Dokumania: Stranded
First in Danish: DR2 Dokumania, tirsdag den 28.7 kl. 20.30 leveres en gave til danske dokumentarelskere: Gonzalo Arijon’s “Stranded. I’ve come from a Plane that Crashed in th Mountains”. DR2 introducerer således: Den 13. oktober 1972 fløj et rugbyhold fra Uruguay til Santiago i Chile for at spille kamp. Undervejs blev flyet ramt af turbulens. Piloten kom ud af kurs, og flyet styrtede ned i Andesbjergene. De fleste af de 45 passagerer døde øjeblikkeligt, flere døde af deres kvæstelser i dagene efter, og otte omkom senere i en lavine. Efter ti dage opgav det chilenske luftvåben eftersøgningen, men det opdagede de overlevende først på et senere tidspunkt.
And then in English:Here is a clip from the review that I wrote on this site:A well constructed dramatic story with a wonderful panel of survivors from the air crash in the Andes in 1972. Good tellers they are and… what I wanted to draw your attention to, first of all, is the way the film reconstructs. In a non-bombastic sketchy manner, where the right balance is found and the facial similarities to the found archive photos of survivors are quite obvious.
The second potential inspiration for filmmaking colleagues could be the talking faces that certainly have been and still is subject to general discussions about to use or not to use. Look at the middle aged men and hear them talk naturally and not only in one sentence lines. There are many characters but we get to know them because we are invited to watch their interesting facial expressions.
The film is a bit too long but the story is fantastic and the craft skills of the Uruguayan and Argentinian film makers are admirable.
France, 2007, 127 mins.
www.idfa.nl (about the film at IDFA 2007)
http://www.arteboutique.com/detailProduct.action?attributeId=1&vlhId=437946&moveValue=6&product.id=274469 (dvd version with English subtitles can be bought via this site, around 20€)
