Encounters at the End of the World ( English Encounters at the End of the World ) - a documentary film by Werner Herzog , which premiered at the Toronto festival in September 2007 . The film, commissioned by Discovery Channel , tells the story of the life of the inhabitants of Antarctica (people and animals) and is dedicated to the fan of Herzog's work - film critic Roger Ebert .
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| Encounters at the End of the World | |
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| Genre | Documentary film |
| Producer | Werner Herzog |
| Producer | Henry Kaiser |
| Author script | Werner Herzog |
| In the main cast | Werner Herzog (narrator) |
| Operator | Peter Zeitlinger |
| Composer | Henry Kaiser David lindley |
| Film company | Discovery Films, Creative Differences Productions |
| Duration | 99 min |
| Fees | $ 1.2 million |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 2007 |
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Content
Contents
Interviews with scientists from around the world who came to Antarctica, including the composer Henry Kaiser , with whom Herzog worked on his previous documentary The Distant Blue Elevation , occupy a significant portion of screen time. The director is trying to figure out what leads all these people to the ends of the earth. Images of modernity are interspersed with documentary shots of Shackleton's expedition doomed to death.
The film shows the life of the McMurdo station, game preparation for survival in extreme climatic conditions, the mysterious movement of icebergs , the fiery frenzy of the Erebus volcano, the mating games of seals and the alien sounds produced by them under the ice, as well as penguins are singles unknown to them. deep into the continent to meet certain death. In conclusion, the film crew is present at the launch by scientists of the giant Charliere , a kind of trap for neutrinos .
Reaction
Judging by the rating of the resource Rotten Tomatoes , which defined “Meetings ...” as “a piercing study of the human spirit against the background of fascinating landscapes,” the film was very warmly received by film critics. [1] According to The New York Times , Newsweek and TIME, he entered the top ten films of 2008, and the Variety film reviewer called him the best film of the year. [2] For this work, the legendary director was presented for the first time in his 40-year career to an Oscar (together with producer H. Kaiser). [3]
Notes
Links
- Official site
- Meetings at the End of the World ( Internet ) on the Internet Movie Database
- "Meetings on the edge of the world" (English) on the site allmovie
- Meetings at the End of the World on Box Office Mojo