Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey
The results are exhilarating, thrilling, and extend the wingspan.
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France, Germany, Switzerland · 2001
Rated G · 1h 39m
Director Jacques Perrin
Starring Philippe Labro, Jacques Perrin
Genre Documentary
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Five film crews follow the migration of geese, storks, and cranes through forty countries and across each of the seven continents. Using planes, gliders, helicopters, and balloons, seventeen pilots and fourteen cinematographers fly alongside, above, below, and in front of their subjects to capture the majesty and magic of their flight.
Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey
The results are exhilarating, thrilling, and extend the wingspan.
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
A magnificent documentary that flies us along with migratory birds on their intercontinental travels, it's the polar opposite -- North Pole, South Pole and all latitudes in between -- of modern feature films that rely on special effects.
Visually stunning, practically dialogue-free and very family-friendly.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Absolutely breathtaking documentary whose close-up shots of birds in flight are so freakishly intimate that the film is compelled to open with the statement they're not special effects.
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
As moving wallpaper, Winged Migration is the cat’s meow: One almost wishes the wondrous images had been filmed in the even bigger IMAX format. But as an informative documentary, Winged Migration’s birdbrain comes to the fore.
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
Stays in the mind, changing the way we look at the world.
Miami Herald by Rene Rodriguez
Leaves you in a state of stunned, exhilarated awe, both for what it shows and how it shows it.
Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy
Somewhat marred by Bruno Coulais' treacly New Age score -- as well as by Perrin's somewhat daft and repetitive narration. But the key word is "somewhat." In the main, Winged Migration is an unforgettable piece of moviemaking.
Birds are not just the movie's stars, but its whole universe. They inspire in Perrin and his crew, and in us, not just awe but humility. You'll never look at them the same way again.
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