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Movie Overview
Director
• Jacques Perrin
MPAA Rating
G
Winged Migration (2003)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 97% Fresh
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3/4
"An intimate, uplifting tribute to our fine-feathered friends who weather incredible odds in their quest for survival."  Movie Boeuf  David N. Butterworth

A
"Winged Migration on the large screen works as a grand substitute for catching the annual Audubon Society nature walk in the park."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

A-
"Seeing the beauty of nature unfold on the big screen and having it wash over you the way this does is enough to make anyone become a birdlover."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

3.5/4
"With both the transitions and the action scenes from one species to the next...a pindrop would even be drowned out by the wonder in your own mind."  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

B
"Look, birds flying, pretty!"  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

B
"A wealth of beautiful, breathtaking close-up shots of flocks on the wing...and yet...rather repetitive and strangely detached."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

"Winged Migration is a glorious celebration of birds in flight, conveying the beauty, the amazing feats of strength and the endurance of their long distance journeys. Here is one to stir your soul!"  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3/4
"A fascinating motion picture."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3.5/4
"Perrin’s too-dry voice-over is all that separates his labor of love from four-star glory."  Palo Alto Weekly  Jeanne Aufmuth

10/10
"The movie is, in three words, beautiful beautiful beautiful."  Window to the Movies  Jeffrey Chen

3.5/4
"Winged Migration gives an almost unprecedented look at our flying friends."  MovieMartyr.com  Jeremy Heilman

4.5/5
"It's a cliche to say, but you literally will not believe your eyes as you stare agape at what no human should ever be able to see."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

4/4
"There are no words to describe the poetic beauty of this film."  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

A-
"a filmic poem about the majesty that surrounds us every day"  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

4/5
"It's an astonishing act of imaginative restoration, bringing the sheer wondrousness of everyday sights into sharp focus."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

3.5/4
"If one of the aims of art is to enhance one's appreciation of the beauty of nature, then the film succeeds as art as well."  Mark Reviews Movies  Mark Dujsik

3.5/4
"Winged Migration is imperfect, but it's still amazing; don't miss it"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

"One of the most beautiful and stirring adventures in the natural world that I’ve ever seen on film."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

"A film both picturesque and blatantly empty."  Nitrate Online  Nick Schager

3.5/5
"All in such extreme close-up that you think the birds will whack the camera with their wings at any moment."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

B+
"A superior wildlife film, featuring such breathtaking images of wild birds in flight that the audience is constantly wondering 'how in the world did they get that shot?'"  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

A-
"“Winged Migration” is a superb addition to that pantheon of nature documentaries and deserves acclaim for the stunning cinematography, artistry and technical achievement."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

"Jacques Perrin's spectacular documentary takes observation a step further as he literally seems to take flight with flocks of birds as they make their annual migration."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Ryan Cracknell

"This is awestruck filmmaking at its best."  Salon.com  Stephanie Zacharek

A-
"In the tradition of the also nearly wordless Atlantis and Microcosmos… educational voiceover narration is superfluous: It's enough simply to see."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus

"Click here to see review"  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf

8/10
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Mark R. Leeper

B+
Read review  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

7/10
Read review  www.susangranger.com  Susan Granger

Read review  In the Dark  Jonathan F. Richards
OFCS Rating: 97% Fresh
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