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Winged Migration | 
| Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud
Actor: Jacques Perrin
Studio: Columbia TriStar
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 40.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  123 reviews
Sales Rank: 15116
Format: Ac-3, Dolby, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1404923098
UPC: 043396002418
EAN: 9781404923096
ASIN: B0000CGNEH
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: November 18, 2003
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For earthbound humans, Winged Migration is as close as any of us will get to sharing the sky with our fine feathered friends. It's as if French director Jacques Perrin and his international crew of dedicated filmmakers had been given a full-access pass by Mother Nature herself, with the complete "cooperation" of countless species of migrating birds, all answering to eons of migratory instinct. The film is utterly simple in purpose, with minimal narration and on-screen titles to identify the wondrous varieties of flying wildlife, but its visceral effect is humbling, awesome and magnificently profound. Technically, Perrin surpasses the achievement of his earlier film Microcosmos (which did for insects what this film does for birds), and apart from a few digital skyscapes for poetic effect, this astonishing film uses no special effects whatsoever, with soaring, seemingly miraculous camera work that blesses the viewer with, quite literally, a bird's-eye view. A brief but important hunting scene may upset sensitive viewers and children, but doesn't stop Winged Migration from being essential all-ages viewing. --Jeff Shannon
Additional Features
The 52-minute making-of documentary on Winged Migration recounts the dangers both birds and crew faced during shooting, and reveals that the crew was able to get close to the birds by using "imprinting" to make them think the crew were their parents. Once you get used to producer-director Jacques Perrin's French accent on the commentary track, you'll hear how he was afraid he'd have to remove the scene in which the World Trade Center is visible, how he doesn't consider the film a documentary as much as "a homage to these beautiful birds," and how there was a happy ending to the film's most disturbing scene. Because the DVD's sound and picture are excellent, the film can serve as a Baraka-like ambient experience if desired. --David Horiuchi
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 Extraordinary September 26, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The extraordinary cinematography makes Winged Migration exquisitely beautiful. The preservation and conservation messages are both understated and obvious. What an achievement.
It is nothing less than humbling to contemplate and witness in some limited way the remarkable seasonal movement of birdlife alone around the globe. It is difficult to conceive how avian migration might otherwise have been done so engagingly and accessibly for all ages of viewer. The grim honesty with which the dangers of passage are shown are as necessary as the ordinary moments that, to us at least, are comical, tender or beautiful. The drama going on, otherwise unseen by us, is astonishing.
I own this film on DVD and have viewed it many times, beginning with cinematic release in NZ several years ago. I favour the British style of natural history documentary, a slant towards the presentation of fact rather than the creation of named characters in recognisable narratives. Winged Migration never attempts to be science, neither does it create characters in a story. It is so expertly filmed and organised that on each viewing I observe something new about the birds we travel with. When we begin to experience the possible and amazing journeys of individuals without overly anthropomorphising, I think we become more sensitive to our connection with wild things, the planet we all inhabit and our human impacts on it all. For my money, that's only to be encouraged. Share this gift of a film with your kids or your class - and answer the hard questions honestly.
A MASTERPIECE August 2, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
THIS FILM IS A MAGICAL AND EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY THROUGH THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. SUCH A FILM COULD ONLY BE ENVISIONED AND PRODUCED BY PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE THAT NOT ONLY LOVE ANIMALS BUT LIFE ITSELF. WE NEED MORE FILMS LIKE THIS IN OUR MOVIE THEATRES!
Let's appreciate birds July 14, 2004
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Too many people have taken the time to bash this exquisite and wonderful film that celebrates the avian life on earth. I, for one, take offense to their lies and misleading "facts". First of all, there are TWO bird-hunting scenes in the film. One takes place in the Adirondack Mountains of New York and involves snow geese and the other takes place in a marsh somewhere in EUROPE and involves greylag geese.Second, to obtain the spectacular footage for the film, the birds shown in the film HAD to be IMPRINTED. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to film them up-close on their migration routes. Which wild birds do you know of that would let filmmakers fly close to them while they are flying their migration routes? Answer that, critics of the film!!!! Third, the birds were taken to a wildlife sanctuary in Normandy, France, after the filming was over. They are taken care of by seven workers. This film is GORGEOUS and all bird lovers should see it. Ignore the people who feel compelled to bash it. After having read Errol Fuller's book "Extinct Birds", I felt lucky and honored to be able to see up close and personal today's birds in wonderful flight. Fuller's book contains illustrations and descriptions of so many EXTINCT birds that it saddened me. Watching "Winged Migration" has uplifted my spirits. Man has caused the extinction of at least 75 bird species since the year 1600. Be glad that a small percentage, but wide variety, of today's bird species are captured on film for your viewing pleasure and for posterity. If passenger pigeons, which once numbered in the BILLIONS, were still alive today, I have no doubt that footage of their SPECTACULAR mass migration flights would be included in this film. Such footage would make the starling flight footage in the film look puny in comparison.
 Stunning Vistas, Typically French July 13, 2004
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
Fantastic landscapes, complete with the obligatory French swipe at America. The one and only scene in the film which depicts wild birds being shot out of the air by hunters takes place in, you guessed it... According to the film's credits: "The hunting scene was filmed in North America, on sites where it takes place every year." As if the sport of bird hunting is somehow limited to North America, or was introduced to the world by North America. And Duck L'Orange isn't a French dish? At least for me, the swipe detracted greatly from this otherwise wonderful film.
 Very nice! June 30, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The images of the birds flying were so lovely....I really liked this video, as I love birds, but I have to admit, in the middle of the DVD, I was a bit bored. Beautiful video, just not for someone who likes exciting films, but over all, very good. I would reccomend "Winged Migration" to everyone who likes bird watching or calm, peaceful movies.
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