richardchatten
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The title under which the English language version of this Academy Award-documentary was released was particularly apt since it contains occasional aerial shots from the point of view of an aeroplane that punctuate this record of a 1959 French expedition to the heart of darkness in Dutch New Guinea.
Seen now many of the narrator's comments seem condescending in the extreme - its talk of "real savages as Captain Cook saw them", for example, would today receive few defenders - especially as as the explorers brought along a few barbaric customs of their own, notably smoking tobacco.
Seen now many of the narrator's comments seem condescending in the extreme - its talk of "real savages as Captain Cook saw them", for example, would today receive few defenders - especially as as the explorers brought along a few barbaric customs of their own, notably smoking tobacco.
Since the late Natasha Richardson latterly confined her activities largely to the stage it comes as quite a surprise to discover an older version of her starring in this psychological drama depicting the destructive impact on the principal characters of an unhealthy passion that spirals out of control with devastating consequences for all concerned.
While the use of CGI to realistically depict (SPOILER COMING:) a character jumping to their death in one continuous take makes a refreshing change from galactic battle fleets.
While the use of CGI to realistically depict (SPOILER COMING:) a character jumping to their death in one continuous take makes a refreshing change from galactic battle fleets.
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