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Recommended The Wild Blue Yonder

Werner Herzog, 2005

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‘We aliens suck’ is not a usual line for a science-fiction film, but then again, nothing about Herzog's extraordinary ‘science-fiction fantasy’ is usual. Combining footage from the 1989 Space Shuttle mission with Henry Kaiser’s amazing subaquatic Antarctic cinematography to create an allegorical film – hosted by Brad Dourif as an embittered alien – which urges the protection and responsible stewardship of our planet, this really is a one-of-a-kind film. It has a one-of-a-kind soundtrack too, created from the combined talents of jazz cellist Ernst Reijseger, Senegalese singer Mola Sylla, a five-man Sardinian shepherd choir, and vintage recordings from Handel’s opera Xerxes.
It all requires a large suspension of disbelief of course, but stay with it as the payoff is mighty. As we watch the astronauts diving below the ice in the liquid atmosphere of a distant submerged planet – the ‘wild blue yonder’ – accompanied by the film’s unique, haunting, awe-inspiring and uplifting soundtrack, we are truly transported by a fearful wonder at our own planet, our only home.

Graeme Hobbs on 17th October 2007

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DVD Extras
  • Requiem in Space, a 26 minute film showing how Herzog devised the music for The Wild Blue Yonder.
Film Details

Director

Werner Herzog

Year

2005

Country

USA

Cast

Brad Dourif

Technical Details

Certificate

PG

Length

81 mins

Label

SODA

Format

DVD Colour

Region

2

Aspect

1.85:1

Cat No

SODA050

Main Language

English

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