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Historia de la pradera americana tal como era cuando allí pastaban grandes manadas de bisontes y alces.Historia de la pradera americana tal como era cuando allí pastaban grandes manadas de bisontes y alces.Historia de la pradera americana tal como era cuando allí pastaban grandes manadas de bisontes y alces.
- Ganó 1 premio Óscar
- 4 premios ganados en total
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This movie is another of Walt Disney's true life adventures. It's not a bad film, but it certainly lacks the charm and bizarreness of some of the other installments in this franchise. The narrator makes no moralistic judgments upon any of the subjects in the film, and there are no strange hoedowns involving scorpions in the middle of the film. It does give you a good sense of what nature documentaries were like 70 years ago, but apart from that it's probably not worth your time. I only forced myself to watch it for my project of watching all of Disney films, but I think even for die-hard fans of Disney, this would be a miss.
1954's 'The Vanishing Prairie' is the second feature length film of Disney's 1948-1960 True Life Adventures series. Following on from 'The Living Desert', which is very good if not outstanding and a nature documentary milestone at the time. Being somebody who loves Disney and nature documentaries, as well as someone who was intrigued by films mixing the two and that it got award recognition at the time. Including the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.
An Oscar that actually was not undeserved. Like 'The Living Desert', it was unlike any other nature documentary at the time and the competition that year for the category was not large. Like 'The Living Desert' 'The Vanishing Prairie' is very good if not outstanding, which actually was the general standard of the feature films in the True Life Adventures films (do prefer the short subjects personally), and it is fascinating. Well worth the watch if curious as to how old nature documentaries were like at the time and how they come over now and how Disney did them.
'The Vanishing Prairie' is not perfect. It does go a little overboard on the jokey humour, so it can become corny in parts. While there is never anything here that is on the same level of manipulative as the scorpion mating dance in 'The Living Desert' and especially the lemmings scene in 'White Wilderness', occasionally the content was on the forced side.
However, 'The Vanishing Prairie' looks wonderful, the colour photography is so vivid in colour and never static. Showing the majestic scenery, both beautiful and uncompromising, in all its glory. Really liked the music on the whole, which was a mix of grand and catchy even if it occasionally over-emphasised the humorous moments. The animals, wonderfully varied, are a mix of adorable, sinister and fun to watch.
On the whole, the information presented is very entertaining and informative. The footage is beautifully shot and has a strong mix of emotions, boasting some memorable scenes. The bison birth sequence is a beautiful, poignant moment and one of my favourite sequences of the whole True Life Adventures series. Winston Hibler's delivery was not an issue to me, nicely deadpan at times but also always good natured.
Very good on the whole. 8/10.
An Oscar that actually was not undeserved. Like 'The Living Desert', it was unlike any other nature documentary at the time and the competition that year for the category was not large. Like 'The Living Desert' 'The Vanishing Prairie' is very good if not outstanding, which actually was the general standard of the feature films in the True Life Adventures films (do prefer the short subjects personally), and it is fascinating. Well worth the watch if curious as to how old nature documentaries were like at the time and how they come over now and how Disney did them.
'The Vanishing Prairie' is not perfect. It does go a little overboard on the jokey humour, so it can become corny in parts. While there is never anything here that is on the same level of manipulative as the scorpion mating dance in 'The Living Desert' and especially the lemmings scene in 'White Wilderness', occasionally the content was on the forced side.
However, 'The Vanishing Prairie' looks wonderful, the colour photography is so vivid in colour and never static. Showing the majestic scenery, both beautiful and uncompromising, in all its glory. Really liked the music on the whole, which was a mix of grand and catchy even if it occasionally over-emphasised the humorous moments. The animals, wonderfully varied, are a mix of adorable, sinister and fun to watch.
On the whole, the information presented is very entertaining and informative. The footage is beautifully shot and has a strong mix of emotions, boasting some memorable scenes. The bison birth sequence is a beautiful, poignant moment and one of my favourite sequences of the whole True Life Adventures series. Winston Hibler's delivery was not an issue to me, nicely deadpan at times but also always good natured.
