Pigeons in the Square

Directed by Jean Painlevé
1 de enero de 1982    27minDocumental, Short
6.36.2
An enthusiastic grandfather sits with children in a Parisian park talking about pigeons. First. their physical appearance - eye, wings and tail, and color - and their varieties. Then, he encourages the children to imitate their walk. He points out courtship and mating rituals, then provides an illustrated discussion of how they eat. This section is punctuated by a flock of pigeons fighting over a small, hard ball each wants to eat; the narrator's describes it as if it were a soccer match. He concludes with a discussion of pigeons taking off, landing, and flying; he uses slow motion and stop-time photography to show his audience.

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  • Jean PainlevéSelf (uncredited) / Director / Productor
  • Olivér TóthEscritor
  • Vincent BercziDirector Of Photography
  • Christiane d'HôtelSupervisor de guion / Unit Manager
  • Agnès MouchelEditor
  • Ramon de HerreraMúsica
  • Patrick HarantSonido
  • Jean-Jacques MelonSonido
  • Bernard MaggiProduction Assistant

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