Islander

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Goël, Stéphane, film director. .

Lightdox (Firm), publisher, film distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Robinson Crusoe Island (Juan Fernández Islands)--Description and travel.

Robinson Crusoe Island (Juan Fernández Islands).

Robinson Crusoe Island (Juan Fernández Islands)--History.

Robinson Crusoe Island (Juan Fernández Islands)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 min.)

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film

Place of Publication:

[Blonay, Switzerland] Lightdox 2023

Summary:

Robinson Crusoe is a small island hundreds of kilometers away from the Chilean coast where in 1704 the Scottish sailor Alexandre Selkirk lived the incredible experience that inspired Daniel Defoe's novel of the same name.In 1877 the island becomes the property of a young Swiss aristocrat, Alfred von Rodt, a confirmed optimist, a tireless explorer and an indisputable rebel who instigated multiple projects in hopes of developing the resources of his piece of rock.ISLANDER immerses us in the modern day reality of Robinson Crusoe. Its inhabitants are not Chilean, nor Swiss, but they are strongly attached to their identity and reject everything coming from the "outside" - animals, plants and people.This film reveals a dream-like utopia that relies on the "purity" of its inhabitants and environment, and offer a potent metaphor for contemporary nationalism and the politics of fear

Credits:

Stéphane Goël, director

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen

OCLC:

1402188291

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license