Winged Migration Movie Review 2001

Exhilarating documentary that follows the migratory patterns of birds. Shot from 1998 to 2001 by some 15 cinematographers throughout 40 countries, using a variety of gliders, balloons, and long-lensed cameras to get close enough to record the working muscles on a crane's back, among other sights. Terns float on arctic ice, rockhopper penguins waddle, gannets feed, sand grouse perform their mating dance, and flocks fly. The minimal narration identifies the birds and their journeys. English and French with subtitles.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from French, German, Spanish, Italian, Swiss.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary, Birds

Screenplay

Jacques Perrin, Stephane Durand

Cinematography

Bernard Lutic, Thierry Machado, Olli Barbe, Michel Benjamin, Sylvie Carcedo, Laurent Charbonnier, Luc Drion, Laurent Fleutot, Philippe Garguil, Dominique Gentil, Stephane Martin, Fabrice Moindrot, Ernst Sasse, Michel Terasse, Thierry Thomas

Director

Jacques Perrin

Music

Bruno Coulais

Other

Jacques Perrin, Gerard Lamps, Philippe Barbeau, Laurent Levy, Marie-Josephe Yoyotte, Regis Nicolino

Producer

Jacques Perrin, France 2 Cinema, France 3 Cinema, BAC Films Ltd., Sony Pictures Classics