BeauteSauvageVHS16Introduction

“Beauté Sauvage” is a wildlife documentary television series by French director Frédéric Rossif. The series consists of 36 episodes of about 25 minutes each, which were broadcast on television in France and Italy. Both the images and music of the series are not original but sourced from earlier documentaries by Rossif. The music heard in this series was composed by Vangelis and sourced from earlier documentaries such as "Cantique Des Créatures" (1970), “Au Pays Des Visages” (1972), “L’Apocalypse Des Animaux” (1973), "Georges Braque Ou Le Temps Différent" (1974), “La Fête Sauvage” (1976), “L’Opéra Sauvage” (1976), “Sauvage Et Beau” (1984) and "Pasteur Le Siecle" (1987).

In France the series was broadcast on television by Rhône-Poulenc, while in Italy RAITRE aired the series as “Bellezza Selvaggia”. Episodes were also repeated in Italy as part of the Geo-series presented by Gianclaudio Lopez. The complete series is available in Italy for online streaming at Youdoc.it. In 1991 a selection of 18 episodes of the documentary series were released in France on VHS videocassette by Editions Montparnasse. On the cover of these videos Frédéric Rossif is quoted: ‘I want these programs to raise awareness among people because animals are part of their imagination. If they disappear, people will lose their dreams forever.’

Other compilation wildlife series by Frédéric Rossif with music by Vangelis are “Histoires d’Animaux” (1973), “Animaux Couleurs” (1974), "Un Monde Différent" (1981), “Splendeur Sauvage” (1986) and “Les Animaux De Frédéric Rossif” (1989).

 

Details and credits

  • Title: Beauté Sauvage
  • Year: 1989
  • Country: France
  • Length: 36 episodes of about 25 minutes each
  • Directed by Frédéric Rossif.
  • Music by Vangelis.
  • Text and narration by Guillaume Malaurie.
  • Editing: Dominique Caseneuve
  • Mixing: Elvire Lerner
  • Post production: Duo
  • Collection: Videon
  • Produced by A.R.I.E.S

BeauteSauvageVHS04Episodes

  1. Opération Arche De Noé
  2. Le Paradis Des Animaux
  3. Daims, Loutres Et Loups...
  4. Poissons Extraordinaires
  5. Mystérieux Insectes
  6. Le Monde Des Abeilles
  7. L’Ours Et Le Raton Laveur...
  8. Le Lynx Et Le Blaireau...
  9. Le Nouveau Mexique
  10. Éléphants, Lions Et Gazelles...
  11. Faune D’Afrique
  12. Afrique Rêvée
  13. Amazonie
  14. Fabuleux Animaux Incas
  15. Des Andes A La Terre De Feu
  16. Le Guépard
  17. L’Inde Sacrée
  18. Lions De Mer Et Loutres

 

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