Zoo

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Play Time: 10 mins
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Zoo

Overview:
A perfect, fast and hilarious montage. Using images from Artis (Amsterdam Zoo), Bert Haanstra shows that a couple of similarities can be discovered between human and animal. Particularly the manner in which human and ape are confronted with each other, is significant. The images speak for themselves, human voices or commentary is absent. The ironic music of Pim Jacobs does add an extra dimension to the whole. With regards to human and animal Haanstra limits himself for the time being to this short film, recorded with a hidden camera. Later on, in several big films, he would return to this subject.

Status: Released (1961-01-01)
Awards:Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 1 nomination total
Screen:Simon Carmiggelt, Bert Haanstra
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Production Countries: Netherlands
Spoken Languages: No Language
Zoo
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There's a great jazz soundtrack to this observational documentary set in a zoo. People milling around watching the animals that are in turn watching them. People knit, they draw, they chat - as do the parrots. Monkeys, penguins, zebras etc. are just as unaware of the camera as the ch ....

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