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Andreas Vollenweider - Treasures of the Archives – Part 30 🎵Treasures of the Archives – Part 30: Memories of ✨"Come to the quiet place" | Zurich, 2020✨ "October 2020. A date of global significance. We had just released our album ‚Quiet Places‘ and my first novel ‚Im Spiegel der Venus‘, when the coronavirus struck. Fortunately, we managed to give a private concert for a small audience at the Millers Studio in Zurich, Switzerland, only days before the lockdown, and were still able to celebrate both releases. ‚Come to the Quiet Place‘ is from the album of (almost) the same name. I must confess, at that time, I was going through a somewhat floating phase. That probably has to do with my age as well — after all, I am a grandfather… I had already begun some time earlier to enjoy this sense of floating; the music still has some kind of form, but it is a drifting one, like the waves of the sea that surge toward you only to withdraw again. This piece is also a good example of how we make music: there are structural elements, but we remain completely open in how — or if — we shape them. Unexpected elements may appear — and disappear again. We call this ‚thematic improvisation‘. You could say it is something like the secret formula behind our music…" – Andreas

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Heaven & Earth is a 1993 American biographical war drama film written and directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Joan Chen, and Hiep Thi Le. It is the third and final film in Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, following Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). The film was based on the books When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace, both authored by Le Ly Hayslip about her experiences during and after the Vietnam War. It received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office. Plot Le Ly is a girl growing up in a Vietnamese village. Her life changes when communist insurgents show up in the village to defend against the forces of France and then the United States. During the American involvement, Le Ly is captured and tortured by South Vietnamese troops who suspect she is a spy for the North, and later raped by the Viet Cong because they suspect that she is a traitor to the North. After the rape, her relationship with her village is destroyed, and she and her family are forced to move. Her family moves to Saigon and she is employed by a family there. The master of the household misleads her into believing that he genuinely cares for her, and she falls for him and gets pregnant by him. The master's wife becomes enraged and Le Ly's whole family is forced to move back to their former province. There she meets Steve Butler, a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. When she first meets him, she is not interested in a boyfriend or marriage, having been through so much suffering. Steve falls for Le Ly and treats her very well, making a big difference in her life while in Vietnam. The two leave Vietnam and move to San Diego. Their life together begins well, but years of killing in the war have taken their toll on Steve, who becomes uncontrollably violent. The relationship falters, despite Le Ly's attempts to reconcile with Steve. After an impassioned plea by Le Ly for Steve to come back to her, he dies by suicide. Many years following this tragic experience, Le Ly returns to Vietnam with her sons. She briefly reunites with her eldest's father whom she introduces his son to, and he tearfully embraces his son. She then takes her sons to her former village to meet her family and shows them where she came from. Cast Hiep Thi Le as Le Ly Joan Chen as Mama Haing S. Ngor as Papa Tommy Lee Jones as Steve Butler Thuan K. Nguyen as Uncle Luc Dustin Nguyen as Sau Vinh Dang as Bon Mai Le Ho as Hai Dale Dye as Larry Debbie Reynolds as Eugenia Conchata Ferrell as Bernice Michael Paul Chan as Interrogator Robert John Burke as G.I. Paul Tim Guinee as Young Sergeant (as Timothy Guinee) Timothy Carhart as Big Mike Annie McEnroe as Dinner Guest #1 Marianne Muellerleile as Dinner Guest #2 Marshall Bell as Dinner Guest #3 Jeffrey Jones as Minister (uncredited) Donal Logue as Red (uncredited) Production While the script was still in development, the film held a casting call for Vietnamese-American actors in Little Saigon in Westminster, California in December 1991. Those auditioning were not given a script, but instead asked to improvise based on their own war experiences.