Songs of Earth

2023 [NORWEGIAN]

Biography / Documentary

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 100% · 17 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 100%
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 1187 1.2K

norway nature woman director nature documentary mountains oldedalen

Plot summary

With Olin's 85-year-old father as guide, we experience Norway's most adventurous valley, Oldedalen in Nordfjord. He grew up here, and here generations before him have lived in balance with nature.

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866.9 MB
1280*538
Norwegian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   dk   no   pt   es  
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 2
1.74 GB
1920*806
Norwegian 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   dk   no   pt   es  
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Daniel_Markovich

This is not a film, it's a spiritual journey

Just watched this at TIFF, and I feel almost overwhelmed with the amount of emotion I have in me right no. Truly is a love letter to nature, family and life itself. The music and sound design support the beautiful shots of Norway, I watched so many nature documentaries before but this is some next level content. The slow rhythm of nature reflects beautifuly in the life of the director's parents, who are followed throught the film.Please watch this important, beautiful creation. For all the people who worked on this film- you should feel so proud. This was a moment I would never forget. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
Reviewed by alessandro_sp 6 / 10

Too personal to reach broader public

Granted, there will be a relatively small group of people who resonate with the storyline. I myself love nature, mountains, am in my mid-fifties, have my loved wife and daughter. I am not as old as the main character but I certainly can relate. But despite beautiful shots which are largely helped by the location and being able to relate to the character's story, the film feels too long. Even when the main character talks about time and the pace at which we get at things, suggesting we don't rush, the film still does feel dragged.It starts as something more generalistic but soon goes into specifics of family history - then it loses part of its appeal. Much like a very personal tribute to her family, which would be best suited to their own and maybe not for general public.Also, the idea of nature as places of outstanding beauty is very shallow. Nature is all around us, sometimes thriving, other times merely coping, but we should learn to see it everywhere, not only in the fjords of Norway or the mountains of the Himalayas.
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