Luc Jacquet
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Everything about the emperor penguin is extraordinary...the birds themselves, their astounding annual trek in single file through the world's most forbidding landscape, their elaborate mating rituals, and the almost unimaginable ordeal each penguin couple endures as they safeguard a single precious egg. This companion book to the widely successful, "March of the Penguins," explores not only the life of the penguins but also the story of Luc Jacquet's...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
From Oscar-winning director Luc Jacquet (*March of the Penguins*) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist Claude Lorius whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear evidence of man-made global climate change. Through remarkable archival footage and stunning drone cinematography, this is an epic tale where science and adventure meet, equal parts contemplative memoir and an ardent call to action. Nominated for a...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Claude Lorius encountered his destiny at age 23 in the Antarctic. The film retraces his life's journey, from his first steps as a young glaciologist to the crowning moment of his glittering career, winning the Blue Planet Prize.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest...
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