[3][4] Thuan Le Elston, a reporter who covered the open casting call, was cast as Le Ly's sister Kim after standing in for supporting roles during the auditon process at the casting crew's request.[3] The village depicted in the film Ky La, was constructed from the ground up in Phang Nga in the south of Thailand. The hardback architecture of the houses depicted were not seen in previous Vietnam war films, but accurately reflected the solid architecture of Central Vietnam.[5] Principal photography began on October 19, 1992, following several days of shooting documentary-like footage of the village Ky La.[6] The extras were hired by Hong Kong-based casting agent Pat Pao from Northeastern Thailand, many of whom were Vietnamese refugees. Several extras from North Vietnam were hesitant to work on the film given it was an American production, but were convinced to work after being told of participation from other countries as well.[7] The film was shot on location in Vietnam, Thailand and Los Angeles.[8] Release Theatrical release Heaven & Earth opened in 63 theaters on December 25, 1993. Its widespread release date was January 7, 1994, at which date it was playing in 781 theaters.[2] Reception Heaven & Earth received mixed reviews, in contrast to Stone's previous two Vietnam War films. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 45% of critics gave the film a positive review based on a sample of 22 reviews, with an average score of 5.2/10. The site's consensus states: "Heaven & Earth is a well-intentioned glimpse into an underrepresented perspective on Vietnam, but Oliver Stone's solemn storytelling keeps audiences at a fatal distance from Hiep Thi Le's enigmatic heroine."[9] Desson Howe of The Washington Post called the script "structurally clunky" and complained that the film "lacks a poetic center."[10] James Berardinelli noted that the film "lacks much of the narrative strength" of Stone's other Vietnam films, particularly once Jones's character appears. Berardinelli also complained that flashbacks and voiceovers are overdone, although he did praise Stone for "a number of memorable camera shots."[11] Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun Times gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of a possible four, praising the film for focusing on a woman's perspective and adding how Stone "loves big subjects and approaches them fearlessly."[12] Handpicked by Stone, actress Hiep Thi Le's performance received mixed reviews. Ebert called her performance "extraordinary", and Desson Howe complimented her "authentic presence."[10][12] James Berardinelli, however, called her "adequate, but not peerless" and noted that the emotional scenes reveal "the limits of her acting ability."[11] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[13] Box office Heaven & Earth opened in 63 theaters and, for its opening weekend, earned $379,807. For its widespread release, it played in 781 theaters and, for the weekend, earned $1,703,179. The film has had gross domestic receipts of $5,864,949 on a budget of $33 million, making it a box office failure.[2] Music Main article: Heaven & Earth (soundtrack) The music, by composer Kitarō, won the 1993 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.[14] Further reading Singer, Michael (January 1, 1993). Oliver Stone's Heaven and Earth: The Making of an Epic Motion Picture. Tuttle Pub. References "Heaven & Earth". British Board of Film Classification. January 20, 1994. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016. "Heaven and Earth". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 22, 2010. Elston, Thuan Le. "'You're my Kim': How I landed a Hollywood movie and a scene with Tommy Lee Jones". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 13, 2026. "Scenes From Another Lifetime : A role in Oliver Stone's movie 'Heaven and Earth' allows a journalist, whose family fled Vietnam in 1975, to relive the terror of war while discovering its contradictory legacy". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1994. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2026. Singer 1993, p. 126. Singer 1993, p. 130. Singer 1993, p. 134. Mathews, Jack (January 17, 1993). "ON LOCATION: The Vietnam War's Other Side". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2025. "Heaven & Earth". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 22, 2010. Howe, Desson (December 24, 1993). "Heaven and Earth". