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Wings of Life
Wings of Life
	North American release poster
Directed by	Louis Schwartzberg
Produced by	Grady Candler; Alix Tidmarsh
Narrated by	Mélanie Laurent (France); Meryl Streep (United States)
Edited by	Jonathan P. Shaw
Music by	Steffen Aaskoven & Marc-George Andersen; Bliss
Production; companies	Walt Disney Pictures; Disneynature; Blacklight Films
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures France (France); Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (United States)
Release dates	16 March 2011 (France); 16 April 2013 (United States);
Running time	77 minutes
Countries	France; United States
Languages	French; English

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Wings of Life (known as Pollen in France and Hidden Beauty: A Love Story That Feeds the Earth in the United Kingdom) is a 2011 French-American nature documentary film directed by Louis Schwartzberg and released by Disneynature. It was released theatrically in France on 16 March 2011, with narration by Mélanie Laurent, and in home media markets across the US on 16 April 2013, with narration by Meryl Streep.

Synopsis

The film's synopsis states:^[1]

A beautiful love story in danger. Our future depends on an amazing love story between the flowers and fauna consisting of bees, butterflies, birds, and bats, which allow these species to reproduce. Delicate and graceful, the flowers are not content to be the ultimate symbol of beauty. On the contrary, their vibrant colors and their exotic flavors are so many wonders that attract pollinators and drunk with desire. All these animals are involved in a complex dance of seduction on which one third of our crops, a dance without which we could not survive ... Pollen presents the unsung heroes of the global food chain. Their fantastic worlds are full of stories, drama and beauty. While a fragile and threatened, essential for the balance of the planet, it should now actively protect ...

Production

Hidden Beauty was originally announced in April 2008 for Disneynature. At that time, the film was scheduled for a worldwide release in 2011.^[2]

Release

The film was released as Pollen in France on 16 March 2011.^[3] The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in North America as Wings of Life on 16 April 2013.

References

^ "Disneynature Presents: Pollen". Retrieved 2012-01-07.
^ "Disney Gets Back To Nature..." (Press release). Walt Disney Studios. April 21, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2017 – via Blue Sky Disney.
^ "Pollen - la critique". Avoir Alire (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2019.

External links

[1] "Disneynature Presents: Pollen". Retrieved 2012-01-07.

[2] "Disney Gets Back To Nature..." (Press release). Walt Disney Studios. April 21, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2017 – via Blue Sky Disney.

[3] "Pollen - la critique". Avoir Alire (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2019.

