The Champagne Safari (1995)
- Directed by
- George Ungar
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 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 documentary examines the life of industrialist Charles Bedaux. It focuses on his controversial 1934 expedition through northern Alberta and British Columbia. The film uses original footage that was rediscovered in Paris in the 1980s.
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What happens
The Champagne Safari is a 1995 Canadian documentary film directed by George Ungar. A portrait of industrialist Charles Bedaux, it focuses primarily on his controversial Bedaux expedition through northern Alberta and British Columbia in 1934, including Floyd Crosby's original footage of the expedition that had long been believed lost until being found in Paris in the 1980s. The film was narrated by Colm Feore and Jim Morris, and included David Hemblen as the voice of Bedaux. The film was in development by 1988, originally under the working title Dangerous Alliances: The Bedaux Story. It premiered in the Perspective Canada program at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival, and was broadcast on TVOntario's documentary series The View from Here in December 1995. The film won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 16th Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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