Home (2009/I)

Director:

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Writers:

Isabelle Delannoy (written by) &
Yann Arthus-Bertrand (written by) ...
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Release Date:

5 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Drama | Family

Tagline:

A Stunning Visual Portrayal of Earth

Plot:

With aerial footage from 54 countries, Home is a depiction of how the Earth's problems are all interlinked. |

Plot Keywords:

Earth | Greenhouse | Soy | Environmental | Dubai

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Yann Arthus-Bertrand	...	Narrator (voice)
Glenn Close	...	Narrator (voice: English version)
Jacques Gamblin	...	Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Writing credits
Isabelle Delannoy		(written by) &
Yann Arthus-Bertrand		(written by) &
Denis Carot		(written by) &
Yen Le Van		(written by)
Isabelle Delannoy		(commentary) &
Tewfik Fares		(commentary) &
Yann Arthus-Bertrand		(commentary)

Produced by
Luc Besson	....	producer
Denis Carot	....	producer

Original Music by
Armand Amar

Cinematography by
Michel Benjamin
Dominique Gentil

Film Editing by
Yen Le Van

Production Management
Claude Canaple	....	unit manager
Camille Courau	....	production supervisor
Jean de Trégomain	....	production manager
Benjamin Dewaele	....	assistant unit manager
Emmanuel Sajot	....	post-production supervisor
Sidonie Waserman	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laurence Guérault	....	first assistant director
Dorothée Martin	....	first assistant director
Frédérique Menant	....	first assistant director
Thomas Sorrentino	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Aymen Braek	....	sound mixer
Aymeric Dupas	....	technical advisor
Thomas Gauder	....	sound re-recording mixer
Loïc Gourbe	....	sound mixer
Rosalie Revoyre	....	assistant sound editor
Emilie Ruby	....	dialogue editor
Olivier Walczak	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Lohengrin Braconnier	....	assistant colorist
François Brigouleix	....	effects supervisor: Copirate
Guillaume Crampette	....	cg artist: Copyrate
Christophe Ferrier	....	titles designer
Bénédicte Hostache	....	CG artist: Copirate
Julien Imbert	....	CG artist
Anita Lech	....	digital artist (as Anita Lech Bedez)
Stephane Mitonneau	....	CG artist: Copirate
Rodney Musso	....	assistant colorist: Digital Factory

Camera and Electrical Department
Stéphane Azouze	....	chief digital imaging technician
Michael Brennan	....	aerial cameraman
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial cameraman
Evert Cloetens	....	aerial camera operator
Christian Gaume	....	aerial camera operator
Jean-Claude Halbert	....	digital imaging technician
David Perrier	....	camera operator
Christophe Pottier	....	camera operator
Philippe Ros	....	digital imaging supervisor
Peter Thompson	....	aerial cameraman
Tanguy Thuaud	....	aerial cinematographer
Tanguy Thuaud	....	camera operator
Tanguy Thuaud	....	cineflex operator
Benoit Torti	....	digital imaging technician
Eric Veyssière	....	aerial camera operator

Editorial Department
Thaddée Bertrand	....	assistant editor
Emmanuelle Dehais	....	assistant editor
Brice Ferre	....	assistant editor
Marcela Figueroa	....	additional assistant editor
Clarisse Gilbert	....	additional assistant editor
Thomas Glaser	....	additional assistant editor
Guillaume Lips	....	digital colorist
Nadine Makris	....	assistant editor
Élodie Saunier	....	additional assistant editor

Music Department
Jean-Pascal Beintus	....	orchestrator
Thomas Jamois	....	soundtrack coordinator
Sylvain Morizet	....	assistant composer
Sylvain Morizet	....	musician: pianist
Emilie Ruby	....	music editor

Other crew
Martine Ameline	....	production accountant
Bruno Anselme	....	scientific advisor
Isabelle Broyard	....	legal affairs
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial photography
Fabiola Claz	....	production coordinator
Fabiola Claz	....	production secretary
Costa-Gavras	....	with the courtesy council of
Anne-Sophie Cussattegras	....	documentation & research
Christine Custodio	....	production accountant
Carol Gobillot	....	documentation & research
Marion Grizbec	....	documentation & research
Juliette Jacobs	....	documentation & research
Stéphanie Melo	....	production accountant
Olivier Milhomme	....	scientific advisor
Erik Orsenna	....	with the courtesy council of
Laetitia Pichon	....	production coordinator
Sebastian Sacchetti	....	production assistant
Sandrine Vitali	....	production accountant
Sandrine Vitali	....	production administrator

Production Companies

• Elzévir Films
• EuropaCorp
• France 2 (FR2) (participation)

Distributors

• Arte Cinema (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Feelgood Entertainment (2009) (Cyprus) (all media)
• Feelgood Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• France 2 (FR2) (2009) (France) (TV)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2009) (Czech Republic) (DVD)
• Lark Films Distribution (2009) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• MEED Films (2009) (Lithuania) (all media)
• National Geographic Channel (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• YouTube (2009) (worldwide) (all media) (internet)

Special Effects

• Copirate (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Naïve  soundtrack

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Runtime:

95 min (edited version) | USA:118 min (DVD) | Portugal:114 min (DVD) | 120 min (long version) | Canada:120 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | Russian | Spanish | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:All | Hong Kong:I | Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade) | Singapore:G | Czech Republic:U | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Ireland:G | USA:Not Rated

Company:

Elzévir Films

Trivia:

The 2011 film 'The Tree of Life' by Terrence Malick used some shots from 'Home' with permission. They appear during the creation scene and a few other sequences.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The word "climatic" is often said by the narrator as "climactic".

Quotes:

Narrator:We know that the solutions are there today. We all have the power to change. So what are we waiting for?

Soundtrack:

Cum Dederit

Where are we going?

Home is a documentary about Earth, humanity, nature, where we're going and what we've been. Shot in 54 countries with aerial footage it's a combination of all the navel-gazing movies we've seen lately like Planet Earth and Baraka. Like a guilty abusive adult, we're now taking a closer look at ourselves, what we've done to the planet and what we've to ourselves.

That's in large part what the first 3/4 of the movie is about. Showing different locations on Earth, the stunning gliding shots of our planet's more beautiful locations as well as the terrible damage we've caused. In that way it's much different than Baraka and Planet Earth, the two films I compared this to. This movie talks about humans, not just their achievements but the economic chaos we've wrought on each other.

The vast differences in class structure in the west from the east. The vast amounts of wealth owned by 2% of the population. Starvation, disease, war, are all covered in this documentary. It's not just about the nature but the capitalist system which has destroyed the planet and brought humanity to its knees.

Many of these changes have occurred in the past 50-100 years. Vast change which is increasing to the point where urbanization is epidemic all over the planet. The melting icecaps are also covered in very nice detail. The consequences are of course very grim. Some of this information I knew but it's good to be reminded how we live in the western world which is rapidly destroying the planet and taking all the innocent passengers along with us.

The movie was released on the internet, television and internet on the same day. It's on YouTube in its entirety, but I downloaded a high quality version from One Big Torrent which was very nice to watch.

Probably one of the best movies of 2009 and one of the best documentaries of the year as well. I highly recommend it.