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A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations
Storyline
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- TriviaThe flock of wild parrots fly behind the red-tailed hawk in order to escape it.
- Quotes
Mark Bittner: We're all one river till we hit this cliff. That distance between the top of the cliff and the bottom of the cliff is our life. And all the individual little droplets think they really are individual little droplets until they hit the bottom, and then they're gone. But that droplet doesn't lose anything, it gains. It gains the rest of the river.
- Crazy creditsShot on location -- no digital special effects.
- SoundtracksPeace of Mind
Performed by Mark Bittner
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Remarkable movie about a warm-hearted man
For a number of reasons, there are flocks of parrots in several cities around the USA; these are not native birds, but imports from the tropics. Sometimes people complain about their raucous, noisy behavior, but usually onlookers are charmed by the colorful, intelligent birds.
Even San Francisco has a few of these flocks, one centering on Telegraph Hill. Mark Bittner, a jobless but not irresponsible man living for several years on the Hill became curious about the parrots--mostly cherry-topped conures--and eventually befriended them, spending much of his time feeding the chipper, clever birds.
This movie is really about the man, not the birds, and shows how and why he became so attached to them. Bittner is an intelligent, thoughtful man, and sometimes engages in persuasive self-examination. He talks about particular birds, describing their distinctive traits, and the director uses footage that depicts these traits, winning and otherwise.
It's an oddly fascinating movie, respectful and warm toward the birds and their caretaker--and gradually turns into something even more extraordinary: a love letter to an unusual man. This is very highly recommended.
Even San Francisco has a few of these flocks, one centering on Telegraph Hill. Mark Bittner, a jobless but not irresponsible man living for several years on the Hill became curious about the parrots--mostly cherry-topped conures--and eventually befriended them, spending much of his time feeding the chipper, clever birds.
This movie is really about the man, not the birds, and shows how and why he became so attached to them. Bittner is an intelligent, thoughtful man, and sometimes engages in persuasive self-examination. He talks about particular birds, describing their distinctive traits, and the director uses footage that depicts these traits, winning and otherwise.
It's an oddly fascinating movie, respectful and warm toward the birds and their caretaker--and gradually turns into something even more extraordinary: a love letter to an unusual man. This is very highly recommended.
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- Erewhon
- Mar 6, 2005
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- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Дикие попугаи с Телеграф Хилл
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,058,527
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $36,731
- Feb 13, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $3,218,709
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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