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Picture of Light / a film by Peter Mettler.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Filmakers Library online
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Auroras--Observations.
- Auroras.
- Auroras--Canada.
- Scientific expeditions--Canada.
- Scientific expeditions.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Observations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (87 minutes).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : First Run Features, 1994.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Picture of Light is a mesmerizing tale about a filmmaker's journey to Canada's arctic in search of one of Earth's greatest natural wonder: the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights. While combining glimpses of the characters who live in this remote environment with the film crew's comic and absurd attempts to deal with the extreme cold, the film reveals the paradoxes involved in trying to capture the spectacular light show of the Northern Lights on celluloid. Exploring the tension between nature and technology and between science and myth, Peter Mettler's documentary reflects on our desire to capture the wonders of the world on camera, revealing how our increasingly connected world threatens to render obsolete our individual and authentic experiences.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 19, 2016).
- OCLC:
- 880886399
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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