Bestiary (movie)
Bestiaire- User score: 6.9
- Production country: Canada, France
- Producer: Denis Côté
- Production companies: Le Fresnoy, Metafilms, Nihilproductions
- Genre: Documentary
- Revenue: $1,428
- Release date: 10/19/2012
- Run time: 72 min.
Movie description
A popular sensation in medieval Europe, bestiaries were catalogs of beasts featuring exotic animal illustrations, zoological wisdom, and ancient legends. The documentary unfolds like a filmic picture book where both humans and animals are on display. As we observe them, they also observe us and one another, invoking the Hindu idea of “darshan”: a mutual beholding that initiates a shift in consciousness.
