Le dernier trappeur (2004)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Nicolas Vanier

Writer:

Nicolas Vanier (writer)

Release Date:

15 December 2004 (France)

Genre:

Documentary | Adventure

Plot Keywords:

Dog Hit By Car | Weather | Yukon | House Construction | Wood Chopping

Cast

Norman Winther	...	Himself
May Loo	...	Herself
Alex Van Bibber	...	Himself
Ken Bolton	...	Himself
Denny Denison	...	Himself
Robert Lafleur	...	Himself
Alain Lemaire	...	Himself
Christopher Lewis	...	Himself
Roy Ness	...	Himself
Kaori Toregai	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean-Yves Chatelais	...	Norman (French version) (voice)
Christian Dingman	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Der letzte Trapper (Germany)
The Last Trapper (International: English title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

France | Canada | Switzerland | Germany | Italy

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Switzerland:6 (canton of Zurich) | Germany:o.Al. | Finland:K-7 | Portugal:M/6 | Australia:G | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Yukon, Canada

Company:

MC4

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Soundtrack:

By the rivers dark

a great documentary

I have been invited to the "premiere" of Le Dernier Trappeur in Brussels, Belgium, as I happen to know the executive producer of this movie ... Director Nicolas Vanier has been interviewed in front of the room, mainly explaining the problems they had with the cold temperature there, they had to shoot with -50°C sometimes (*EDIT* : -58°F, sorry for bad conversion)! I tried to view the movie as objectively as possible, and honestly I haven't been disappointed.

This movie is a documentary, you have to know that. People in there "act", but terribly as they are *not* actors. Norman Winther -Northman Winter would have been more appropriate ;)- is a trapper, in the deep Yukon in Canada, and you as a spectator learn to know his tough life.

Wonderful landscapes, incredible views of that part of our earth I didn't know could be so beautiful, are in themselves entirely making the movie worthy. There is a message too : "in those northern lands, what man does, hunting, is a necessity : he takes samples, but doesn't ruin the nature. Without him, some species will swarm, other will disappear". I suppose it isn't 100% true, but hey the movie is supported by the WWF so I guess even if they try to justify the hunting, this cannot be so bad :)

One negative point though : you'll have some repetition, in the succession of scenes as well as in music, even if that one is very nice.

A great documentary, two thumbs up !