Grey Owl

I love Richard Attenborough’s films. He makes big sweeping films similar to David Lean’s and they have the heart of sweet, sweet soul. He and his brother, nature filmmaker David Attenborough, have contributed more to filmmaking in the late 1900’s than most anyone I can think of. “Grey Owl” is yet another sweeping story but this time told closer to home, in parts of Canada that look and feel like the Adirondacks. It’s an interesting true story of an Indian with a questionable past who helped promote environmental concerns in the 1930’s. Pierce Brosnan is great (as he always is!) as Archie Grey Owl and the visuals are awesome. The pace is quiet and slow but it adds to rather than takes away from the film.
Favorite moment: Archie accepting the beaver kittens.
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