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Encounters at the End of the World

  • 2007
  • G
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
This is the theatrical trailer for Encounters at the End of the World: Theatrical Trailer, Werner Herzog's documentary on life in Antarctica.
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Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.

  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writer
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Werner Herzog
    • Scott Rowland
    • Stefan Pashov
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    19K
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    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writer
      • Werner Herzog
    • Stars
      • Werner Herzog
      • Scott Rowland
      • Stefan Pashov
    • 82User reviews
    • 152Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog
    • Narrator
    Scott Rowland
    • Self - Transportation Dept.
    Stefan Pashov
    • Self - Philosopher, Forklift Driver
    Doug MacAyeal
    • Self - Glaciologist
    • (as Douglas MacAyeal)
    Ryan Andrew Evans
    • Self - Filmmaker, Cook
    • (as Ryan A. Evans)
    Kevin Emery
    • Self - Survival School Instructor
    Olav T. Oftedal
    • Self - Nutritional Ecologist
    Regina Eisert
    • Self - Physiologist
    David R. Pacheco Jr.
    • Self - Journeyman Plumber
    Samuel S. Bowser
    • Self - Cell Biologist
    Jan Pawlowski
    • Self - Zoologist
    William Jirsa
    • Self - Linguist, Computer Expert
    Karen Joyce
    • Self - Traveler, Computer Expert
    Libor Zicha
    • Self - Utility Mechanic
    Ashrita Furman
    • Self - Multiple World Record Holder
    David Ainley
    • Self - Marine Ecologist
    William McIntosh
    • Self - Volcanologist, Geochronologist
    Clive Oppenheimer
    • Self - Volcanologist
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writer
      • Werner Herzog
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    • Trivia
      Werner Herzog has disclosed that the scene of scientists putting their ears to the ice to listen to seal calls was entirely staged. Herzog asked them to position themselves according to his directions, and the sounds were previously recorded through underwater microphones by sound artist Douglas Quin.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Stefan Pashov: There is a beautiful saying by an American philosopher, Alan Watts. He used to say that through our eyes the universe is perceiving itself, and through our ears the universe is listening to its cosmic harmonies. And we are the witness to which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

    • Connections
      Edited from Them! (1954)
    • Soundtracks
      Planino Stara Planino Mari
      Written by Stefan Dragostinov

      Performed by The Philip Koutev National Folk Ensemble

    User reviews82

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    Death in the Ice
    There is no denying the man. He has already changed me, and others.

    Interestingly, it seems that this is less by design than by accidents that occur because he chooses to put his camera in places where the cosmos is unstable. Sometimes it rewards deeply, because we find our own window into beautiful chaos. Sometimes the experiments fail, and you can see how he has tried to distract us with observations from himself rather than the world he has placed us in.

    This is such a failure. He goes, enticed by the promise of cruel, unfathomable beauty. He finds no accident with inherent narrative, so he inserts his own. Unfortunately, Herzog the man and mind is the least interesting element of any Herzog film. I know I am in the minority here, because he has a celebrity persona.

    But watch this, and see how he interviews his subjects. He is trying to cast them as beautiful souls doomed be a part of the ugliness of humanity. Some of the interviews are staged or rehearsed. He admits this. I know the words are genuinely from the people who speak them, but the narrative is false. Herzog has this notion — this essentially Austrian notion — that nature is only full when it is cruel, stark and dangerous. Humanity is unnatural; only a few butterfly souls escape, and they are to be cherished.

    So look here: we have his usual Wagnerian chorus, using internationally fused sounds. We have some nature, always presented as cosmically unfriendly. We have episodes that underscore the hopeless weakness of society. And we have characters that engage and inspire. But it all seems so desperately constructed here. Whether he likes it or not, he has simply made a penguin film, but with humans.

    Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.
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    • Mar 10, 2011

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 18, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Encuentros en el Fin del Mundo
    • Filming locations
      • Antarctica
    • Production companies
      • Discovery Films
      • Creative Differences Productions
      • Discovery Channel
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $944,933
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,730
      • Jun 15, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,205,464
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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