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 22, 2010. James Berardinelli. "Heaven and Earth". Retrieved December 22, 2010. Roger Ebert (December 24, 1993). "Heaven And Earth". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010. "Cinemascore". Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. "Golden Globes | Heaven & Earth". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved August 4, 2025. External links Heaven & Earth at IMDb Heaven & Earth at Box Office Mojo Heaven & Earth at Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Oliver Stone Screenplay by Oliver Stone Based on When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly Hayslip Jay Wurts Child of War, Woman of Peace by Le Ly Hayslip James Hayslip Produced by Oliver Stone Arnon Milchan Robert Kline A. Kitman Ho Starring Tommy Lee Jones Joan Chen Haing S. Ngor Hiep Thi Le Cinematography Robert Richardson Edited by David Brenner Sally Menke Music by Kitaro Production companies Le Studio Canal + Regency Enterprises Alcor Films Ixtlan New Regency Productions Kitman Ho Productions Todd-AO Distributed by Warner Bros. Release dates December 25, 1993 (United States) January 19, 1994 (France) Running time 140 minutes[1] Countries United States France Languages English Vietnamese Budget $33 million Box office $5.9 million[2] Heaven & Earth - Polska wersja (na dole lepsza wersja dla muzyki i obrazu) Heaven & Earth - English version (better for music and video)

1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, written by Roselyne Bosch and starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver. It portrays the travels to the New World by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and the effect this had on Indigenous peoples. The film was released to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage. It debuted less than two months after the film Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, often leading to confusion between the two. The film received mixed reviews, with particular criticism aimed at the film's historical inaccuracies. Plot See also: Voyages of Christopher Columbus Aware that the world—‌covered mostly in apparently flat ocean—‌actually has a ball-shaped surface, Christopher Columbus lobbies for a trip westward to Asia, but lacks a crew and ship. The Catholic theologians at the University of Salamanca heavily disapprove of Columbus's plan, not being keen on ideas that go against the writings of Ptolemaeus. Columbus is approached by Martín Pinzón, a shipowner from Palos, who introduces him to the banker Santángel, to whom Queen Isabella I owes money. Columbus meets with the queen, who grants him his journey in exchange for his promise to bring back sufficient amounts of riches in gold. Columbus deceives many crewmen by telling them that the voyage will only last seven weeks. Three ships pass. Nine weeks go by with no sign of land. The crew becomes restless and edges toward mutiny. He tries to reinvigorate them with an inspiring speech, coinciding with a fast wind, which goads the men to return to their duties. At night, Columbus notices mosquitoes on the deck, indicating that land is not far off. Suddenly, out of the mist they see the lush vegetation and sandy beaches of Guanahani. The Europeans befriend the local natives, who show them gold they have collected. Columbus teaches one of them Spanish so that they are able to communicate. He then informs them that he will return to Spain, which will be followed by the arrival of many more Europeans. Columbus leaves behind a group to begin the colonisation of the Americas. Back in Spain, he receives a high honour from the queen and has dinner with the council. They express disappointment with the small amount of gold he brought back, but the queen approves of his gifts. On the second expedition, Columbus takes 17 ships and over 1,000 men with him to the island; however, all the crewmen left behind are found to have been killed. When the tribe is confronted by Columbus and his troops, they tell him that another tribe came and killed them. Columbus chooses to believe them, but his arrogant aristocratic subordinate Moxica is not convinced. They begin to build the city of La Isabela and eventually manage to hoist the town bell into its tower. Four years later, the natives are being forced to mine for gold. Moxica punishes one who fails to find any gold by cutting off his hand. The word of this act of violence spreads throughout the native tribes and they all disappear into the forest. Columbus begins to worry about a