O, Collecting Eggs Despite the Times
From the translucent golden eggs of the Tibetan bearded vulture to those of the British guillemot with their Jackson Pollock-like splashes, German ornithologist Max Schönwetter (1874-1961) collected them all. He devoted his life to oology, the study of birds’ eggs. But while Schönwetter created order in his world of eggs, chaos broke out in the world around him on the eve of the Second World War.
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O, Collecting Eggs Despite the Times
- Overview
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Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 20, 2021
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
O, verzamelen van eieren in weerwil van de tijd
Production Companies
Moondocs
Director
Pim Zwier
Description
From the translucent golden eggs of the Tibetan bearded vulture to those of the British guillemot with their Jackson Pollock-like splashes, German ornithologist Max Schönwetter (1874-1961) collected them all. He devoted his life to oology, the study of birds’ eggs. But while Schönwetter created order in his world of eggs, chaos broke out in the world around him on the eve of the Second World War.
