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Jane

  • 2017
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.

  • Director
    • Brett Morgen
  • Writers
    • Brett Morgen
    • Jane Goodall
  • Stars
    • Jane Goodall
    • Hugo Van Lawick
    • Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick
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    • Director
      • Brett Morgen
    • Writers
      • Brett Morgen
      • Jane Goodall
    • Stars
      • Jane Goodall
      • Hugo Van Lawick
      • Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick
    • 33User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 37 wins & 36 nominations total

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    • Director
      • Brett Morgen
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      • Brett Morgen
      • Jane Goodall
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    8paul-allaer

    Delightful documentary with stellar Philip Glass soundtrack

    "Jane" (2017 release; 90 min.) is a documentary about the life and times of Jane Goodall. As the movie opens, we are reminded that in 2014 hundreds of hours of 1960s film footage was unearthed at the National Geographic archives relating to Jane Goodall. From there we go back in time, and we get to know Jane, then 26, as she is chosen by Dr. Leakey to observe and mingle with the wild chimps in Gombe, Tanzania, even though she has no training or science degree (yet). It was important to Dr. Leakey that someone with an open mind without preconceptions would do the observing. Jane can't believe her good fortune as this is a dream come true for her. She throws herself into her work. At this point we are less than 10 min. into the movie.

    Couple of comments: this is the latest from documentary maker Brett Morgen, who previously brought us the excellent "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck", Chicago 10" and "The Kid Stay in the Picture", among others. Here he sifts through mountains of rarely or never seen footage shot over half a century ago, showing us how a 26 year old single white woman decides to do whatever it takes to integrate herself into a community of wild chimps. Along the way we also learn a thing or two about Jane's personal life.But the primary reason to watch this is the 1960s footage of the bush and what life was like back then. There are some extraordinary scenes, and some frightening ones as well. But it always kept my attention. last, but certainly not least, Morgen was able to convince the legendary Philip Glass to write a brand new score for this movie, and that score is classic Glass, just gorgeous (available here on Amazon on CD and as a download). You can bet I will check that out shortly.

    "Jane" opened to positive acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival last Fall. I was quite surprised that it didn't score a Best Documentary Oscar nomination, but that doesn't diminish the movie's quality or its appeal. This recently opened for a one week run at my local art-house theater here in Cincinnati. The screening where I caught it at (on the very last day of that one week run) was attended quite nicely actually (probably other people who, like me, wanted to catch it before the end of its run). If you like nature/animal documentaries, or are simply curious to learn more about the life of this extraordinary lady, you cannot go wrong with this. "Jane" is a WINNER.
    8joanacatbagan

    I'm so glad I watched this on a boring Tuesday night.

    One of the best documentaries. Flows and moves like an actual movie, with a narrative that moves so effortlessly with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Brett Morgen should really be applauded for giving this such a rich pathos and a clear thematic focus; it feels so cinematic, and has a real sense of progression.

    To see such parallels between Goodall's duties as both a wife and mother when compared to her animal subjects is so endearing, especially knowing that this is real footage being used; in that light, this is one of the year's best edited films.
    9newday-172-261427

    Not just a wildlife documentary

    Jane is not just a wildlife documentary about chimpanzees. It's about life, relationship, persistence, success, failure, love, death and nearly every aspects of life in most beautiful way you can imagine.

    A very impressive, effective and soulful movie which no one should miss.

    Respect Ms Jane Goodall.
    9milbankj

    This brings back memories

    "Jane" is a pretty good doco; indeed, among the best I have seen. Unlike many nowadays, including some other National Geographic product, it maintains a high standard in all respects. This includes its overall construction, the near-impeccable score, the absence of hysterical and breathless dialogue and commentary, and most of all, the editing and fine mixing of archival and new moving and still imagery. The story, of course, stands on its own two feet.

    So I have no quibbles. Any complaints about some fuzzy pictures ignore such realities as the quality of films made in difficult circumstances with the equipment of the day decades ago, even by professionals, and the few home movie clips which this production employs judiciously. Critics of fairly frequent footage of Goodall carrying and using binoculars, and staring into the jungled distance are a humorous reminder of my eight visits to Africa. I found many tourists (especially but not exclusively American) with such a low attention span that they complain if they don't see an amazing critter around every bush and have no patience for searching. I don't mind "Jane" reminding us that binoculars are among the most used and more important tools of wildlife watchers and photographers. Goodall's need for binoculars sits side by side with her discovery that chimpanzees, just like humans, make and use tools.
    8kosmasp

    Relatives

    Now don't expect this documentary to give you a solution on the question that might haunt some of us. Are we related to apes? Now there are other places to find answers to that. If they comforting or even final is another story. This story right here, concerns a woman who lives with and amongst apes.

    The structure is really good and the movie builds up. Now this is something that really happened and the footage shows us a lot of things. For some it may feel a bit boring, but it's the small things that really elevate this. Be it how step by step she comes closer to the monkeys (no pun intended). Interviews and other things, and of course life itself intervene or at least throw obstacles in her way. Really interesting and intriguing at the same time

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    • Trivia
      In a 2018 interview on Build (2014), Brett Morgen spoke about one of the life choices Jane Goodall made that interested him in making the film: "When Jane was coming up, and even today, when a woman and a man decide to have a child, it's often the woman who has to give up her career. That's just the way people expect it. Now imagine what it was like in 1968?? It was absolutely expected that Jane would give up her career to have a child. Well guess what? Jane does NOT give up her career to have a child, and it's one of, I think, the most powerful moments in the film for audience members, particularly of a certain age and of a certain generation and a certain gender, where it's actually a heroic thing. I've found that one of the biggest challenges in being an artist is trying to be a great artist and a great parent. It's impossible. You can be one or the other. You have to pick. Because they both TAKE TIME, and there's only so many hours in the day. So that narrative, to me, was very intriguing."
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      Jane Goodall: It was probably mostly frustrating because they kept running away. And while chimpanzees are running away from you, you can't really get down to the details of their behavior and in the back of my mind it was always the fear if I don't find out something exciting, the money will run out cause all my earlier observations were either chimps close up running away or sitting on the peak or some other spot and watching them through binoculars.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jake Gyllenhaal/Dr. Jane Goodall/Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Shadow of Man
      Written by Philip Glass

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 2017 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jane: In the Shadow of Man
    • Filming locations
      • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania(Jane Goodall interview)
    • Production companies
      • National Geographic Studios
      • Public Road Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,723,379
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $58,348
      • Oct 22, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,921,221
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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