Documentary exploring the stunning landscapes and wildlife of Tibet, set to a music of Warren Ellis and Nick Cave.
"High up...
Documentary exploring the stunning landscapes and wildlife of Tibet, set to a music of Warren Ellis and Nick Cave.
"High up on the Tibetan plateau. Amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world, where rare and undiscovered fauna lives. Vincent Munier, one of the world's most renowned wildlife photographers takes the adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson (In the Forest of Siberia) with him on his latest mission. For several weeks, they'll explore these valleys searching for unique animals and try to spot the snow leopard, one of the rarest and most difficult big cats to approach." (Official synopsis)
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Elegiac nature doco says it best when it says nothing at all. These forbidding visuals really speak for themselves, and gradually we’re taught to see the world as our two witnesses do. Or, more thrillingly, perhaps as the shy animals of the land do.
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84 %31 reviewsAudience score rating
"Quietly spellbinding..."
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Variety
Variety"The Velvet Queen asks viewers to experience solitude in a way that is difficult to achieve in a movie theatre."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"(The Velvet Queen) goes beyond usual nature documentary territory in its writerly contemplation of the wild..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"The Velvet Queen can feel like a series of paintings that occasionally come to life."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Equal parts mesmerising and self-important..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Beautiful if surprisingly gabby..."
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune"Even if the idea of this film does not appeal to you, please consider it anyway."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"It's slow cinema, but I felt like I had taken a journey to the Tibetan landscape."
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NPR
NPR"A project that reaches for something greater than a typical nature documentary."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.comThe Velvet Queen | Details
- Rating
- 12A, infrequent strong language
- Runtime
- 92
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- France
