Bestiaire (2012)

Directed by

Denis Côté

Genre

documentary film, nature documentary

Country

France, Canada

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows animals and visitors at a safari park in Quebec. There is no dialogue or narration, just scenes of looking and being looked at.

observationalmeditativequietcontemplativeslow-pacedminimalistdetachedhypnotic

What happens

Bestiaire is a 2012 Canadian-French experimental docufiction film written and directed by Denis Côté. Filmed at Parc Safari in Quebec, the film examines human and animal observation without dialogue. It had its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Jutra Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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