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CANE TOADS AN UNNATURAL HISTORY OF & THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHICKEN (DOUBLE FEATURE)
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About the DVD
Director: MARK LEWISFormat: PAL
Language: ENGLISH
Region: All
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Number of Discs: 1
Rating: PG
DVD Release Date: 03/02/2007
Run Time: 102 mins
Genre(s):
Special features
- Director's Commentary
- TV Promo
Synopsis
CANE TOADS
Find out how the imperious cane toad was first introduced to Queensland to combat the cane grub and promptly multiplied into a feral scourge that swamped the top end of Australia. To biologists, the Cane Toads are a toxic pest that destroy native wildlife; but to many Queenslanders, they are loveable rogues and proud symbol of their state. In the tradition of Errol Morris' Gates of Heavan, this hilarious documentary gets close up with the eccentric characters who have grown to love, and hate, the humble cane toad.
"One of the funniest films you'll see all year." Rolling Stone
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHICKEN
Whilst most of us know chicken from our dinner plates, few of us pause to consider this bird's many virtues. This new film by Mark Lewis delightfully discovers how this seemingly simple animal reveals itself to be as complex as any of God's creatures.
Illustrated with colourful vignettes depicting the magisterial fowl in full splendour, this fascinating and humorous documentary allows us to rethink our relationship with a creature many take for granted.
"In a festival that shows 264 features, this critics' favourite was a documentary - Mark Lewis's weird and delectable The Natural History of the Chicken." Time Magazine
Find out how the imperious cane toad was first introduced to Queensland to combat the cane grub and promptly multiplied into a feral scourge that swamped the top end of Australia. To biologists, the Cane Toads are a toxic pest that destroy native wildlife; but to many Queenslanders, they are loveable rogues and proud symbol of their state. In the tradition of Errol Morris' Gates of Heavan, this hilarious documentary gets close up with the eccentric characters who have grown to love, and hate, the humble cane toad.
"One of the funniest films you'll see all year." Rolling Stone
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHICKEN
Whilst most of us know chicken from our dinner plates, few of us pause to consider this bird's many virtues. This new film by Mark Lewis delightfully discovers how this seemingly simple animal reveals itself to be as complex as any of God's creatures.
Illustrated with colourful vignettes depicting the magisterial fowl in full splendour, this fascinating and humorous documentary allows us to rethink our relationship with a creature many take for granted.
"In a festival that shows 264 features, this critics' favourite was a documentary - Mark Lewis's weird and delectable The Natural History of the Chicken." Time Magazine
