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Winged Migration
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CLUZAUD,JACQUES
EAN: 9781404917538
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404917535
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: 043396133723
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: November 22, 2005
Running Time: 89 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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Editorial Review:
Documentary on the migratory habits of birds across the seven continents.
Genre: Documentary
Rating: G
Release Date: 22-NOV-2005
Media Type: DVD
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great
Who amongst us has not dreamt of flying under our own power? Despite a century of airplanes there is still nothing akin to winging off into the blue, crannying through small openings in trees, scaling sheer cliff faces. Never before has the idea of real bird-like flight been so perfectly expressed on film as it has in director Jacques Perrin's masterful documentary film Winged Migration. Naysayers have decried the film is not a documentary because many of the birds were raised from birth, then ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Cinematography
9/12/08 Having started with "selections" (e.g. #21 "The Amazon"), I had an opportunity to see many bird species I'd not seen before..the DVD's Promotion Jacket of "Winged Migrations" was its selling point for me..I was a little disappointed, when viewing the DVD, that it differed so much from any other cinematography video, I've seen. I'm guessing that Perrin just had so many sights and sounds that he & crew wanted to present, especially for "seasoned bird watchers" ,that it was not possible ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing sights and beauty
This is a spectacular view of the beauty and strength of birds as they migrate from one area to another. The close-up shots of the birds and the extras showing how the birds were raised to be unafraid of the film crew and other humans was fantastic in its own right. This is a treat for the eyes and ears!
Rating:  - Beauty on the Wing
I wasn't sure what to expect of this film, recommended by a friend. It started slowly and at first I thought it was going to be slow and a low budget also ran. But it quickly got into its main theme, the migration of birds worldwide. Although the film hasn't got the power of some documentaries, the delight for me was the amazing filming. You are literally flying with the birds over the most stunning countryside, wing beat by wing beat. How this was done without the noise of helicopters or of planes ... Read More
Rating: - Sometimes the simplest things can't be beat
Jacques Perrin's filmmaking team spent four years creating a masterpiece out of one of the most basic elements of our natural world - the seasonal migration of birds. The result is nothing short of a riveting film.
Cynics might ask how anyone can be spellbound by watching the simple act of birds flying from one place to another. The answer is that sometimes the simplest, most basic art is the most enjoyable. Just as a great artist or sculptor can make a masterpiece out of the basic human ... Read More
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