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# Paddle to the Sea (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

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Product Description Based on Holling C. Holling s beloved Caldecott-awarded children s book, William Mason s stunning film follows the adventures of a tiny, wood-carved canoe as it forges its own path from Lake Superior through the Great Lakes and down to the Atlantic Ocean. Buoyed by beautiful photography and a sense of true wonder about the sun, Earth, and water, the Academy Award nominated Paddle to the Sea is an unforgettable tribute to the forces of the natural world, as well as a thrilling journey across the waves and rapids of North America. desertcart.com Paddle to the Sea, the short film named after the carved wooden toy boat it tracks through various waterways from Canada to the Atlantic Ocean, is Canadian director William Mason's sweet homage to the 1940s children's book. Like The Red Balloon, Paddle To The Sea folklorically portrays a toy's journey, with a bit of added personification since the whittled boat contains a stoic Native American man carved into its seat. The film begins in a Nipogon log cabin, where a boy laments releasing his newly crafted artwork but soon realizes that setting his toy free is the only way to enliven it. After pouring molten lead into the boat's base to encourage its floating upright, and writing "I am Paddle to the Sea: Please Put Me Back in the Water" on the boat's underside, he drops the boat into a snowy stream and hopes someday it will reach the ocean. Beyond the film's wise message of non-attachment, wonderment is sustained throughout while trying to guess how Mason managed to track this swift-sailing canoe down river rapids, through industrially polluted waterways, and even over Niagara Falls. Fortuitous shots of animals investigating the boat as if to eat it seem almost pre-planned. Cameras strapped onto rafts, lowered down cliffs by rope, and more enabled the director to follow the toy in close-up, as if he were filming a wildlife documentary. Narrated from an omniscient point of view by a man with a soothing storyteller's voice, Paddle to the Sea is a lullaby to tranquility that entertains with simple charm and clever wit. --Trinie Dalton

Review: Disappointing that Criterion didn't release this in hi-def. - OK, it's a classic and it brings back memories of my childhood spent in the Great Lakes region during the period when this was made. On the other hand, Criterion didn't release the hi-def version, which the Canadian National Film board has produced. Unfortunately, that's only available as a download. Which I have a copy. On the other hand, a disc is nice if you want to watch this and can't find the downloaded copy. That's why I bought this. I would have hoped for more info about the making of this, but it's just the movie in standard DVD quality. OK, that's pretty close to what the NFB high-def version is like. And the DVD is slightly less expensive than the download.
Review: Voyage of imagination - Having loved this short film as a youngster, I was delighted to find it available on DVD as an adult. And as it turned out, it's just as enjoyable decades later, perhaps even more so. Such a simple premise, it made the translation from beloved children's book to beloved children's film beautifully. Viewers of every age will be carried along on the long & perilous journey undertaken by the hand-carved canoe & its stoic passenger. It gives a vivid sense of vast distances, encounters with dangers & wonders along the way, and leaves the viewer with a new perspective — at least it did for this viewer! I thought it was wonderful that Criterion release this children's film, as we;; as THE RED BALLOON & WHITE MANE, a few years ago. I'm still hoping they'll release more classic short films for children, either individually or in a boxed set. Until & if that happens, though, PADDLE TO THE SEA will remain a journey that never gets old or two familiar — most highly recommended!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B0012Z362G |
| Actors  | Paddle to the Sea |
| Aspect Ratio  | 1.33:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #65,056 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #1,754 in Special Interests (Movies & TV) #5,021 in Kids & Family DVDs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (147) |
| Director  | Bill Mason |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | CRRN1748DVD |
| MPAA rating  | NR (Not Rated) |
| Media Format  | Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Product Dimensions  | 0.55 x 5.33 x 7.56 inches; 2.72 ounces |
| Release date  | April 29, 2008 |
| Run time  | 30 minutes |
| Studio  | Criterion Collection |

## Product Details

- **Contributor:** Bill Mason, Paddle to the Sea
- **Format:** Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC
- **Genre:** Special Interests
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 30 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Disappointing that Criterion didn't release this in hi-def.
*by P***L on November 9, 2025*

OK, it's a classic and it brings back memories of my childhood spent in the Great Lakes region during the period when this was made. On the other hand, Criterion didn't release the hi-def version, which the Canadian National Film board has produced. Unfortunately, that's only available as a download. Which I have a copy. On the other hand, a disc is nice if you want to watch this and can't find the downloaded copy. That's why I bought this. I would have hoped for more info about the making of this, but it's just the movie in standard DVD quality. OK, that's pretty close to what the NFB high-def version is like. And the DVD is slightly less expensive than the download.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Voyage of imagination
*by T***N on September 10, 2019*

Having loved this short film as a youngster, I was delighted to find it available on DVD as an adult. And as it turned out, it's just as enjoyable decades later, perhaps even more so. Such a simple premise, it made the translation from beloved children's book to beloved children's film beautifully. Viewers of every age will be carried along on the long & perilous journey undertaken by the hand-carved canoe & its stoic passenger. It gives a vivid sense of vast distances, encounters with dangers & wonders along the way, and leaves the viewer with a new perspective — at least it did for this viewer! I thought it was wonderful that Criterion release this children's film, as we;; as THE RED BALLOON & WHITE MANE, a few years ago. I'm still hoping they'll release more classic short films for children, either individually or in a boxed set. Until & if that happens, though, PADDLE TO THE SEA will remain a journey that never gets old or two familiar — most highly recommended!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A solid children's film
*by R***T on June 9, 2019*

I remember seeing this a few times in school. It would be a hot late spring in the valley, and the teacher would check out a projector and show us a couple of films, this being one of them. It's a film about a boy's creation and message sent out to explore the world. You might call it a native American version of a Pioneer or Voyager spacecraft, but without any means to tell its creator what it had seen nor what it had experienced. A really delightful film for all ages. Whether you're young or old this is really a kind of heart warming tale. Check it out.

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