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  • 2017
  • Periscoop Film
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2017
  • Periscoop Film
  • 1 h 20 m
Ascent

Summary Through a gray blanket of cloud the contours of a mountain can be barely discerned. This is Mount Fuji, a volcano with many faces and of immeasurable cultural and symbolic significance. We are lead through the film by the voices of two fictitious characters - Mary, an English woman and her deceased Japanese partner, Hiroshi. Mary receive...

Directed By: Fiona Tan

Written By: Fiona Tan

  • 2017
  • Periscoop Film
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2017
  • Periscoop Film
  • 1 h 20 m

Ascent

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Through a gray blanket of cloud the contours of a mountain can be barely discerned. This is Mount Fuji, a volcano with many faces and of immeasurable cultural and symbolic significance. We are lead through the film by the voices of two fictitious characters - Mary, an English woman and her deceased Japanese partner, Hiroshi. Mary receive...

Directed By: Fiona Tan

Written By: Fiona Tan

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Jun 8, 2017
In Fiona Tan’s glorious ode to a Japanese volcano, Mount Fuji is both geological marvel and malleable symbol, its solidity and grandeur inspiring conquest and contemplation.
By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 6, 2017
Fiona Tan’s comprehensive project discriminates against no particular era or pedigree of imagery.
By Carson Lund FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 8, 2017
Ascent sometimes lives up to its title by proving a slog, not fully earning its feature-length running time. But the film nonetheless exerts fascination with its haunting imagery.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
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Jun 7, 2017
Ultimately, Ascent is a genuinely poetic portrait of a place, and various people’s relation to it.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Antithesis Films
Release Date Jun 7, 2017
Duration 1 h 20 m
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Website http://international.eyefilm.nl/ascent.html
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Awards

Rotterdam International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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