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Antarctica
南極物語
1983 · Film · 143 min
Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica.
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I was never a big 1980's synth music guy, but for some reason I always enjoyed the soundtracks Vangelis made. Not only for this movie, but also "Chariots of Fire", "Antarctica", &c.
Antarctica (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085991/) is a fantastic dreamy movie. It is a nature movie, somewhere in-between a feature film and documentary, about dogs that are left to survive alone during the winter on the Antarctica. Whats intriguing is that it is a story told from their perspective - nearly no dialogue, just visuals and music. The movie is slow, so you need to be in the mood for that and kind of psychedelic, so I highly recommend watching it just before dawn on a projector and a proper surround system (borrow one or visit a friend if you don't have your own, it's worthy).
My personal favourites would be the Bounty title track, which is incredible because it just tells the whole story musically in about 4 minutes!
And the title sequence of Antarctica (the Japanese movie from 1983), which nobody has ever seen, I mean the movie is good, even if a little strange, but the title... I cannot imagine what it would have been like watching it on the big screen and listening to it in a theatre... back in 1983.
Secret tip: you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/fNaV3CHCs6g