Tag Archives: Mountain

Tenzing (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solid biographical drama about Tenzing Norgay

Posted on October 20, 2026 by kaist455

“Tenzing”, which was released on Apple TV on last Friday, is a solid biographical drama about Tenzing Norgay, a famous Sherpa who succeeded with Sir Edmund Hilary in their 1953 ascent of Mount Everest. While this is your average clean-cut … Continue reading →

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The Last First: Winter K2 (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A deadly expedition at K2

Posted on October 10, 2026 by kaist455

Documentary film “The Last First: Winter K2”, which was released on Apple TV on last Friday, focuses on a bunch of mountaineers who attempted to make the first successful winter ascent of K2, the second-highest mountain on the Earth, in … Continue reading →

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The Mountain (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Call of the Mountain

Posted on September 29, 2024 by kaist455

French film “The Mountain” impressed me a lot for a number of breathtaking shots to behold, but then it baffled me a lot as taking a sudden left turn in the middle of the story. While several audiences including a … Continue reading →

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The Eight Mountains (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A friendship among mountains

Posted on September 24, 2023 by kaist455

The best thing of “The Eight Mountains” is the cinematography by Ruben Impens, who gives some of the most stunning landscape shots I have ever seen during this year. Although I was a bit tired due to watching and then … Continue reading →

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Meru (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Reaching for a challenging peak in the Himalayas

Posted on February 27, 2016 by kaist455

Documentary film “Meru” works best when it functions as a vivid, extraordinary record of one arduous quest for conquering one of the most challenging mountains in the Himalayas. Yes, those three mountaineers in the documentary really climbed up there with … Continue reading →

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Le Quattro Volte (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Charcoal, man, goat, tree… and charcoal

Posted on November 12, 2011 by kaist455

“Le Quattro Volte” does not explain anything to us. It does not even try to tell us the idea that inspired this beautiful, reticent film. But I am not complaining about it, because the movie does not have to explain … Continue reading →

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