Aug 24, 2023
Der Berg (1991)
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Der Berg (1991)
Markus Imhoof, More than Honey (2012)
The Boat is Full (1981). During World War II, "neutral" Switzerland closed its borders to immigrants, effectively becoming a conspirator in the Holocaust. This Academy Award-nominated drama looks at that phenomenon on a human level. A group of six illegal immigrants, five Jews and one deserting Nazi soldier, cross the Swiss border during the night. They find refuge at an inn, and pose as a German family. However, village spies watch their every move, as the threat of deportation -- and certain death -- always looms.
Oh, I really liked this one. There's something that really resonates in its exploration of escape, survival and the ways we become complicit during times of war and horror. It's specific, and never gets bogged down in trying to tell the broader story of WWII, instead relying on the fact that its audience understands this era to hone in on this tiny group of people over just a few days, which in turn allows the film to really be personal and intimate and tragic too. Really special stuff. 8/10,
Markus Imhoof, More than Honey (2012)
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The trailer of “Des Abeilles et des Hommes” / “Of More than Honey” (Markus Imhoof).
Watched the Swiss documentary “Des Abeilles et des Hommes” (2012) of Markus Imhoof. (The English version is titled “More than Honey”.)
It investigates the yearly death of 30 to 70% of the bee hives.
The causes of colony collapse disorder (“CCD”)? Various hypotheses are being researched by scientists: the varroa destructor mite, pesticides, a virus and even strong radio waves.
The stakes are certainly high: 75% of the plants in our food chain depends on pollination by honeybees. (Albert Einstein once said that without bees, the human race would die within 4 years.)
And if that’s isn’t a sufficient reason to watch it, the director Imhoof developed custom cameras that capture 150 frames per second to film the bees in flight!
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Eldorado (2018, Markus Imhoof)
Documentary by Markus Imhoof, 2012, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, 90'
In the past five years, billions of honeybees simply vanished for reasons still obscure. If the bees keep dying, it will have drastic effects for humans as well: more than one third of our food production depends on pollination by honeybees. Seeking answers, the film embarks on a world journey to discover bees and men. MORE THAN HONEY is the provocative yet touching tale of what may happen to mankind all over the world.