potential war, with the natives heavily outnumbering them. Upon return to his home, he finds his house set ablaze by Moxica and his followers, confirming his unpopularity among a certain faction of the settlers. Soon, the tribes arrive to fight the Spaniards and the island becomes war-torn. The settlers fight among themselves; Columbus' faction eventually prevails over Moxica's. Rather than be captured, Moxica commits suicide. Columbus' governorship is reassigned with orders for him to return to Spain. Columbus is accused of nepotism and offering administrative positions to his personal friends, thereby injuring the pride of the nobles such as Moxica; he is replaced by de Bobadilla. Columbus returns to Castile to be imprisoned, but is bailed out by his sons. When he is summoned by the queen, she is reluctantly convinced to allow him to make another voyage, with the proviso that he neither take his brothers nor return to the colonies. As an old man, Columbus is virtually forgotten in Spain, with the discovery of the New World being credited to Amerigo Vespucci. Columbus's son Ferdinand asks his father to tell him his story so he can transcribe it. Cast Gérard Depardieu as Christopher Columbus Armand Assante as Gabriel Sánchez, Columbus's archrival in Castile Sigourney Weaver as Queen Isabella I Loren Dean as Older Ferdinand Columbus Ángela Molina as Beatriz Enríquez de Arana Fernando Rey as Antonio de Marchena Michael Wincott as Adrián de Moxica, Columbus's archenemy in the Indies Tchéky Karyo as Martín Alonso Pinzón Kevin Dunn as Captain Méndez Frank Langella as Luis de Santángel Mark Margolis as Francisco de Bobadilla Kario Salem as de Arojaz Billy L. Sullivan as Younger Ferdinand Columbus John Heffernan as Brother Buyl Arnold Vosloo as Hernando de Guevara Steven Waddington as Bartholomew Columbus, brother of Christopher Fernando Guillén Cuervo as Giacomo Columbus, brother of Christopher José Luis Ferrer as Alonso de Bolaños Bercelio Moya as Utapán Juan Diego Botto as Diego Columbus Achero Mañas as Ship's Boy Fernando García Rimada as King Ferdinand V Albert Vidal as Hernando de Talavera Isabel Prinz as Dueña Jack Taylor as de Vicuña Angela Rosal as Pinzón's Wife Silvia Montero as Pinzón's Daughter Music Main article: 1492: Conquest of Paradise (album) Greek composer Vangelis composed the score. Its main theme, "Conquest of Paradise", was used by former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres at his 1995 election and it was used by the Portuguese Socialist Party as its campaign and rally anthem,[3][4][5] although it was replaced by the main theme from Gladiator (another Ridley Scott film) since the first José Sócrates legislative elections campaign,[6] which doesn't prevent the theme from still being deeply associated with the Socialist Party.[7] Despite the film's dismal box office intake in the United States, the film's score became a successful album worldwide. Russia used it in the 2nd round of the 1996 Russian presidential election.[8][clarification needed] The theme is also used at the starting line of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ultramarathon. The German boxer Henry Maske (former world champion (IBF) in the light heavyweight category) used the main theme as his official entry theme during his professional career. Other usages of the theme include New Zealand Super 15 Rugby franchise the Canterbury Crusaders, as they run onto the field, often accompanied by actors dressed as knights and riding on horseback, the Northampton Saints rugby team for their entrance into the Franklins Gardens stadium and rugby league team Wigan Warriors who play in the Super League, as well as being played before the start of every match in the 2010 and 2014 cricket World Twenty20 championships as well as the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In these events the theme was played right before the national anthems of the two competing nations, as the flags of the two nations were carried into the ground, accompanied by the players of the two teams. The theme was also played in the Top Gear: US Special and became a signature piece for World Professional Champion figure skaters Anita Hartshorn and Frank Sweiding. In Lebanon it has been used almost at every wedding since its release until now, mostly used as starter music before the arrival of the bride and the groom. Reception Box office 1492: Conquest of Paradise opened on 66 screens in Spain, grossing $1 million in its first five days[9] ($2.3 million today).