Life on Earth

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Visually Beautiful.......2005-05-05

Abderrahmane Sissako, a Mauritanian filmmaker living in France, makes visually poignant and beautiful films about his homeland. The film style is slow moving. This allows you to be slowly drawn into the beauty of this strange world.

The review that gave this film 3 stars was because Amazon miscategorized it in science and nature documentaries.

If you are looking for a film that displays the strange and often elusive beauty of Africa, I would highly recommend this one or any of Sissako's other films.

Not a nature documentary , drama with English subtitles.......2004-02-18

The title can be misleading. I found it listed with science and nature documentaries. However, it is an unrated drama and so it was not what I expected. This film is in color and runs 61 minutes. The dialogue is in French and Bambara with English subtitles.

Description

Go on a breathtaking adventure through time and across five continents to reveal nature's most vital secret. Climb into the prickly jaws of insect-eating plants. Watch a flying fox gorge itself on a midnight snack of figs. Witness a mantis disguised as a flower petal lure its prey to doom. You'll see the alarming destruction humankind has caused to our ecosystems and find hope in recent efforts to restore the natural balance we have disturbed.

DVD Features:
Featurette:Making of "The Secret of LIfe on Earth"
Interactive Menus

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Evolution all thru the movie.......2007-08-17

I loved the cinematography and the food chain explanation and its delicate balance but could have done without all the evolution stuff. These incredible systems could have been designed that way. We will be watching the video without sound. Would recommend IMAX Deep Sea as a better movie.

Highly recommended.......2006-12-24

I rented this movie about a year ago and the scenes were so beautiful i teared up. I finally purchased it, against my minimalist ideals, and i couldn't be happier with owning it. Truly a fantastic look at the nature around us. Goregeous cinematography, great content. I wish it were a longer video.

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Pleasant Surprise
Great Peter Sellers Movie!!!

The Smallest Show On Earth
Starring: Stringer Davis , Francis de Wolff , Sidney James , Sam Kydd , and Virginia McKenna
Director: Basil Dearden
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
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ASIN: B00029JZXC
Release Date: 2002-02-02

Product Description

From back cover - Some great laugh-out-loud scenes make this a great film. The delightful story revolves around a couple that inherits a broken down movie theater-the Bijou, and attempts to make a go of it. But once the struggling couple are forced to renovate and operate it, they learn some uproarius lessons about life, love, big business and the enduing magic of the movies.

Customer Reviews:

Pleasant Surprise.......2007-06-02

I was pleasantly surprised by two features of this discount DVD title. First, the quality of the print...sharp,clear, no scratches,and properly formatted to original theatre screen dimensions. second, the very entertaining and warm comedy....Note this is selling for as little as 1 cent by some Amazon resellers(used)

Great Peter Sellers Movie!!!.......2005-06-01

This is a great 50's Peter Sellers movie about life in a smalltown crumbling movie theatre.It's a must see that's now on DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!

Charlie Rose with Lisa Randall; E.O. Wilson (December 12, 2006)

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A glimpse of material and biological sciences
BEST SCIENCE INTERVIEW OF THE YEAR

Charlie Rose with Lisa Randall; E.O. Wilson (December 12, 2006)

Manufacturer: Charlie Rose, Inc.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth

ASIN: B000MTOX66
Release Date: 2007-01-22

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A glimpse of material and biological sciences.......2007-08-24

In his series of interviews with scientists, Charlie Rose presents an authentic view of scientists at work. In this disk of interviews with Lisa Randall in particle physics and cosmology and E.O. Wilson on the demise of species, we find an encounter of the plain man and the learned woman and man. Rose is a good interviewer who asks the questions that can sensibly be asked by an intelligent observer. Purchasers of this record will judge the merit of its content for themselves, but they can be sure to encounter views of investigators distinguished in their respective disciplines. This disk is well engineered and presents an excellent video and audio record of scientific insights and findings to grace the collection of anyone whose interest in science is keen.

BEST SCIENCE INTERVIEW OF THE YEAR.......2007-02-03

THIS INTERVIEW WITH DR RANDALL, A PHYSICIST SHOULD BE REQUIRED VIEWING FOR ALL SERIOUS STUDENTS OF SCIENCE. THIS IS NOT JUST MY OPINION AS THERE ARE MORE REVIEWS (292 AS OF TODAY) ON THIS CONVERSATION THAN ANY OTHER RECENT INTERVIEW OF CHARLIE'S. CURIOSITY AND DISCOVERY ARE CRUCIAL TO OUR SURVIVAL. HER ILLUMINATION OF THE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED BY PHYSICISTS SHOULD BE AN INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO ARE CURIOUS ABOUT LIFE AND THE UNIVERSE. SCIENCE IS NOT JUST ABOUT ASKING QUESTIONS AND TESTING HYPOTHESES; ITS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE MIGHT NOT EVEN HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING TO KNOW "WHICH" QUESTIONS TO ASK. THERE IS AN ART TO SCIENCE AND DR RANDALL OFFERS THE PALETTE.

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An excellent if hard to get series

Life on Earth [Region 2]

ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0000AISIQ

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An excellent if hard to get series.......2007-02-17

One of David Attenborough's first series. Although some of the material is now dated, this is still an entertaining and informative series on the progression of life, told not just through the fossil evidence, but also in the living animals of the current world. The part that suffers the most are the first two chapters, since so much has been uncovered in the fossil record since the series was produced. But still a must-get for any fan of Attenborough's more recent work.

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Smallest Show On Earth, The
Starring: Stringer Davis , Francis de Wolff , Sidney James , Sam Kydd , and Virginia McKenna
Director: Basil Dearden
Manufacturer: Alpha Home Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000P6R9GW
Release Date: 2007-05-29

Product Description

A poverty stricken couple inherit a broken-down movie theatre and its comically incompetent staff.

The Purpose Driven Life Small Group Series: Volume 1, What on Earth Am I Here For?

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The Purpose Driven Life Small Group Series: Volume 1, What on Earth Am I Here For?

ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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DVD and 60-page study guide

Charlie Rose with Walter Cronkite (December 27, 1996)

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Charlie Rose with Walter Cronkite (December 27, 1996)

Manufacturer: Charlie Rose
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Description

An interview with Walter Cronkite, Former Senior Correspondent of CBS News about his recently published memoir A Reporter's Life, a new CD-ROM, as well as a new eight-part Discovery series entitled Cronkite Remembers. Cronkite reflects on his work covering major news stories including Pearl Harbor, WWII and one-on-one interviews with Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

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The Smallest Show on Earth
Starring: Stringer Davis , Francis de Wolff , Sidney James , Sam Kydd , and Virginia McKenna
Director: Basil Dearden
Manufacturer: Genius Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0006GAON6
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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