the wild blue yonder
THE WILD BLUE YONDER
UK, USA, France, Germany
2005
režija/directed by
Werner Herzog
scenarij/screenplay
Werner Herzog
fotografija/cinematography
Tanja Koop
Henry Kaiser
The astronauts of STS-34
Klaus Scheurich
glasba/music (ORIGINAL MUSIC)
Ernst Reijseger
montaža/editing
Joe Bini
zvok/sound
Joe Crabb
igrajo/cast
Brad Dourif
Astronauts of Space Shuttle STS-43
Mathematicians of
NASA / JPL / Caltech, Pasadena
producent/producer
André Singer
koprodukcija/co-production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
TetraMedia, West Park Pictures, France 2
format/format
35 mm, barvni
dolžina/running time
81′
prodaja/world sales
Werner Herzog Film GmbH
Türkenstrasse 91
80799 Munich / Germany
Phone +49 89 3304 0767
Fax +49 89 3304 0768
worldsales@wernerherzog.com
festivali, nagrade (izbor)/festivals, awards (selection)
Official selection Festival Venice 2005 Orizzonti
FIPRESCI award Biennale Venice 2005
The film follows a hypothetical proposition: a group of astronauts are circling the earth in a spacecraft, but they cannot return, as our planet has become uninhabitable. The cause of this remains open - all-out war, outbreak of a new disease beyond control, radiation after the complete disappearance of the ozone layer, or whatever. The crew of the spacecraft has to find a more hospitable place out there in space, and releases a probe from their cargo bay, Galileo. But Galileo - after sending back very disquieting data - has to be sent on a suicide mission…
Without our knowledge we have had visitors from outer space for decades. They have come from a planet submerged in water, The Wild Blue Yonder, and their attempts to create a new community on earth have so far not met with great success. This film is narrated on-screen by one of the visitors, Brad Dourif. In words and lyrical images, he shows how our attempts to find a new home somewhere in space is doomed to failure. He explains how in the past when Earth was threatened with extinction, a manned space probe was sent to look for an alternative home in outer space. It did not succeed.
Herzog’s space fantasy uses extraordinary music and images to create an imaginary scenario that has an impassioned sub-text telling us to protect our most precious and irreplaceable possession – our planet.
THE WILD BLUE YONDER
UK, USA, France, Germany
2005
režija/directed by
Werner Herzog
scenarij/screenplay
Werner Herzog
fotografija/cinematography
Tanja Koop
Henry Kaiser
The astronauts of STS-34
Klaus Scheurich
glasba/music (ORIGINAL MUSIC)
Ernst Reijseger
montaža/editing
Joe Bini
zvok/sound
Joe Crabb
igrajo/cast
Brad Dourif
Astronauts of Space Shuttle STS-43
Mathematicians of
NASA / JPL / Caltech, Pasadena
producent/producer
André Singer
koprodukcija/co-production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
TetraMedia, West Park Pictures, France 2
format/format
35 mm, barvni
dolžina/running time
81′
prodaja/world sales
Werner Herzog Film GmbH
Türkenstrasse 91
80799 Munich / Germany
Phone +49 89 3304 0767
Fax +49 89 3304 0768
worldsales@wernerherzog.com
festivali, nagrade (izbor)/festivals, awards (selection)
Official selection Festival Venice 2005 Orizzonti
FIPRESCI award Biennale Venice 2005
The film follows a hypothetical proposition: a group of astronauts are circling the earth in a spacecraft, but they cannot return, as our planet has become uninhabitable. The cause of this remains open - all-out war, outbreak of a new disease beyond control, radiation after the complete disappearance of the ozone layer, or whatever. The crew of the spacecraft has to find a more hospitable place out there in space, and releases a probe from their cargo bay, Galileo. But Galileo - after sending back very disquieting data - has to be sent on a suicide mission…
Without our knowledge we have had visitors from outer space for decades. They have come from a planet submerged in water, The Wild Blue Yonder, and their attempts to create a new community on earth have so far not met with great success. This film is narrated on-screen by one of the visitors, Brad Dourif. In words and lyrical images, he shows how our attempts to find a new home somewhere in space is doomed to failure. He explains how in the past when Earth was threatened with extinction, a manned space probe was sent to look for an alternative home in outer space. It did not succeed.
Herzog’s space fantasy uses extraordinary music and images to create an imaginary scenario that has an impassioned sub-text telling us to protect our most precious and irreplaceable possession – our planet.
