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  • 2018
  • PG
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2018
  • PG
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 14 m

Summary Only three centuries ago, setting out to climb a mountain would have been considered close to lunacy. Mountains were places of peril, not beauty, an upper world to be shunned, not sought out. Why do mountains now hold us spellbound, drawing us into their dominion, often at the cost of our lives? From Tibet to Australia, Alaska to Norway ...

Directed By: Jennifer Peedom

Written By: Robert Macfarlane, Jennifer Peedom

  • 2018
  • PG
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2018
  • PG
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 14 m

Mountain

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 13 Critic Reviews
82
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 14 User Ratings
5.7
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Summary Only three centuries ago, setting out to climb a mountain would have been considered close to lunacy. Mountains were places of peril, not beauty, an upper world to be shunned, not sought out. Why do mountains now hold us spellbound, drawing us into their dominion, often at the cost of our lives? From Tibet to Australia, Alaska to Norway ...

Directed By: Jennifer Peedom

Written By: Robert Macfarlane, Jennifer Peedom

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90
May 24, 2018
An impressive and self-impressed documentary by Jennifer Peedom, has some of the best speck shots you could imagine—not spec as in speculation, though the film offers plenty of that on the subject of why human beings choose to climb tall peaks, but speck as in the size of a human seen against a stupendous alpine landscape.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
89
Jun 6, 2018
There's no attempt to anthropomorphize the rock and and glaciers, but they have never seemed more terrifying and alluring.
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29% Mixed
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21% Negative
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AnalogousPants5
Jul 21, 2020
Visually stunning to watch; interesting storytelling with a decent soundtrack and an excellent narration by Willem Dafoe.
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Brent_Marchant
Jun 16, 2018
A visually stunning and beautifully orchestrated feast for the senses, featuring breathtaking shots of some of the world's most dramatic mountain peaks and those who attempt to conquer them., all set to a moving musical score. While the voiceover narration is occasionally compelling and insightful, it nevertheless sometimes comes up a little thin in providing meaning and relevance. In all, a nice visual and auditory diversion for 75 minutes; just don't expect the heavens to part or the ground beneath your feet to rumble.
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80
May 10, 2018
The result is one of the most visceral essay films ever made, with Peedom and her Sherpa altitude cinematographer Renan Ozturk unfurling a series of glistening images that should be seen only on the biggest of big screens.
By Harry Windsor FULL REVIEW
80
May 10, 2018
Tracing how the world’s peaks came to be viewed as playgrounds, it needs to be seen on the big screen for its vertiginous images of high-altitude adventurers.
By Tom Dawson FULL REVIEW
80
May 9, 2018
The relationship between image and music, here, proves more rich and rewarding than the movies generally offer today, as one is not clearly subordinate to the other.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
75
May 30, 2018
The overall tone is awed and laudatory, which may rub some viewers the wrong way. Willem Dafoe delivers narration taken from Robert Macfarlane’s “Mountains of the Mind,” which occasionally strays in the direction of the trite or overwrought.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
70
May 10, 2018
For those terrified of heights, Mountain will be a nonstop nightmare. Yet big scares are a small price for the awe-inspiring footage you’ll see. As for what you’ll hear, that takes a little explaining.
By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW
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Tyranian
Aug 17, 2019
Visually arresting but the music is sometimes overbearing and the writing pretentious.
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OlivierPiel
May 30, 2018
it's not something terribly new (we've all seen mountaineering, base jumping, etc daredevil feats, we've all heard about the transformation of Everest into a giant and stupid ego-trip etc...) but the juxtaposition of the shots (i.e. editing) combined with very popular music choices (Vivaldi, score of Tree of Life if I'm correct) makes it a nice little break from everyday life. Nice escapism.
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Production Company Stranger Than Fiction Films
Release Date May 11, 2018
Duration 1 h 14 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline A cinematic & musical odyssey.
Website http://www.mountainmovie.com.au/
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Awards

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Melbourne International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Hamptons International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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