[10] In the United States and Canada, it was released by Paramount Pictures on 9 October 1992 in 1,008 theaters. The version released there was edited to 150 minutes, with some violence and brutality removed in order to achieve a PG-13 rating.[11] The film was a flop in the United States, debuting at number 7 with a gross of $3,002,680 (about $6.9 million today),[10] worse than the opening of Christopher Columbus: The Discovery earlier in the year, and went on to gross just $7 million[12][13][14] ($16.1 million today).[10] It opened in France on 12 October 1992, grossing $1.46 million for the weekend ($3.3 million today)[10] from 264 screens.[9] In its second week in Europe, it was the highest-grossing film with a gross of over $7.7 million ($17.7 million today),[10] including $1.77 million in its opening week in Germany ($4.1 million today)[10] from 213 screens. It did not open well in Italy, with only $261,800 in its opening weekend ($600,600 today)[10] from 33 screens.[15][16] By the end of 1992, it had grossed $40 million internationally ($91.8 million today),[10], including $17 million in France and €3 million in Spain,[17][18] for a worldwide total of $47 million[19] ($107.8 million today).[10] It went on to gross $59 million[20] ($135.4 million today).[10] Director Ridley Scott later blamed the movie's failure on Americans not understanding European accents: "They don't hear shit unless it's from Texas or America, right?" and reflected: "It's one of my favorite films. What's interesting, they didn't know how to release it in America. But in Europe, it clocked $57 million."[21] In 2024, he give a similar statement: "I'm very proud of 1492, with Gérard Depardieu. The problem with Gérard is he doesn't speak very good English and I didn't have the heart to say, 'Gérard we need to [re-record all your lines].' I'm trying to resurrect 1492 because it's so beautifully shot and acted and scored. I'm trying to resurrect it as a four-hour [movie] for a streaming platform. Now if I asked, 'Gérard, can we ADR you with Kenneth Branagh?' he'd probably say, 'Yeah, of course.'"[22] Critical response Overall, 1492: Conquest of Paradise received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a 30% rating based on 23 reviews with the critical consensus: "Historically inaccurate and dramatically inert, Ridley Scott's retelling of Christopher Columbus' exploits is an epic without grandeur or insight".[23] However, film critic Roger Ebert said that the film was satisfactory, and that "Depardieu lends it gravity, the supporting performances are convincing, the locations are realistic, and we are inspired to reflect that it did indeed take a certain nerve to sail off into nowhere just because an orange was round."[24] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B+" on scale of A+ to F.[25] In a more typical review of the day, Desson Howe of The Washington Post said that "despite Scott's trademark, spectacular imagery, the story's dead in the water. Actually, there's no story. It's all eye-dizzying hyperbole, with astounding camerawork, fancy editing and a moody flamenco guitar-meets-synthesizer soundtrack by avant-garde musician Vangelis."[26] A reviewer for Variety wrote that "Ridley Scott's vaunted visuals can't transform 1492 from a lumbering, one-dimensional historical fresco into the complex, ambiguous character study that it strives to be."[27] Chris Hicks of the Salt Lake City-based Deseret News wrote that "Scott, the accomplished director of 'Alien,' 'Blade Runner' and 'Thelma & Louise,' among others, has imbued this film with great visual style, and the sets, costumes and general atmosphere are fascinating. In fact, there is much to recommend on a technical level. But '1492' is, unfortunately, plagued with narrative problems that make it a less than successful cinematic voyage."[28] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "at 2.5 hours, 1492 is even harder to sit through than last month’s schlock extravaganza Christopher Columbus: The Discovery. In each case the filmmakers have fallen into a similar trap. Out of some vague mixture of historical 'duty' and commercial myopia, they’ve presented Columbus as the same cardboard visionary we learned about in school. Whether or not that image has a core of truth, are there really many people who want to experience it all over again at the movies? Watching 1492 is about as exciting as doing your homework."[29] The film was accused of promoting the Spanish black legend.