Jane (2017)

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 (based on the writings of)

Stars:

Jane Goodall, Hugo Van Lawick, Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 32 wins & 37 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jane Goodall	...	Herself
Hugo Van Lawick	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

Using a trove of never-before-seen footage, the film tells the story of Jane's early explorations and research in Tanzania, focusing on her groundbreaking field work, her relationship with her cameraman and husband Hugo Van Lawick, and the chimpanzees that were the subject of her study.

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Plot Keywords:

chimpanzee | englishwoman | africa | 16mm camera | telegram | 

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Taglines:

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements involving animal behavior, and brief smoking images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 2017 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Джейн

Filming Locations:

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$58,348, 22 October 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,723,379, 18 March 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Geographic Studios, Public Road Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

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.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jake Gyllenhaal/Dr. Jane Goodall/Yo Gotti feat. Nicki Minaj (2017)

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Soundtracks

Serengeti
Written by Philip Glass

User Reviews

A fascinating look into an iconic life

Jane Goodall is a pioneer of primatologist. Her work was controversial at the time for many reasons. In this documentary, Jane does the narration with occasional questions from the interviewer. She goes into detail about her life and thoughts.

Jane was a remarkable and fearless woman and has been my idol since childhood. This is a beautiful look into her life. Some say the found footage is posed... of course it is. It's cut pieces of various National Geographic documentaries about her work. It was used to help bring them funding by focusing on a brave, beautiful young woman facing the hardships alone. There are naturally some posed shots. Also some personal home movie type shots. And some of the iconic footage at the end that are so well known.