Show your support for bird movies! There's a group of us going from The Raptor Center, hope to see some of you there=2E
Sharon Stiteler Winged Migration=20 Starts Friday, June 6 at the Uptown Theatre=20 Uptown theatre=20 2906 Hennepin Avenue=20 Minneapolis, MN 55408=20 (612) 825-6006=20 Winged Migration =2E by filmmaker Jacques Perrin=20 Our dream was not to fly like birds but with them, right in among them, fathoming the mystery of their migration by sharing their journey across oceans, mountains and deserts=2E A superhuman dream, yet one as old as humanity itself=2E To make it come true, we had to roam the globe for four= years, mobilizing pools of energy and ingenuity,=20 coordinating the work of some 500 individuals, creating synergies between film technicians and ornithologists, marrying movie cameras with aerial contraptions: ultralights, hot air balloons, powered paragliders, remote-controlled robots, and so on=2E We dispatched crews on over 300 assignments to every continent on earth=2E We filmed in 42 different countries, shot 250 miles of film, went through 230 hours of dailies=2E=2E= =2E and some magically uplifting moments=2E=20 Filming birds in a storm-tossed sea isn't easy=2E I needed a steady shooti= ng platform for a 35mm camera, and with a little string-pulling, I got it=2E Imagine my film crew's astonishment, one chilly February morning, to find themselves staring up at the massive gray hull of a French warship=2E We w= ere on Pier 5 in Brest, Brittany's largest port and one of France's foremost naval bases=2E=20 We, our birds, and our filming equipment had a temporary home in this stee= l behemoth, among the pristine uniforms and strict discipline of life on board=2E Making my relations with the French navy easier was the fact that= I had played the "Drummer Crab," the mythical navy lieutenant in the film of= the same name directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer, which became a cult movie= for a whole generation of young navy officers=2E For them, a living legend= was on board=2E Never mind that the deck was littered with straw and the helicopter hangar had turned into an aviary=2E=2E=2E Cast off! Set a cours= e for the wild gray Atlantic!=20 As storm-tossed seas go, I got what I wanted and plenty of it! One time, when the North Atlantic was in full fury and the birds had been taken into= shelter, I decided to get some shots of the raging ocean=2E We were on dec= k, and my entire crew was busy tinkering with the elaborate camera stabilizin= g system that the foul weather had put out of action=2E I shouldered my trus= ty old camera, a mobile Cameflex from the 1960s which Pierre Schoendoerffer had used in Vietnam to shoot The 317th Platoon, in which I also starred=2E= A stupendous wave broke over the ship and deluged me=2E But sure enough, my faithful Cameflex stood the test and the wave was safely in the can=2E=20 **************************************************************************= ** **************************=20 Renowned producer Jacques Perrin (Himalaya, Microcosmos) leads a crew of over 450 people-including seventeen pilots and fourteen cinematographers-o= n a journey following a variety of bird migrations through forty countries and each of the seven continents=2E From the Eiffel Tower to Monument Vall= ey, from the remote reaches of the Arctic and the Amazon, all manners of man-made machines were employed to capture these amazing creatures in flight=2E A film of staggering beauty, revealing the ineffable wonders of = the natural world of birds=2E Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Featu= re=2E In English=2E Official Web Site ( http://www=2Esonyclassics=2Ecom/wingedmigration/index_flash=2Ehtml )=20 Landmark Theatres Exclusive!=20 Filmmaker Jacques Perrin on the challenge of entering the world of birds=20= Director: Jacques Perrin=20 Co-directors: Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats=20 Cast: Jacques Perrin (narrator)=20 MPAA Rating: G for General Audiences=20 Run Time: 1hr 29mins=20 Release Year: 2001=20 Country of Origin: France/Germany/Italy/Spain/Switzerland=20 Language: English/French (with English subtitles)=20 Theatrical Release: April 18, 2003=20 Original title: "Le Peuple Migrateur," which translates as "The Migrating Population";=20 Nominated: Best Documentary, 75th Annual Academy Awards;=20 Winner: Best Editing, 2002 Cesar Awards=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E
