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The Legend of Pale Male

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Filmmaker Frederic Lilien documents the story of a red-tailed hawk and his successive mates, which become famous residents of New York City.

Critics Reviews

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Ty Burr Boston Globe 12/22/2010
2.5/4
It's notable for some astounding urban wildlife footage and for the way it unintentionally reflects the giddy narcissism of the primate known as homo sapiens. Go to Full Review Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle 12/09/2010
3/4
An entertaining documentary that is more heartfelt than polished. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 11/24/2010
2.5/4
A sugary, aggressively anthropomorphized story of one avian interloper and a whole bunch of human obsessives. Go to Full Review Gerald Peary Boston Phoenix 12/25/2010
2.5/4
This one's strictly for the birdwatchers. Go to Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews 12/24/2010
B+
...an uplifting documentary film, unique in its subject matter and locale, which grabs your attention and keeps it for the whole film. The photography is superior in its clarity and fluidity and is worth the price of admission alone. Go to Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews 12/20/2010
B
...first time filmmaker Frederic Lilien would have us believe everything Red-tailed hawk Pale Male does is a personal message, but the real story gets told in spite of him and it's a wonder - beautiful, primitive, funny, tragic and ultimately hopeful. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/23/2011 I really loved this movie - a sweet movie for fathers day!!! See more 12/26/2010 A pretty good documentary, certainly an interesting story for anyone interested in urban wildlife. It's really more about the projections of ourselves we put upon animals than it is about the animals themselves, which while an interesting topic winds up being one that this movie beats you over the head with at times. Still, worth seeing, especially for some great shots of the hawks in action. See more Read all reviews
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Frederic Lilien

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The Legend of Pale Male

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Frederic Lilien documents the story of a red-tailed hawk and his successive mates, which become famous residents of New York City.
Director
Frederic Lilien
Distributor
Balcony Releasing
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 24, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 3, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$38.1K
Runtime
1h 25m