Baboona
Baboona

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Baboona

1935
Movie
73 min
English

The 1935 Morro films, shot by Martin and Osa Johnson, recount the 60,000 mile "Flying Safari" undertaken by the filmmakers as they flew their two amphibious airlanes(the Zebra stripped 'Osa's Ark' and the Giraffe-spotted 'Spirit of Africa') from Capetown, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt. Famous shots from the movie include the first-ever aerial pictures of the tops of Africa's highest peaks, Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya. Along the journey, Martin filmed Osa surrounded by a pride of Lions and together they captured amazing scenes of a baboon colony, an event striking enough to give the movie its name.

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Director: Vitto"Genres: Documentary, Short

Plot Summary

This nature documentary short film explores the lives and behaviors of baboons in their natural habitat. It offers viewers a glimpse into the social structures, daily routines, and interactions within a baboon troop. The film captures the animals in various activities, from foraging and grooming to asserting dominance and caring for their young.

Critical Reception

As a short documentary from 1935, "Baboona" received limited contemporary critical reviews in the same way feature films do. However, such nature shorts were generally appreciated for their educational value and the novelty of bringing wildlife into cinemas. It is recognized for its early attempt to document animal behavior.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its pioneering wildlife cinematography for its time.

  • Appreciated for offering an educational look at baboon social dynamics.

  • Noted as an interesting historical artifact in the genre of nature documentaries.

Google audience: As this is a very old and niche short film, there is no specific aggregate data available for Google user reviews. However, similar short documentaries of its era were typically viewed as informative and engaging for audiences interested in the natural world.

Fun Fact

The film was directed by and stars Vitto, an Italian filmmaker who specialized in nature documentaries and was known for his immersive filming techniques.

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