Should you watch Jane?
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Jane
Documentary · 2017
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
The sides of Jane
- Jane Goodall in Gombe in the 1960s
- Lost National Geographic footage
- Chimpanzees filmed up close
Jane is good for you if…
- you like chimpanzees filmed up close in the wild.
- you want Jane Goodall telling her own story.
- you like a Philip Glass score carrying the images.
Jane is bad for you if…
- you need more momentum than long scenes of watching chimps.
- you need suspense to stay with a film.
About: curiosity · nature · a life's work
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