplemigrateur.com/
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Nominations
