who is Werner Herzog to coolly bulldoze us into the ice with beautiful scenes and dangerous ideas so stunning we might never fully grasp them either?
Herzog was so entranced by the underwater photography of his friend Henry Kaiser – shots taken under the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica, that he set out to discover just what was going on in the true ‘land down under.’ Herzog wondered; “who were the people I was going to meet … at the end of the world? What were their dreams?” In his own fashion – by the seat of his pants if you will, no studio backing – he finds out in this documentary, combining truly stunning imagery from both above and below the ice and capricious yet thoughtful interviews of the highly educated misfits who’ve sort-of settled there at the bottom of the planet. The resultant documentary is one of the most engrossing, transporting ones you’ll ever see. Filled with haunting images and beautiful music, it’s a polar version of Koyaanisqatsi – with a sense of humor and a much more abiding attitude. Gently prodding with camera and interview, Herzog, Kaiser and director of photography Peter Zeitlinger allow a possible thes
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