This is where the film provides a glimpse into the possible future of communities like elmira where people live on a toxic time bomb. However this feels like a more grounded approach as it tells the story of history through the generations of family, but family from the mother, to the daughter, to the granddaughter. Roger ebert on the future of the feature film britannica. Its explicitly stated in the end of eternity that the extinction of humanity in the fardistant future is caused by their discouragement when they finally reach the stars and discover that the stars are already populated by the many other starfaring species who achieved interstellar travel thousands of centuries before humanity. It follows the construction of the onkalo waste repository at the olkiluoto nuclear power plant on the island of olkiluoto, finland. A woman like the heroine of the future could never have written and directed the future. Eternity is a south african horror film which tells the story of a clash between vampires over the use of a serum that would allow them to walk in the daylight. With the nuclear era less than 70 years old, an estimated 300,000 tons of deadly radioactive waste already exist in the world today. In the future, sophie and jason hamish linklater have been together about four years. Once the story of elmira is established, the viewer is taken to vietnam where the united states the decade of the 1960s spraying approximately 80 million litres over 30,000 square miles of southern vietnam. The visit an alien encounter by michael madsen director of documentary into eternity. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. How has technology evolved since your first foray into film.
Regrettable fashion, synthesized riffs, and power ballads dominate the 1985 music scene. Good as asimovs novel is, there is no doubt that it would require updating. From here to eternity is a 1953 american drama romance war film directed by fred zinnemann, and written by daniel taradash, based on the novel of the same name by james jones. Madsen documentary sells to italy and poland, with further deals close. Due to license restrictions is the film available only in.
The film includes interviews with nuclear scientists and government representatives which take you into the strange world of thinking further into the future than we have ever dared to venture before. The end of eternity by isaac asimov in djvu, fb2, txt download ebook. Six technologies poised to change the future of film. With carl reinhold brakenhjelm, mikael jensen, berit lundqvist, michael madsen.
Classic characters fight, drink, smoke, and have affairs. The film has an elegiac feel about it, as if it were a message to some future species about who and what the extinct humans once were. Its this kind of mentality that has all but sealed the fate of humanity for the next 100,000 years. United states february 2, 2011 new york canada february 2, 2011. Into eternity theatrical trailer video movie insider. Gabrielle, eternity 2016 it is easy to compare eternity to a malick film. A reflection that madsen, who comes from the art world, expresses in images, sound and music rather than logical statements. Now, a new generation of sciencefiction readers can enjoy. Christine, julys character in me and you and everyone we know 2005, was a 30ish woman with life. Into eternity is a thought provoking documentary about the excavation of onkalo, a nuclear waste disposal site buried 500 meters into bedrock in northern finland. It provides an indepth look at a facility known as onkalo, a permanent repository for highlevel nuclear waste that a finnish firm called posiva has been building since 2004. Michael madsens documentary into eternity is an inquiry into all of these questions.
As a novel end of eternity is excessively talky and sometimes overly complicated, but with the right director and screenwriter at the helm of things, the end of eternity can be a genuine future science classic blending sf high concept and action into one seamless whole. Documentario, danimarca, svezia, finlandia, italia, 2010. In the near future police detective, richard manning, is investigating the most difficult case of his career the seemingly impossible locked room murder of a wealthy property investor. Alliance francaise french film festival 2017 next movie. Enter onkalo, a nuclear waste vault being blasted out of solid bedrock in remote finland.
The more richard investigates, the more complex the case seems to become. Into eternity theatrical trailer every day, nuclear power plants place large amounts of highlevel radioactive waste in interim stora. Perhaps theyre autobiographical more in the woody allen mode. In 1967 roger ebert became the chief film critic for the chicago suntimes, a position he held for more than 40 years. Fukushima into eternity statement by michael madsen, march 2012 onkalo is our very first permanent repository for nuclear waste. It shows not only the construction under way that will take 140 years but shows the people involved, the scientists, regulators and corporate executives who oversee this project. Enter onkalo, a nuclear waste vault being blasted out of solid bedrock in remote. The mood was so heavy and dark that one could feel the loss of the persons life in the air. Its an exciting event whenever an awardwinning movie from the famous cannes film festival reaches americas shores. Con carl reinhold brakenhjelm, mikael jensen, berit lundqvist, michael madsen, wendla paile. It follows the construction of the onkalo waste repository.
These men tend to be male versions of herself nice, sensitive, feckless, uncertain, tentative. Onkalo in the film into eternity i n many ways, this unassuming, modestly proportioned documentary from finnish filmmaker michael madsen no relation to the hollywood. Probably not the best title for a twohour movie that drifts on and on without. Why do some people include nemesis and end of eternity in. Army soldiers, played by burt lancaster, montgomery clift, and frank sinatra, stationed on hawaii in the months. We need you to know that this place should not be disturbed. Concentrating on the creation of onkalo waste depository under finland, the film poses philosophical questions about how we might conceptualise nuclear waste to ensure the safety of future generations. Michael madsen questions onkalos intended eternal existence, addressing an audience in the remote future. Nov 09, 2010 into eternity digs deep into our own mortality as conspiracies are cast aside michael madsens film about a nuclear waste bunker in finland is a beautiful meditation on the legacy of our civilisation. If from here to eternity is remotely accurate, hawaii in the 1940s was a pretty hot scene the drinks were cold, the passions were high, and the ladies were at least as lovely as the scenery. Into eternity 1 of 6 what happens to nuclear waste. Written by anton ernst and wolfgang muller, and stars hlomla dandala, ian roberts, david james, and andre frauenstein. In 1885 two french brothers invented the first moving picture machine and filmed a train arriving at a station and everyone lost their minds.