[30][31][32][33] See also Carry On Columbus, a comedy film about Columbus released in 1992 The Magic Voyage, an animated film about Columbus also released in 1992 References Berkman, Meredith (16 October 1992). "Coming to America". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2010. "1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025. Conquista do Paraíso, Hernâni Matos, blog Estremoz Net, 24 July 2013 (Portuguese) A Conquista do Paraíso, neves, aj, 19 August 2010, blog Voz do Seven 2 (Portuguese) [Da avaliação de Passos Coelho], cbs, blog La force des choses, 10 April 2011 (Portuguese) Bandas Sonoras, blog À Espera de Godot, 13 September 2011 (Portuguese) Da avaliação de Passos Coelho, cbs, blog La force des choses, 10 April 2011 (Portuguese) "КАШИН". Telegram. Groves, Don (19 October 1992). "Smooth sailing for '1492' in debuts". Variety. p. 60. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved 29 February 2024. 1492: Conquest of Paradise at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films Cohn, Lawrence (19 October 1992). "National B.O.". Variety. p. 10. Fox, David J. (13 October 1992). "Weekend Box Office A Bang-Up Opening for 'Under Siege'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 1492: Conquest of Paradise at Box Office Mojo "Top 10 Europe's Big Pics". Variety. 26 October 1992. p. 31. Groves, Don (26 October 1992). "Italians snub their local hero at B.O.". Variety. p. 40. "Statistics". Screen International. 26 March 1993. p. 34. "1492: LA CONQUISTA DEL PARAISO". The Spanish Film Catalogue. Retrieved 14 January 2024. "U.S. pics at home and abroad". Variety. 4 January 1993. p. 56. "1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) - IMDb". www.imdb.com. "Ridley Scott interview on House of Gucci, Lady Gaga, and dropping out of Dune". 26 November 2021. "Ridley Scott Will Never Stop Directing: "Shut up and Go Make Another Movie"". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 November 2024. "1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com. 1492 Review by Roger Ebert "Cinemascore". Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. "1492: Conquest of Paradise". The Washington Post. 9 October 1992. Retrieved 30 November 2010. "1492: Conquest of Paradise". Variety. 31 December 1991. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2010. "1492: Conquest of Paradise". Deseret News. Retrieved 30 November 2010. "1492: Conquest of Paradise". Entertainment Weekly. 16 October 1992. Retrieved 30 November 2010. "Los errores históricos de '1492: La Conquista del Paraíso'". 28 December 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023. Olaya, Vicente G. (7 May 2019). "La leyenda negra española que ha difundido Hollywood". El País. Retrieved 7 May 2023 – via elpais.com. "Cinco películas anglosajonas cargadas de Leyenda Negra y errores históricos sobre los españoles". abc. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2023. "Cine y Leyenda Negra: España en el banquillo". ELMUNDO. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to 1492: Conquest of Paradise. 1492: Conquest of Paradise at IMDb 1492: Conquest of Paradise at Box Office Mojo 1492: Conquest of Paradise at Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Ridley Scott[1] Written by Roselyne Bosch Produced by Alain Goldman Ridley Scott Starring Gérard Depardieu Armand Assante Sigourney Weaver Cinematography Adrian Biddle Edited by William M. Anderson Françoise Bonnot Les Healey Armen Minasian Deborah Zeitman Music by Vangelis Production companies Gaumont Légende Entreprises France 3 Cinéma Due West CYRK Films Distributed by Gaumont Distribution (France) Lauren Films (Spain) Guild Film Distribution (United Kingdom) Release dates 8 October 1992 (Spain) 12 October 1992 (France) 23 October 1992 (United Kingdom) Running time 156 minutes Countries France Spain United Kingdom Language English Budget $47 million Box office $7.2 million (US)[2] 1492 Wyprawa do raju - Polska wersja (na dole lepsza wersja dla muzyki i obrazu) 1492 Conquest Of Paradise - English version (better for music and video)

