Utilizing special macroscopic
photographic techniques, filmmakers Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou
created this fascinating and visually spectacular look at the hidden
worlds in the life cycle of an ordinary meadow in France. When seen
through the lens of Nuridsany and Perennou’s cameras, insects become
gigantic beasts, blades of grass turn into towering monuments, and
raindrops form puddles that resemble vast oceans.
The filmmakers find humor, drama, and
beauty in the lives of these tiny flora and fauna as caterpillars
transform themselves into butterflies, beetles struggle with their day’s
foraging, and snails reproduce their species. Microcosmos was a
multiple prize winner at the 1996 French Academy of Cinema Awards; the
American release version features narration by actress Kristin Scott
Thomas.
Atlantis
Atlantis is a film containing underwater images of the animals in the sea. Atlantis is a nonverbal film and the cinematography is outstanding.
Directed by Luc Besson,
who is better known for his Hollywood movies, Atlantis expands the
nonverbal genre by adding another animal related film, but one that is
different is style to Microcosmos or Winged Migration.
Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi is a 1992 short documentary
film directed by Godfrey Reggio. The film focuses on the world of nature
and wildlife, particularly jungles, sealife, and insects. The movie was
commissioned by Italian jewellers Bulgari for use by the World Wide
Fund for Nature in their Biological Diversity Program.
The film was scored by Philip Glass, who
also worked with Reggio on Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi.
Anima Mundi features many of the techniques from the Qatsi trilogy, and
was produced in between the release of Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi, but is
not considered to be directly related to the series.
Winged Migration
Winged Migration (French: Le Peuple
Migrateur, also known as The Travelling Birds in some UK releases, or
The Travelling Birds: An adventure in flight in Australia), is a 2001
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.
David Attenborough documentaries
His career as the face and voice of
natural history programmes has endured for 60 years. He is best known
for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the
BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive
survey of all life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at
the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of
programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only
person to have won a BAFTA in black and white, colour, HD and 3D.
Attenborough is widely considered a national treasure in Britain
The Amber Time Machine
The documentary shows Attenborough
searching for the identities of preserved creatures inside a piece of
Baltic Amber that was given to him by his adoptive sister when he was
twelve years old. It then shows how a group of scientists can
reconstruct an entire twenty million year old ecosystem through pieces
of Dominican Amber. Examples include a tadpole preserved in Amber after
falling from a Bromeliad.
Attenborough then discusses the scientific feasibility of DNA being preserved in Amber, and the science behind the 1993 hit techno-thriller Jurassic Park, in which David's brother, Richard Attenborough starred as John Hammond. Several attempts were tried, with DNA eventually being recovered from a weevil that was several million years older than Tyrannosaurus Rex. Attenborough reasons that a few old, rare pieces of Amber may contain DNA
Attenborough then discusses the scientific feasibility of DNA being preserved in Amber, and the science behind the 1993 hit techno-thriller Jurassic Park, in which David's brother, Richard Attenborough starred as John Hammond. Several attempts were tried, with DNA eventually being recovered from a weevil that was several million years older than Tyrannosaurus Rex. Attenborough reasons that a few old, rare pieces of Amber may contain DNA
The word Baraka means "blessing" in
several languages; watching this film, the viewer is blessed with a
dazzling barrage of images that transcend language.
Baraka is an incredible nonverbal film containing images of 24 countries from 6 continents, created by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, with music from Michael Stearns and others. The film has no plot, contains no actors and has no script. Instead, high quality 70mm images show some of the best, and worse, parts of nature and human life. Timelapse is used heavily to show everyday life from a different perspective. Baraka is often considered a spiritual film.
Baraka is an incredible nonverbal film containing images of 24 countries from 6 continents, created by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, with music from Michael Stearns and others. The film has no plot, contains no actors and has no script. Instead, high quality 70mm images show some of the best, and worse, parts of nature and human life. Timelapse is used heavily to show everyday life from a different perspective. Baraka is often considered a spiritual film.
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