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The Velvet Queen

Original title: La panthère des neiges
  • 2021
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
3.2K
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The Velvet Queen (2021)
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Nature DocumentaryDocumentary

Two men explore the high-altitude wilderness of Tibet with many cameras, filming wildlife from a respectful distance and searching for the rare snow leopard.Two men explore the high-altitude wilderness of Tibet with many cameras, filming wildlife from a respectful distance and searching for the rare snow leopard.Two men explore the high-altitude wilderness of Tibet with many cameras, filming wildlife from a respectful distance and searching for the rare snow leopard.

  • Directors
    • Marie Amiguet
    • Vincent Munier
  • Writers
    • Marie Amiguet
    • Vincent Munier
    • Sylvain Tesson
  • Stars
    • Vincent Munier
    • Sylvain Tesson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    3.2K
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    • Directors
      • Marie Amiguet
      • Vincent Munier
    • Writers
      • Marie Amiguet
      • Vincent Munier
      • Sylvain Tesson
    • Stars
      • Vincent Munier
      • Sylvain Tesson
    • 10User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Vincent Munier
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    • Directors
      • Marie Amiguet
      • Vincent Munier
    • Writers
      • Marie Amiguet
      • Vincent Munier
      • Sylvain Tesson
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    3ecrameri-45342

    Not enough

    You could call this "watching two men take photos in the snow". It's long and slow in parts.

    The animals get very little airtime. The snow leopards are elusive until the end. Then it's barely 5 minutes worth.

    I know that's the point of it, but overall it's a frustrating experience. I didn't enjoy seeing the night vision.

    They have dinner with the locals, and let the kids play with their gear. But we don't hear from the locals or see their daily life.

    Two people walked out of the cinema half way through.

    The music was good and atmospheric. The footage was hit and miss. I felt like they needed to go back a couple more times for better footage.
    10grizos-726-659483

    An absolutely beautiful film

    Incredible wild life photography. The photographers go to extreme lengths to capture these images. You also get a good insight into the lives the people of Tibet. This film is very suitable for adults and children. Anyone who loves nature animals will be very happy they saw this film. I very much hope that it comes out on DVD and or blue ray. This is a much needed mini vacation from our current world condition. You understand why we should protect the natural world.
    9nicolailaros

    The reason why whe should learn to readapt/reconnect with the/our world

    This truly magnificent testimony of some of the most intimate aspects of wildlife is surely a wonderful gift for human audiences all over the globe.

    It shares with us a way on its own to be touched and mesmerised by the absolute beauty, the strength and the wisdom of Nature.

    This 1 hour 30 minutes audiovisual journey through the valley of lights and shadows in Tibet's Himalaya Chain isn't just unforgettable. Somehow, it is much much more: All these encounters/discoveries are still the irrefutable proof how badly our World needs us to respect it in every inch of its purest designs to be able to exist as a whole... They "still" are... and isn't this respect the most obvious (only?) way for us humans to conceivably claim a legetimate right for our future life on Earth? In peace, harmony and respect with the whole World and every kind of natural environment? I believe it is!

    Enjoy this haunting ride at the far end of the World: Your own deep human nature will be grateful! Thank you Vincent, Marie and Sylvain.
    10arielbravo-48217

    Breathtaking

    Not just a documentary, but an experience.

    One of the most beautiful films about our planet I've ever seen. The Velvet Queen is perfect mix between wildlife and human experience.

    Is you have the chance to see this masterpiece in a movie theatre please don't miss it.
    10Norwaybrazil

    Simply amazing

    The photography is outstanding and the reflections wise and poetic. I saw it in a documentary festival in Oslo and hope to be able to show it to my children soon. A movie to be seen by all.

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    • Trivia
      The movie was shot in two three-week stay in Eastern Tibet, in plateaus 15,000 feet high on average, with peaks at 20,000 feet, with a very tight crew of four: the two characters, Sylvain and Vincent, the director, Marie, and the DA, Léo-Pol.
    • Connections
      Featured in Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: We Are Not Alone (2021)

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 2021 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Modern Films - UK Distributor
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    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Snöleoparden
    • Filming locations
      • Tibet, China
    • Production companies
      • Paprika Films
      • Kobalann
      • Arte France Cinéma
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $151,006
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,276
      • Dec 26, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,630,843
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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