Elsewhere (2001)
คือสุดยอดสารคดีแบ่งเป็น 12
ตอน ตอนละ20นาที
ตามเดือน 12เดือน จาก12
ประเทศ ดังนี้
January: Ekeschi, Ayr, Niger
February: Karigasniemi, Samiland, Finland
March: Ombivango, Kaokoland, Namibia
April: Dambol Territory, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
May: Siorapaluk, Thule, Greenland
June: Manmoyi, Arnhem Land, Australia
July: Umla, Ladakh, India
August: Kantek ko jawun, Siberia, Russia
September: Zhong shi, Yunnan, China
October: Thárros, Sardinia, Italy
November: New Aiyansh, British Columbia, Canada
December: Falalap, Woleai Atoll, Micronesia
คำนิยมมากมายจากนักวิจารณ์มีดังนี้:
Cumulative
effect is extraordinary, offering a refreshed view of
how people live and raise families with little
technological aid, yet with increasing dependency on the
modern, outside world.
Variety
ELSEWHERE is an astoundingly unique, landmark film, and
a not-to-be missed opportunity to see places few of us
will ever visit ourselves.
Doc Films
The result of a colossal endeavor, [ELSEWHERE]
combine(s) a poetic sensibility and political intent.
New York Times
Nikolaus Geyrhalter is certainly not the first
documentarian to make life on the planet''s margins the
core of his body of work, but he might yet be one of the
best.
Benjamin Mercer, The L Magazine
Shockingly beautiful!
Rob Nelson, Village Voice
Four short hours of pure cinematic fascination.
OÖN
A great, subtly structured documentary...a venture that
is without equal, not only in the documentary field ...
In ELSEWHERE, often there is only a fine line dividing
delicate humor from painful bitterness. Die Presse
In a patient, respectful manner, Austrian documentary
filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter connects the observation
of traditional ways of life with an eye for the
peculiarities and absurdities that result from the
confrontation
with so-called civilization.
Zürcher Tages-Anzeiger
A monumental travel report...ELSEWHERE also subliminally
reveals the effects of phenomena such as globalization.
Der Standard
Geyrhalter''s ''Elsewhere'' is a maelstrom of images that
does not let go of you until you have asked yourself at
least as many questions as are briefly raised here. An
extraordinary project that earns respect for its
attitude but at the same time exerts an inescapable
sensual fascination.
OÖN
The film does not bowl over the viewer; instead, it
leaves him the freedom to observe. There is no desire to
satisfy an esoterically-minded public with healing
insights. Geyrhalter''s scenes confront and disillusion,
while always maintaining a pinch of humor. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Although the term is never used, questions of
''globalization'' return again and again to the center of
the story. But one of the film''s greatest achievements
is the fact that this thematic strand never seems
polemical or forced. Instead of naively pitting ''nature''
against ''culture,'' a ''naturalness'' of whatever kind
against the hegemonic tendencies of the West,
''Elsewhere'' finds its way to subtle (and sometimes
absurdly comical) images of cultural rupture and
societal change.
Falter
A journey around the world that rewards those who can
wait. Media Biz
... a mysterious film in the best sense of the word. Schaufenster
After four hours, the viewer leaves the theater with a
spring in his step. VISA-Magazin
We wish to honor an international project of immense
value, a film which generates universal hope for
humanity. It thinks globally and acts locally. In this
new millennium, this film celebrates our
interconnections in a truly global, and human village.
Special Jury Award, International Documentary Festival
Amsterdam 2001
During the
year 2000 Geyrhalter and his teams travelled to a
different destination each month, looking for places
untouched by the millennium hysteria. Locations include
Niger, Finland, Micronesia, Australia, China, Siberia or
Greenland
A feast
of fascinating views of faraway cultures
by
rasecz
For avid browsers of the National Geographic magazine,
this ethnographic documentary on vanishing or primitive
cultures is a feast. Four hours may seem long, but
before you know it is over and some may long for more.
Here is a list, I think complete, of the subjects
covered:
1. Niger. A snippet of life among the Tuaregs. 2.
Samiland in Finland. A reindeer herder and hunter in a
winter wonderland. 3. Kaokoland in Namibia. Wives talk
about polygamy. 4. Irian Jaya in Indonesia. Primitive
forest dwellers tell what leads them to kill their
tribal opponents and how to eat a human being. Don''t
expect detailed recipes. No, humans don''t taste like
chicken. 5. Thule in Greenland. Walrus and seal hunters
voice a gripe against animal-lover Brigitte Bardot. 6.
Arnhem Land in Australia. Aboriginal women comment on
the European occupiers. 7. Ladakh in India. Cow and goat
herders on the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains. 8.
Siberia in Russia. Reindeer herder during the summer. 9.
Yunnan in China. Farmers adapt to a changing China. The
social cost of the communist party embracing capitalism.
10. Sardinia in Italy. A fisherman faces the depletion
of fish stocks. 11. BC, Canada. The Neska nation, their
traditions and the land corporations have plundered. 12.
Falalap, Woleia in Micronesia. The people of a Pacific
Ocean atoll face overpopulation, the threat of global
warming, and trash parachuted by the Red Cross.
Great camera work, fine editing, and a nice blend of
cool-headed interviews and people moving through their
daily lives reveal the cultural strengths and perceptive
thoughts of people afar and at the fringes of the modern
world.
