| Winged Migration | |
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| 1 Nomination | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Director | Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats |
| Writer | Jean Dorst, Stéphane Durand, Guy Jarry, Jacques Perrin, Francis Roux |
| Starring | Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro |
| 75th Academy Awards | |
Winged Migration is a 2002 documentary film directed by Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats and Jacques Perrin, who was also one of the writers and narrators, showcasing the immense journeys routinely made by birds during their migrations. The film is dedicated to the French ornithologist Jean Dorst. The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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The cameras of Jacques Perrin fly with migratory birds: geese, storks, cranes. The film begins with spring in France 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 through Europe and North America. Bad weather, hunters, and pollution take their toll. Then, the cameras go south over the Sahara; South Africa is the winter 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.
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