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Mountain

PG

Released May 11, 2018

1 hr. 14 min.

Documentary

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500+ Ratings

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A cinematic journey of sound and nature that explores the beauty of the upper world. With advancements in technology, venturing to the peak of a mountain is an easier feat than it was three centuries ago.

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Critics Consensus

Mountain offers a visually thrilling -- and surprisingly affecting -- look at man's relationship with some of Earth's most imposing natural wonders.

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Rick M

I've seen a lot of films that focus on the beauty and magnificence of mountains. Other than what to me is some bizarre perspective in the narrative (at times) and a not completely successful attempt to create a 'poetic' atmosphere, I still give this film 5/5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for its absolutely stunning visuals, sense of adventure, and musical epiphanies. This is a must see production.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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roger g

Great photography, beautiful scenery, a smooth and pleasant narrator's voice, and sometimes appropriate orchestral music. However, at no time is the location stated, no height, and no information regarding how many times, if any, a peak has been conquered, or how many deaths may have occurred while attempts to conquer were conducted. Don't watch this video if you're tired... it'll put you to sleep. Show it on your widescreen, flat, wall-mounted TV during your party -- it's good for background sights and sounds.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Jan P

A visual paradise with wonderfully intelligent narration.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/20

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Audience Member

Great photography and sound track. Some of the climbing scenes quite disturbing as they are so extreme. Film questions and challenges our modern relationship with mountains. Thought provoking and interesting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

This film is dripping with beautiful footage of beautiful mountains. It is scored by a lovely suite of music performed by a wonderful orchestra. So far, so David Attenborough. What this film then fails to do, to continue the Attenborough comparison, is tell an engaging story or give some incredible insight into the world. It instead gives Willem Dafoe a poetic, ponderous voiceover that kind of tells you things, but doesn't go into detail. It's a mood piece, which I thought would be fine as it's only 70-odd minutes long, but I have to say I was pretty bored at points. There's also a section where it talks about adrenalin junkies who do ridiculous things on the top of or off the top of mountains. But again, by relying entirely on the dream-like narration and not speaking to these people directly to explain themselves, I had no context or meaning for what they were doing and had to make do with Willem's speculation. I was just left looking at these people and what they were doing and how expensive and dangerous it must be, and thinking ‘some arseholes have too much money'. If you're a fan of getting stoned, I do think it'd be a good one to watch when high. Us crazy carts who prefer to be lucid and switched on the whole time, it just felt like a poor man's episode of Planet Earth.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Absolutely stunning visual and audio combination to encapsulate the true essence of great heights. This documentary shows a variety of the worldâ(TM)s best mountains from wonderful perspectives. The soundtrack matches the screenplay perfectly, truly envoking deep emotions. A must watch to any outdoors enthusiast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Jennifer Peedom

Director

Willem Dafoe

Narrator

Robert McFarlane

Writer

Jo-Anne McGowan

Producer

Richard Tognetti

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Nell Minow

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Stunningly beautiful and genuinely spiritually enlarging - breathtaking scenery, exquisite music, and poetic narration take us to locations no one but the most daring of daredevils have ever seen...

Mar 5, 2024

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Michael Hale

Sight & Sound

While the film takes an unequivocally romantic approach to mountains, it doesn't shy away from casting a critical eye on the colonial thinking that underpinned early mountaineering exploits and that continues in a different form today.

Aug 2, 2019

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Eric Kohn

indieWire

The movie is rich with ideas as it fixates on characters roaming empty worlds, searching for impossible ideals. This time, revelation creeps into the picture with heartbreaking results.

Rated: B+

Aug 31, 2018

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

It isn't all stunts and derring do; much of the film is simply gorgeous, sweeping, magnificent footage of mountains from all over the globe.

Mar 5, 2024

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Nikki Baughan

AWFJ.org

This is remarkable, powerful filmmaking, and should be seen on the biggest screen you can find.

Mar 5, 2024

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Jennifer Merin

AWFJ.org

Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom's extraordinarily beautiful and philosophically profound essay documentary soars to the heights of the world's most remote and challenging peaks.

Mar 5, 2024

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Synopsis

A cinematic journey of sound and nature that explores the beauty of the upper world. With advancements in technology, venturing to the peak of a mountain is an easier feat than it was three centuries ago.

Director: Jennifer Peedom
Screenwriter: Robert McFarlane
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: Stranger Than Fiction
Rating: PG (Some Injury Images|Perilous Sports Action|Brief Smoking)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English (Australia)
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 20, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $86.7K

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