Re:Tasmanian tiger: The enduring belief in an extinct animal
by mfairbank on Thursday September 08, 2016 @04:55PM
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Ah, the novel had missed my radar entirely until now, thank you!
Recently I've been enjoying films that cover little niches of the world, geographic or otherwise, that I know nothing about. Another good example is Premium Rush (2012). I don't know if there's a name for this genre, as on the surface the films look nothing alike, and can vary wildly in quality, but there's just something engrossing about them.
Re:Tasmanian tiger: The enduring belief in an extinct animal
by lobster_johnson on Thursday September 08, 2016 @05:13PM
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In that case, check out Rams (2016) [1]. An Icelandic film about two estranged, elderly brothers who work as sheep farmers in a remote location, until a crisis occurs. Beautiful little film; great photography and music.
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/movies/review-in-rams-brot... (although I recommend not reading anything about it beforehand)
I thought the film captured the tone of the book extremely well, perhaps more than any adaptation I've seen. I loved the fact that the film explains very little (and neither does the novel), just lets the story tell itself through images and sound. Both are underappreciated gems.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Julia-Leigh/dp/0571200192