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Arctic Tale
2007
This heartbreaking documentary puts a face on the sad statistics of global warming--and though it's not a human face, it's the perhaps even more effective face of an adorable polar bear cub, Nanu, along with her mother, her brother, and her natural enemy, the equally heart-melting Seela the walrus. With breathtaking footage of .. Read more
| Starring | Queen Latifah |
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| Director | Adam Ravetch, Sarah Robertson |
| Genres | Documentary |
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Arctic Tale
This heartbreaking documentary puts a face on the sad statistics of global warming--and though it's not a human face, it's the perhaps even more effective face of an adorable polar bear cub, Nanu, along with her mother, her brother, and her natural enemy, the equally heart-melting Seela the walrus. With breathtaking footage of life on the arctic tundra, the directors spin a highly emotional tale of the melting ice caps and the effect of their disappearance on every species in the ecosystem. Since the film is essentially aimed at children, the cuteness factor is off the charts, aided by the slightly grating use of sound effects, a slangy voiceover by Queen Latifah, and a kid-friendly pop/folk soundtrack. And, as in a National Geographic special, viewers learn some interesting and neutral facts about polar bears, walruses, narwhals, foxes, and other northern creatures.
| Starring | Queen Latifah |
|---|---|
| Director | Adam Ravetch, Sarah Robertson |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Sep 2008 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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From the people who brought you March of the Penguins, informs the trailer for this wildlife doc by husband... read more on Time Out
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Worthy and compelling viewing.
After the South Poles Penguins came to our screens in the excellent March of the Penguins superbly narrated in the English Version by Morgan Freeman, Arctic Tale sets out to focus on the plight of our Northern cousins the Polar Bears and other inhabitants of the North Pole. Similar to 'March of the' this carries stunning wildlife film making to a new level and also carries a really worthwhile and hard hitting message about the deterioration of the Ice, which it is more than reasonable to suggest is caused by humans aggresive overuse of fuels and other products that lead to a warming of the atmosphere and seas A slight gripe, Queen Latifah, superb though she is in just about everything I have seen or heard her do, is a bit of a bad call as narrator. There is just something missing, some serenety or sincerity or something in the narration that 'March' had, and it slightly detracts from the film. That said its a wildlife docu-infomentary that just about all of us should actually see. Definately worth a watch.
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Worthy and compelling viewing.
After the South Poles Penguins came to our screens in the excellent March of the Penguins superbly narrated in the English Version by Morgan Freeman, Arctic Tale sets out to focus on the plight of our Northern cousins the Polar Bears and other inhabitants of the North Pole. Similar to 'March of the' this carries stunning wildlife film making to a new level and also carries a really worthwhile and hard hitting message about the deterioration of the Ice, which it is more than reasonable to suggest is caused by humans aggresive overuse of fuels and other products that lead to a warming of the atmosphere and seas A slight gripe, Queen Latifah, superb though she is in just about everything I have seen or heard her do, is a bit of a bad call as narrator. There is just something missing, some serenety or sincerity or something in the narration that 'March' had, and it slightly detracts from the film. That said its a wildlife docu-infomentary that just about all of us should actually see. Definately worth a watch.
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Arctic Tale
- 04 Feb 2008
It's a safe bet that, if not for the unprecedented popularity of March of the Penguins, we wouldn't be seeing this National Geographic nature film on the big screen. The photography is impressive. Husband and wife filmmaking team Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson have drawn on eight years' spent filming in the arctic. The nephew of screenwriter Irving Ravetch (Hud), Adam Ravetch is a marine biologist and cameraman whose footage has been used in dozens of TV documentaries, including the BBC's... Read more
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