Originally ran November 12th, 2009 as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival
It.s not much of a qualifier, but writer/director Philipp Stolzl.s North Face, Nordwand in its native German, could very well be the greatest story about mountain climbing put to film. Full of staggering cinematography, incredible performances, and an epic sense of bravery in the face of tragedy, it is a truly engaging tale of man versus nature that never fails to rise to the heights set forth by its natural antagonist.
The film is based on the true story of Toni Kurz, played by Benno Furmann, and Andreas Hinterstoisser, played by Florian Lukas, two, young German men who always had a knack for climbing things, challenging themselves all along the way. In the summer of 1936, as Germany was preparing to host the Olympic Games, these two men set out to do something none had ever accomplished.
It.s not much of a qualifier, but writer/director Philipp Stolzl.s North Face, Nordwand in its native German, could very well be the greatest story about mountain climbing put to film. Full of staggering cinematography, incredible performances, and an epic sense of bravery in the face of tragedy, it is a truly engaging tale of man versus nature that never fails to rise to the heights set forth by its natural antagonist.
The film is based on the true story of Toni Kurz, played by Benno Furmann, and Andreas Hinterstoisser, played by Florian Lukas, two, young German men who always had a knack for climbing things, challenging themselves all along the way. In the summer of 1936, as Germany was preparing to host the Olympic Games, these two men set out to do something none had ever accomplished.
- 3/26/2010
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s not much of a qualifier, but writer/director Philipp Stolzl’s The North Face, Nordwand in its native German, could very well be the greatest story about mountain climbing put to film. Full of staggering cinematography, incredible performances, and an epic sense of bravery in the face of tragedy, it is a truly engaging tale of man versus nature that never fails to rise to the heights set forth by its natural antagonist.
The film is based on the true story of Toni Kurz, played by Benno Furmann, and Andreas Hinterstoisser, played by Florian Lukas, two, young German men who always had a knack for climbing things, challenging themselves all along the way. In the Summer of 1936, as Germany was preparing to host the Olympic games, these two men set out to do something none had ever accomplished. In July of that year, they set out to climb...
The film is based on the true story of Toni Kurz, played by Benno Furmann, and Andreas Hinterstoisser, played by Florian Lukas, two, young German men who always had a knack for climbing things, challenging themselves all along the way. In the Summer of 1936, as Germany was preparing to host the Olympic games, these two men set out to do something none had ever accomplished. In July of that year, they set out to climb...
- 11/12/2009
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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