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Yves Coppens
Born August 9, 1934 · Vannes, Morbihan, France
Died June 22, 2022 · aged 87
Yves Coppens (9 August 1934 – 22 June 2022) was a French anthropologist. A graduate from the University of Rennes and Sorbonne, he studied ancient hominids and had multiple published works on this topic, and also produced a film. In October 2014, Coppens was named an Ordinary Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope Francis. He was Professor at the College de France, which is consider…
Known For
A Species Odyssey · 2003A Species Odyssey
★ 7.52003
MovieDocumentaryHistory
"A Species Odyssey" portrays the origins of Mankind from the moment the first primate stood up on their hind legs and set off to conquer the African Savanna, to modern Man, setting off to conquer space. 7 million years of triumph fraught with difficulties and extraordinary events that make Man what he is today.
Along the Coast · 1958Along the Coast
★ 7.31958
MovieDocumentary
Tongue-in-cheek look at the French Riviera, especially in summer when it overflows with tourists. Reviews its history and famous visitors; displays its faux-exotic buildings, its crowded beaches, its trees and monuments; and, pokes fun at the colors women wear and the vagaries of fashion. The film celebrates the use of "Eden" as a place name, suggesting that paradise comes to the coast after all are gone, perhaps only on a remote island beach.
Homo sapiens · 2005Homo sapiens
★ 7.62005
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Two hundred and fifty thousand years ago, the first direct representative of our species appeared on earth: Homo Sapiens... From 400,000 to 20,000 BC, we follow the destiny of Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and Sapiens. We will thus discover the appearance of language, art, cults, agriculture, and breeding.
Les Derniers Secrets de l'humanité · 2023Les Derniers Secrets de l'humanité
★ 7.02023
MovieDocumentaryHistory
This series incorporates the latest animated 3D films to explore recent discoveries about human history, especially in Asia.
Birth of Civilization · 2007Birth of Civilization
★ 7.52007
MovieDocumentaryHistory
With the help of state of the art special effects, this National Geographic documentary attempts to recreate what civilization looked like during the first 8,000 years that human beings lived on Earth.
Préhistoire en Asie : L'Aventure humaine · 2024Préhistoire en Asie : L'Aventure humaine
★ 8.02024
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In the docudrama "Les Derniers Secrets de l'humanité" (The Last Secrets of Humanity), author and director Jacques Malaterre and paleoanthropologist and professor at the Collège de France Yves Coppens reveal the incredible adventure of Asian prehistory. How does science help to reconstruct these bygone times in images? Thanks to discoveries made at excavation sites and in analysis and genetics laboratories, researchers are now revealing this distant, vanished past.
The Monkey Folk · 1989The Monkey Folk
★ 7.81989
MovieDocumentary
This comprehensive documentary explores the lives and behavior in the wild of over a hundred different simians species. Footage from such diverse places as Ethiopia, Japan, Sri Lanka and Brazil brings macaques, baboons, monkeys, orangutans and many other relatives of humankind to the screen. Because of its length and extensive coverage of its subject, it is of particular interest to those who are already keenly interested in its subject matter.
In the Footsteps of Bigfoot · 1988In the Footsteps of Bigfoot
1988
MovieDocumentary
The film is dedicated to the problems of the origin of man and the existence of bigfoot. The film includes interviews with anthropologists from different countries, eyewitness accounts, photo and film materials.
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