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Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]

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Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]

Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]
Documentary | 1.33:1 | Black & White | English Dolby Digital | English Intertitles
1 Full Original DVD Image (.ISO) + 600dpi Scans = >7.91GBs | 1GB RARs | NL/FSe/FSo




The natural world has always inspired fascination. Secrets of Nature, a pioneering series exploring animal, plant and insect life, made wondrous worlds and natural processes visible for the first time: sweet peas unfurl in the sunlight, white owls swoop in on their prey, sea life lurks on the ocean floor and moths patiently spin their cocoons.

These films, made by enterprising men and women at the forefront of science and nature filmmaking, developed groundbreaking techniques of time-lapse, microscopic and underwater cinematography. Paving the way for the natural history programmes that we know and love today, these Secrets grant us an entertaining, absorbing, and very special glimpse into the mysteries of the natural world.

The techniques: Fathoms Deep Beneath the Sea (1922), The Plants of the Pantry (1927), Magic Myxies (1931), The World in a Wine-glass (1931), Romance in a Pond (1932), Brewster's Magic (1933).

Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]


Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]


Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]


The birds: The Cuckoo's Secret (1922), The White Owl (1922), The Bittern (1931), The Nightingale (1932)

Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]


The insects: Skilled Insect Artisans (1922), The Battle of the Ants (1922), Busy Bees (1926), The Aphis (1930)

Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]


The plants: Floral Co-operative Societies (1927), Peas and Cues (1930), Scarlet Runner & Co (1930), The Strangler (1930), Gathering Moss (1933)

Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]


Secrets of Nature (1922-1933) (BFI) [DVD9] [PAL]

Disc Features:
* Percy Smith with Herons (1921, 3 minutes), an extract from Urban Movie Chats series: one of nature filmmaking's pioneers in the role of adoptive father.
* Fully illustrated booklet featuring newly commissioned essays and notes by leading researchers and scholars with film notes, photographs and illustrations

DVD:
DVD RELEASE: 2010
STUDIO: BFI
CATALOG: BFIVD861
SYSTEM: Pal
SCREEN: 1.33:1
COLOUR: Black & White
AUDIO: 1920's films: completely silent / 1930's films: English Dolby Digital 2.0
INTERTITLES: English
SUBTITLES: None
RUNTIME (TOTAL): 200 mins

Extraction:
ENGINE: DVD Decrypter + AnyDVD
DVD: 1 Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO (Image) + MDS
FILE SIZE: 7.91GBs
SCANS FILE SIZE (600 DPI PDF): 58MBs
SCANS FILE SIZE (600 DPI TIFF): 1.48GBs