Antarctica (南極物語, Nankyoku Monogatari; lit. "South Pole Story") is a 1983 Japanese drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and starring Ken Takakura. Its plot centers on the 1958 ill-fated Japanese scientific expedition to the South Pole, its dramatic rescue from the severe weather conditions on the return journey, the relationship between the scientists and their loyal and hard-working Sakhalin huskies, particularly the lead dogs Taro and Jiro, and the fates of the 15 dogs left behind to fend for themselves. The film was a big cinema hit globally, but particularly in Japan, where it held the box office record for Japanese-produced films, until it was eventually surpassed by Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke in 1997. The original electronic synthesizer score was created by Greek composer Vangelis, who had recently written music for Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner. The soundtrack is available worldwide in various formats as Antarctica. Plot In February 1958, the Second Cross-Winter Expedition for the Japanese Antarctic Surveying Team rides on the icebreaker Sōya to take over from the 11-man First Cross-Winter Expedition. The First Cross-Winter Expedition retreats by helicopter, leaving 15 Sakhalin huskies chained up at the Showa Base for the next Expedition. Due to the extreme weather conditions, Sōya can not get near enough to the base and it is decided not to proceed with the handover, leaving the base unmanned. The team is worried about the dogs, as the weather is extremely cold and only one week of food for the dogs has been left. They wish to rescue them but in the end are unable to, due to a shortage of fuel and drinking water. Eight of the fifteen sled dogs manage to break loose from their chains (Riki, Anko, Shiro, Jakku, Deri, Kuma, Taro, and Jiro), while the other seven starve. As the eight journey across the frozen wilderness, they are forced to survive by hunting penguins and seals on the ice shelves and even by eating seal excrement. As the months pass, most die or disappear. Riki is fatally injured by a killer whale while trying to protect Taro and Jiro. Anko and Deri fall through the ice and drown in the freezing waters. Shiro falls off a cliff to his death, and Jakku and Kuma disappear in the wilderness. Eleven months later, on 14 January 1959, Kitagawa, one of the dog handlers in the first expedition, returns with the Third Cross-Winter Expedition, wanting to bury his beloved dogs. He, along with the two dog-handlers Ushioda and Ochi, recover the frozen corpses of the seven chained dogs, but are surprised to discover that eight others have broken loose. To everyone's surprise, they are greeted warmly at the base by Taro and Jiro, brothers who were born in Antarctica. It is still unknown how and why they survived, because an average husky can only live in such conditions for about one month. In the movie, the director used the data available, together with his imagination, to reconstruct how the dogs struggled with the elements and survived. Cast Ken Takakura as Akira Ushioda Tsunehiko Watase as Kenjirō Ochi Eiji Okada as Chief Ozawa Masako Natsume as Keiko Kitazawa Keiko Oginome as Asako Shimura Takeshi Kusaka as Morishima Kyōju Shigeru Kōyama as Horigome Taichō So Yamamura as Iwakiri Senchō Jun Etō as Tokumitsu Taiin Kōichi Satō as Toda Taichō Shin Kishida as Kissaten Master Takeshi Ōbayashi as Nonomiya Taichō Shinji Kanai as Ozaki Taichō Production The film took over three years to make. It was filmed at the northern tip of Hokkaidō. The dogs in the film were sired by Kuma, a Sakhalin from Furen and were born in Wakkanai, Hokkaidō. Some footage was shot in Antarctica in the summer of 1982 using dog teams from Scott Base, operated by New Zealand. Release Antarctica was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] It was released in Japan in 1983, and in France in 1985.[2] As of 2007, the film is available on DVD in Japan (Japanese subtitles) and Hong Kong (Chinese and English subtitles). Reception Influence The breed of dog became briefly popular. However, concerns were raised[who?] that the dogs who took part in the filming might have been subjected to extreme conditions to obtain the degree of realism involved. American Humane withheld its "No Animals Were Harmed" disclaimer, rating the film "Unacceptable" due to what it regarded as deliberate cruelty on the set.[3] The director responded that the emotions shown by the dogs during the film were painstakingly captured and then edited into the relevant parts. In order to recreate the death scenes the dogs were carefully anesthetized. The parts where the dogs drowned or fell were done in the studio and blue-screened with the actual filming location. The blood on the dogs was fake. It remained unclear whether the deaths of the prey animals, a seabird and a seal, were also simulated. Box office The film was a big hit in Japan, where it sold 3.5 million tickets in pre-sales prior to release.