The Velvet Queen

Name: The Velvet Queen
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 22, 2021
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Sylvain Tesson, Vincent Munier

2021

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Oscilloscope Laboratories | Release Date: December 22, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Sylvain Tesson, Vincent Munier

Summary: In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard. Munier introduces Tesson to the subtle art of waiting from a blind spot, tracking animals, and finding the patience to catch sight of the beasts. ThroughIn the heart of the Tibetan highlands, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard. Munier introduces Tesson to the subtle art of waiting from a blind spot, tracking animals, and finding the patience to catch sight of the beasts. Through their journey in the Tibetan peaks, inhabited by invisible presences, the two men ponder humankind’s place amongst the magnificent creatures and glorious landscapes they encounter along the way.… Expand

Director: Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Guy Lodge

Dec 21, 2021

This elegant, unusual documentary shifts the role of the game-spotter from that of non-violent hunter — in pursuit of one prized target — to passive but duly wide-eyed observer, accepting but also appreciating the limits of our access. Read full review

Robert Abele

Dec 21, 2021

Gorgeous, humbling, looking out-, up- and inward, the documentary The Velvet Queen is the rare nature film about not only beauty and beasts but also the very human urge to make sense of our place in it all. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Jan 11, 2022

There’s plenty to look at while we’re waiting for the titular Queen, and it’s often quite pretty: Shots of rabbits, sheep, deer, yaks, foxes, pikas, bears, other big cats and a miscellaneous assortment of birds abound. But this is not your typical Animal Planet or National Geographic film. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Dec 22, 2021

The Velvet Queen is at its strongest when it allows for silence on this gorgeous landscape, using only its mesmerizing score to elevate the imagery into something poetic about the beauty of mother nature. Read full review

Natasha Jagger

Apr 29, 2022

It’s a hypnotic lesson in watchful photojournalism, offering an insightful take on a quest to liaise with wildlife in its natural habitat – in this case, the rare Tibetan snow leopard. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Dec 22, 2021

The movie operates on two basic levels. One is philosophical, as the camera watches two men who are themselves looking through viewfinders experience the sensations of a place where humans rarely disrupt the natural order. Read full review

Pat Brown

Dec 21, 2021

Long stretches of the film are simply mesmerizing, but both Sylvain Tesson’s written compositions and the conversation between him and Vincent Munier often lapse into clichés about the distractions and decadence of modern society. Read full review

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