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-| starring       = [[Mélanie Laurent]] <small>(France)</small><br>[[Meryl Streep]] <small>(United States)</small>
+| narrator      = [[Mélanie Laurent]] (France)<br>[[Meryl Streep]] (United States)
 | music          = Steffen Aaskoven & Marc-George Andersen<br>[[Bliss (Danish band)|Bliss]]
 | cinematography =
 | editing        = Jonathan P. Shaw
-| studio         = [[Disneynature]]<br>[[Louie Schwartzberg|Blacklight Films]]
+| studio         = [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Disneynature]]<br>[[Louie Schwartzberg|Blacklight Films]]
-| distributor    = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Walt Disney Studios<br>Motion Pictures]]
+| distributor    = [[Buena Vista International|Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures France]] (France)<br>[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] (United States)
-| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2011|3|16}}
+| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2011|3|16|France|2013|4|16|United States}}
 | runtime        = 77 minutes
-| country        = France<br />United States
+| country        = France<br>United States
-| language       = English<br />French
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-'''''Wings of Life''''' (known as '''''Pollen''''' in [[France]] and '''''Hidden Beauty: A Love Story That Feeds the Earth''''' in the [[United Kingdom]]) is a 2011 French-American [[nature documentary|nature documentary film]] directed by [[Louis Schwartzberg]] and released by [[Disneynature]]. It was released theatrically in France on March 16, 2011, with narration by [[Melanie Laurent]], and in home media markets across the US on April 16, 2013, with narration by [[Meryl Streep]].
+'''''Wings of Life''''' (known as '''''Pollen''''' in [[France]] and  '''''Hidden Beauty: A Love Story That Feeds the Earth''''' in the [[United Kingdom]]) is a 2011 French-American [[nature documentary|nature documentary film]] directed by [[Louis Schwartzberg]] and released by [[Disneynature]]. It was released theatrically in France on 16 March 2011, with narration by [[Mélanie Laurent]], and in home media markets across the US on 16 April 2013, with narration by [[Meryl Streep]].
 ==Synopsis==
-The film's synopsis states:<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |url=http://www.disney.fr/disneynature/films/pollen/ |title=Disneynature Presents: Pollen |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2012-01-07}}</ref>
+The film's synopsis states:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.disney.fr/disneynature/films/pollen/ |title=Disneynature Presents: Pollen |accessdate=2012-01-07}}</ref>
-{{quote|A beautiful love story in danger. Our future depends on an amazing love story between the flowers and fauna consisting of [[bee]]s, [[Butterfly|butterflies]], [[bird]]s, and [[bat]]s, which allow these species to reproduce. Delicate and graceful, the [[flower]]s are not content to be the ultimate symbol of beauty. On the contrary, their vibrant colors and their exotic flavors are so many wonders that attract pollinators and drunk with desire. All these animals are involved in a complex dance of seduction on which one third of our crops, a dance without which we could not survive ... Pollen presents the unsung heroes of the global food chain. Their fantastic worlds are full of stories, drama and beauty. While a fragile and threatened, essential for the balance of the planet, it should now actively protect ...}}
+{{blockquote|A beautiful love story in danger. Our future depends on an amazing love story between the flowers and fauna consisting of [[bee]]s, [[Butterfly|butterflies]], [[bird]]s, and [[bat]]s, which allow these species to reproduce. Delicate and graceful, the [[flower]]s are not content to be the ultimate symbol of beauty. On the contrary, their vibrant colors and their exotic flavors are so many wonders that attract pollinators and drunk with desire. All these animals are involved in a complex dance of seduction on which one third of our crops, a dance without which we could not survive ... Pollen presents the unsung heroes of the global food chain. Their fantastic worlds are full of stories, drama and beauty. While a fragile and threatened, essential for the balance of the planet, it should now actively protect ...}}
 ==Production==
+''Hidden Beauty'' was originally announced in April 2008 for [[Disneynature]]. At that time, the film was scheduled for a worldwide release in 2011.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Disney Gets Back To Nature... |url=http://www.blueskydisney.com/2008/04/disney-gets-back-to-nature.html |publisher=Walt Disney Studios |via=Blue Sky Disney |date=April 21, 2008 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref>
-{{Empty section|date=January 2012}}
 ==Release==
-The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] and DVD by [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] in [[North America]] as ''Wings of Life'' on April 16, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Paul|title=Disneynature Films – What’s next? Wings of Life and Bears|url=http://www.sweetpaul.com/disneynature-films-whats-next-wings-of-life-and-bears/|work=SweetPaul Entertainment|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref>
+The film was released as ''Pollen'' in France on 16 March 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pollen - la critique |url=https://www.avoir-alire.com/pollen-la-critique |website=Avoir Alire |accessdate=27 June 2019 |language=fr-FR}}</ref> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] and DVD by [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] in [[North America]] as ''Wings of Life'' on 16 April 2013.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:2011 films]]
-[[Category:French films]]
+[[Category:French documentary films]]
 [[Category:Disneynature films]]
 [[Category:Documentary films about nature]]
-[[Category:Independent films]]
+[[Category:American documentary films]]
-[[Category:2010s documentary films]]
+[[Category:American independent films]]
+[[Category:2011 documentary films]]
 [[Category:Pollination]]
-[[Category:Walt Disney Pictures films]]
+[[Category:2010s American films]]
+[[Category:2010s French films]]

v t e Disneynature
Theatrical releases	The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2008) Earth (2009) OceanWorld 3D (2009) Oceans (2010, France) Wings of Life (2011) African Cats (2011) Chimpanzee (2012) Bears (2014) Monkey Kingdom (2015) Ghost of the Mountains (2017) March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017, France) Born in China (2017) Blue (2018, France) Penguins (2019)
Streaming releases	Dolphin Reef (2020) Elephant (2020) Polar Bear (2022) Tiger (2024)
See also	True-Life Adventures March of the Penguins
Parents Walt Disney Studios The Walt Disney Company France