Very good on the whole. 8/10.
Oscar-winning documentary from Disney about life on the American prairie. No humans here, just various animals. Most of which are being cute. There are some moments to illustrate nature's more violent tendencies but nothing too graphic or depressing. This is Disney, after all. The point of this was to raise awareness about conservation of the prairie. It may seem dated and unoriginal today after decades of nature documentaries on television but, keep in mind, this was pioneering stuff back in 1954. I can imagine it was very impressive to see such footage in theaters at the time. The color photography is beautiful. There's also a fine music score from Paul J. Smith. Winston Hibler's narration is a little monotonous but there's enough action, drama, and humor to keep your interest. It's very enjoyable and should please young and old alike.
Wonderful documentaries, and certainty of the perfection of nature, how everything fits perfectly, like a puzzle, between hunters and prey, seasons, food, naturally balanced (when there is no human interference) everything millimetrically magnanimous... The narration is so cute, the magnificent photography, richness of details, enthralling, there could be more "stories" with the personified animals...
It is best to treat this dated but pleasant documentary as entertainment. Paul Smith's music is incredibly evocative, especially at the birth of a bison and during the fury of a flash flood.
The tone of the narration is often downbeat, referring to qualities of this unique environment soon to be lost forever. To keep from being sucked down into this negativity, keep in mind that recent interest in preserving the prairie environment is being matched with federal assistance, and hopefully the "Vanishing Prairie" won't vanish after all.
The photography is by all accounts excellent. Disney enlisted the help of world-class nature photographers who endured hardships, disappointments, and seemingly-eternal stakeouts behind a camera lens to get just the right shot. When you see it on the screen it all looks too easy. Folks, it's not easy at all! And remember that these films were pioneering firsts that pre-dated Animal Planet, the Crocodile Hunter, and even Wild Kingdom. It started here, and it started with style.
The tone of the narration is often downbeat, referring to qualities of this unique environment soon to be lost forever. To keep from being sucked down into this negativity, keep in mind that recent interest in preserving the prairie environment is being matched with federal assistance, and hopefully the "Vanishing Prairie" won't vanish after all.
The photography is by all accounts excellent. Disney enlisted the help of world-class nature photographers who endured hardships, disappointments, and seemingly-eternal stakeouts behind a camera lens to get just the right shot. When you see it on the screen it all looks too easy. Folks, it's not easy at all! And remember that these films were pioneering firsts that pre-dated Animal Planet, the Crocodile Hunter, and even Wild Kingdom. It started here, and it started with style.
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- TriviaAfter recently graduating from Pomona College, this was the first picture Roy Edward Disney (Walt's nephew) worked on - reportedly as assistant editor. They were reviewing footage of ducks and geese returning in spring when Walt spotted a sequence in which a duck unwittingly lands on a still-frozen pond and tumbles over and over. "Where's the rest of this, where he hits the other ducks on the pond?" Walt asked. No one answered. "I know it's there somewhere," Walt said. "Roy, go find it."
Roy started poring through millions of feet of film negatives. He couldn't find it. "Where is that film?" Walt asked again at the next screening. Roy meekly said it didn't exist. Finally director, James Algar sent a second-unit to Minnesota where they staged a duck's landing into a group of ducks on a frozen lake, then incorporated the footage into Vanishing Prairie, accompanied by the sound of a bowling ball hitting pins. Walt loved it. "See, I told you you had that footage," Walt said. Roy suspected that Walt knew all along that they didn't. "Go find it" was Walt's way of saying "Go shoot the footage. Get this done."
- ConexionesEdited into The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)
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- Fecha de lanzamiento
- País de origen
- Sitio oficial
- Idioma
- También se conoce como
- The Vanishing Prairie
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- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 11 minutos
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.37 : 1
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