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France · 2015
1h 29m
Director Luc Jacquet
Starring Claude Lorius, Michel Papineschi
Genre Documentary
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This documentary recounts the mission of pioneering scientist Claude Lorius who discovered the existence of climate change when he realized that the bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice provide a clear historical timeline. The film tracks his discovery and the progress, or lack of; society has made in slowing climate change since.
As one voyage turns to two, three and then four, Ice and the Sky feels increasingly formulaic in structure; however, it remains a thorough and fitting tribute to an extraordinarily dedicated and humble individual with an "incontestable message".
Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
The film itself is more a record than a narrative: proof to the future that, yeah, we knew.
The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
In terms of its form, the film is rather classically assembled, combining a voice-over narration with archive material (some of it never previously seen) and spectacularly filmed and staged shots of the now 83-year-old Lorius as he witnesses the havoc caused by the climate change he saw coming some 30 years ago in various locales around the world.
The archive footage is compelling, but the soundtrack is a muddle of voice-over, music and effects.
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
The visuals and concepts presented here may be compelling and vital, but director Luc Jacquet (“March of the Penguins”) weaves them together with too little urgency, propulsion and, ultimately, unique sense of purpose.
The New York Times by Glenn Kenny
The movie is both heady (there are real thrills in the stories of exploration) and sobering (Mr. Lorius’s findings are convincing). This is a cogent, accessible cinematic delineation of an increasingly crucial problem.
Taking Lorius’ own incredible expedition footage and giving it a whimsical bent and a voiceover, Jacquet shapes a powerful portrait of the world and its soothsayer.
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
There is something interestingly non-argumentative and personal about this documentary. It is gentle and reflective, a paean to his own youth and idealism that have been preserved in the ice.
A colossally overproduced white elephant of a movie that obfuscates both its own protagonist and his important message with layer upon layer of unnecessary “style.”
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