Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)
- Directed by
- Jamie Uys
- Genre
- comedy film, nature documentary
- Country
- South Africa, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 0
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 77 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This nature documentary shows the lives of wild animals in Southern Africa. The filmmaker adds comic commentary to their behavior without a story.
lightheartedwhimsicalgentleamusingobservationaleasygoingplayfulgood-natured
What happens
Animals Are Beautiful People (also called Beautiful People) is a 1974 South African nature documentary written, produced, directed, filmed and edited by Jamie Uys, about the wildlife in Southern Africa, presented with comedic elements. It was filmed in the Namib Desert, the Kalahari Desert and at the Okavango River and Okavango Delta. It was the recipient of the 1974 Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film. The film, a critical and commercial success, was independently made by Uys, also known for his later South African-Motswana comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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