[4] It became the number-one Japanese film on the domestic market in 1983, earning ¥5.9 billion in distributor rental income.[5] It became the highest-grossing domestic film in Japan up until then with ¥11 billion ($101 million) in gross receipts,[6][7] from 12 million ticket sales in the country.[8] It held the domestic box office record for fourteen years.[4] Adjusted for inflation, the film grossed the equivalent of $298 million in Japan as of 2021.[7] In France, the film sold 543,470 tickets at the box office, making it the 77th top-grossing film of 1985.[2] Awards The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[9] It entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival, and at the Japan Academy Awards was nominated for the best film, cinematography, lighting, and music score, with the film winning the Popularity Award, for the two dogs Taro and Jiro, as most popular performer(s) of the year. The film won both the Best Cinematography and the Readers' Choice Award at the Mainichi Film Concours Awards. Antarctica was nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the 1984 Berlin International Film Festival, with said prize being that respective cinema institution's highest possible honor. Adaptations In 2006, Antarctica's plot was adapted into the American Disney live-action film remake Eight Below, which is dedicated to the memory of the director Koreyoshi Kurahara. A 2011 Japanese television drama series titled Nankyoku Tairiku centers on Japan's first expedition to Antarctica in 1958. It also carries the American Humane disclaimer "No Animals Were Harmed". Original score album Main article: Antarctica (Vangelis album) The original score to Antarctica was composed, arranged, produced and performed by Greek artist Vangelis. It was recorded at Vangelis' Nemo Studios, in London, UK, by sound engineer Raine Shine. The album was released worldwide, including Japan, as Antarctica. Fate of Taro and Jiro The younger brother, Jiro, died at the age of four during the fifth expedition in July 1960. His body was made into a specimen and is placed together in the National Museum of Nature and Science at Ueno, Tokyo.[10] The older brother, Taro, returned to Hokkaido University for his retirement, and died at the age of 15 in 1970. His body was made into a specimen at Hokkaido University. See also Cinema of Japan List of submissions to the 56th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Survival film References "Berlinale: 1984 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-04. "Antarctica (1985) - Nankyoku Monogatari (1983)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 9 May 2020. American Humane Association review retrieved on July 15, 2017 Archived January 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Zahlten, Alexander (29 September 2017). The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies. Duke University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-8223-7246-2. "Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 1983-nen" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 4 February 2011. "歴代興収ベスト100" [Successive box-office top 100] (in Japanese). Kogyo Tsushinsha. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2018. "Antarctica - Recettes" [Antarctica - Receipts]. JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 12 April 2022. Masaru Kakutani [in Japanese] (2012-11-30). 映画の神さまありがとう テレビ局映画開拓史. Fusosha Publishing. pp. 135–137. ISBN 978-4-594-06685-7. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Pink Tentacle blog with photo of Jiro, retrieved on August 29, 2009 External links Antarctica at IMDb Antarctica at Discogs (list of releases) Details of the film (Chinese) Filming Location (Japanese) Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara Written by Toshirō Ishidō Koreyoshi Kurahara Tatsuo Nogami Susumu Saji Produced by Tomohiro Kaiyama Masaru Kakutani Koretsugo Kurahara Juichi Tanaka Starring Ken Takakura Tsunehiko Watase Eiji Okada Masako Natsume Cinematography Akira Shiizuka Edited by Koreyoshi Kurahara Akira Suzuki Music by Vangelis Distributed by Nippon Herald Films Toho Release date 23 July 1983 (Japan) Running time 143 minutes (Japanese version) 112 minutes (American version) Country Japan Language Japanese Box office ¥11 billion (Japan) 543,470 tickets (France) ANTARCTICA - Japanese version (English subtitles - Polskie automatyczne tłumaczenie dostępne w menu Ustawień po prawej stronie)

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