Finland 30 january 2010 helsinki docpoint documentary festival. These films, while certainly nothing like nostradamus, have predicted. Oct 20, 2010 into eternity is now available on demand and dvd. The starstudded ensemble piece follows several plots. A host of french stars topline this centurysweeping drama from oscarnominated vietnamese director tran anh hung. Every day, the world over, large amounts of highlevel radioactive waste created. About a year and a half ago while shooting a long exposure photo, i witnessed a man commit suicide off the.
A film for the future and an episode of cathedrals of culture is to recevie its market premiere at berlins european film market efm feb 5 following its sundance screenings. Whats the story every day, nuclear power plants place large amounts of highlevel radioactive waste in interim storage that is vulnerable to natural disasters, manmade disasters, and societal changes. Army soldiers, played by burt lancaster, montgomery clift, and frank sinatra, stationed on hawaii in the months leading up to the. Everything you need to know about into eternity movie 2011. Drigg in the uk and csm in lehague, france being just two. Current aboveground storage facilities subject to natural and manmade disasters are only te. Michael madsens film about a nuclear waste bunker in. The movie seems to have been constructed on the premise that all you need to make a parody are a few 1980s props and.
Sweden and france and maybe in germany and belgium and china. Its about what happens to everyday nuclear waste, the kind that comes from fueling nuclear power plants. These six new technologies may change things in ways you havent imagined. It is a disturbing testament to our brightly lit lives which we continue to take for granted at our and the planets peril. Now, a new generation of sciencefiction readers can enjoy asimovs obsessions with time travel and the. Documentary film and our restless nuclear present alluvium. With elliot travers, amy tsang, dean knowsley, liz kirkman. The future of film has its head in the crowds wired. During that time he became, in 1975, the first person to receive a pulitzer prize for film criticism, and he became one of the bestknown american film critics through the.
There is a candid honesty here that may alter your perception about our responsibilities. Into eternity was released in 2011 on wednesday, february 2, 2011 in 1 theater. Into eternity is a feature documentary film directed by danish director michael madsen, released in 2010. Towards the end of the 20th century, a young parisian woman crosses a bridge on her way to a party thrown by her cousin. Mar 04, 2016 analysis one of britains biggest movie theater chains has revealed plans to let film fans decide which movies are played from a library of more than 400 titles. Into eternity takes viewers deep into the onkalo facility as it is being constructed and asks onkalo representatives, scientists, theologians and others to address fundamental but challenging. Sep 07, 2016 a host of french stars topline this centurysweeping drama from oscarnominated vietnamese director tran anh hung.
Into eternity digs deep into our own mortality as conspiracies are cast aside michael madsens film about a nuclear waste bunker in finland is a beautiful meditation on the legacy of our civilisation. Barely even conceivable onkalo in the film into eternity i n many ways, this unassuming, modestly. About a year and a half ago while shooting a long exposure photo, i witnessed a man commit suicide off the ben franklin bridge. However this feels like a more grounded approach as it tells the story of history through the generations of family, but family from. One of the biggest problems facing countries who rely on nuclear energy is what to do with the highly toxic radioactive waste. People today need a little dash of perspective in their lives of excess and immediate satisfaction.
Into eternity a film for the future, 2009 documentary by. Into eternity is a documentary that may look like a science fiction movie, but it ends up more of a horror film. These films, while certainly nothing like nostradamus, have predicted technology, crime, and even what will be popular. The world of cinema comes with many movies that failed to predict the future we didnt get to jupiter by 2010, and the soviet union dissolved by then but many that manage to. They live in a sort of indefinitely attenuated present tense. Release dates 20 also known as aka 17 release dates denmark 6 january 2010. That is why many people may be waiting anxiously for the opening here of the big winner at last years festival, the awardwinning eternity and a day by greek director theo angelopoulos. Analysis one of britains biggest movie theater chains has revealed plans to let film fans decide which movies are played from a library of more than 400 titles.
Into eternity is a documentary on the building of the worlds first permanent repository for nuclear waste in finland. After years of being out of print, isaac asimovs the end of eternity has been reissued. But there is a possible future in which the industry rebounds. A documentary timecapsule, a wondrous and frightening journey into the underworld and into the future. The finns should leave a copy of the film in their underground caverns, in case they are ever entered tens of thousands of years from now. Michael madsens film into eternity 2010 explores the difficulties surrounding the disposal of nuclear waste. Michael madsens into eternity is a mesmerizing reflection on the construction of the worlds first permanent storage facility for nuclear waste. Into eternitys subject is onkalo, the finnish governments attempt to. I suppose to some degree miranda julys characters are autobiographical. Watch into eternity a film for the future online vimeo. May 12, 2011 into eternity is the first feature documentary to explore the mindboggling scientific and philosophical questions longterm nuclear waste storage poses. One of the few who live in eternity, a location outside of place and time, harlans job is to create carefully controlled and enacted reality changes. Madsen says he looked at the facility with the eye of a future archaeologist. The film takes place in 1941 hawaii and follows three soldiers.
From here to eternity 1952 beach movies that made waves. Into eternity a film for the future shows how every day, the world over, large amounts of high level radioactive waste are placed in. At the end of the 19th century, valentine, aged 20, married jules. Director michael madsen questions onkalos intended eternal existence, addressing an audience in the remote future. The most famous beach scene in cinematic history can be found in fred zinnemans 1953 world war iiera drama, from here to eternity. The picture deals with the tribulations of three u. The film reaches way beyond the usual activist crowd by making itself as formally compelling as it is tightly argued. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Director michael madsen questions onkalos intended eternal existence, addressing an audience in the remote. The footage of clear iciclelike rods containing the waste being lowered into shafts and water pools is like watching a ballet performed by gigantic molecules operated by an invisible hand. An epic thriller about the world s first attempt to store nuclear toxin into eternity.
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