Winged Migration
2001·France·90 min.
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The cameras of Jacques Perrin fly with migratory birds: geese, storks, cranes. The film begins with spring in North America and the migration to the Arctic; the flight is a community event for each species. Once in the Arctic, it's family time: courtship, nests, eggs, fledglings, and first flight. Chicks must soon fly south. Bad weather, hunters, and pollution take their toll. Then, the cameras go south of the Equator; Antarctica is the summer destination. The search for food, good weather, and a place to hatch young takes this annual cycle of stamina across continents and oceans. There is a spare narration and a few titles; for the most part it's visual, a bird's eye view.
ScreenwriterValentine Perrin
MusicBruno Coulais
CinematographyOlli Barbé·Michel Benjamin·Sylvie Carcedo-Dreujou·Laurent Charbonnier·Luc Drion·Laurent Fleutot·Philippe Garguil·Dominique Gentil·Bernard Lutic·Thierry Machado·Stéphane Martin·Fabrice Moindrot·Ernst Sasse·Michel Terrasse·Thierry ThomasShow all
Original titleLe peuple migrateur (Winged Migration)