list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Sky Above, the Mud Below on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/The_Sky_Above_the_Mud_Below/43080/default.aspx Title: The Sky Above, the Mud Below
Year: 1961
Director: Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau
Plot: The relatively unsung French documentary filmmaker Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau could, in later years, proudly point to one masterpiece in his manifest. Gaisseau's The Sky Above, the Mud Below is a brilliant, full-color study of life among the natives of Dutch New Guinea, as witnessed by a group of Gallic explorers. The English narration by William Peacock superbly complements the vivid images captured by Gaisseau's unobtrusive camera. In addition to casting light upon the primitive traditions of the tribesmen, the film also showcases several rare animal and aviary specimens. The Sky Above, the Mud Below won the 1962 Academy Award for "best documentary feature." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:00:37 GMTThe Sky Above, the Mud Below1961Pierre-Dominique GaisseauThe relatively unsung French documentary filmmaker <a href="/players/P____90853/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau</a> could, in later years, proudly point to one masterpiece in his manifest. Gaisseau's The Sky Above, the Mud Below is a brilliant, full-color study of life among the natives of Dutch New Guinea, as witnessed by a group of Gallic explorers. The English narration by William Peacock superbly complements the vivid images captured by Gaisseau's unobtrusive camera. In addition to casting light upon the primitive traditions of the tribesmen, the film also showcases several rare animal and aviary specimens. The Sky Above, the Mud Below won the 1962 Academy Award for "best documentary feature." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide1http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/v16757jives.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Sky_Above_the_Mud_Below/43080/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/3/19/26397.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: Don’t be fooled, now. This film may look like a beautiful, epic piece of cinema, but that’s likely only because it was shot by Xiaoding Zhao, whose relatively short cinematography resume includes Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers (for which Xiaoding received an Oscar nomination), Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles and Curse of the Golden Flower (he was also a cameraman for Yimou’s Hero). So yeah, The Children of Huang Shi will certainly be a good looking film, but notice who the director is. That’s right, Roger Spottiswoode, a guy whose worst film is difficult to decide upon. I’d say it’s a toss up between The 6th Day and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. I’ve never seen Terror Train, though. That one sounds like a contender. Another thing this film does have going for it is the Oscar-winning producing skills of now-81-year-old Arthur Cohn. He’s had a pretty great career, having partnered with De Sica on his later films, including the The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, and having had the honor of seeing that film and Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Black and White in Color and Richard Dembo’s Dangerous Moves all win the Academy Award for best foreign-language film (other of his productions that were nominated in the category include Walter Salles’ Central Station and Christophe Barratier’s The Chorus). As for his own, recognized and credited Oscar glory, he’s won three out of his four nominations in the documentary category (for Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau’s Le Ciel et la Boue, Barbara Kopple’s American Dream and Kevin McDonald’s One Day in September; he lost with Dieter Hildebrandt’s The Yellow Star). (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:00:37 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/19/2008 2:00:37 PM Don’t be fooled, now. This film may look like a beautiful, epic piece of cinema, but that’s likely only because it was shot by Xiaoding Zhao, whose relatively short cinematography resume includes Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers (for which Xiaoding received an Oscar nomination), Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles and Curse of the Golden Flower (he was also a cameraman for Yimou’s Hero). So yeah, The Children of Huang Shi will certainly be a good looking film, but notice who the director is. That’s right, Roger Spottiswoode, a guy whose worst film is difficult to decide upon. I’d say it’s a toss up between The 6th Day and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. I’ve never seen Terror Train, though. That one sounds like a contender. Another thing this film does have going for it is the Oscar-winning producing skills of now-81-year-old Arthur Cohn. He’s had a pretty great career, having partnered with De Sica on his later films, including the The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, and having had the honor of seeing that film and Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Black and White in Color and Richard Dembo’s Dangerous Moves all win the Academy Award for best foreign-language film (other of his productions that were nominated in the category include Walter Salles’ Central Station and Christophe Barratier’s The Chorus). As for his own, recognized and credited Oscar glory, he’s won three out of his four nominations in the documentary category (for Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau’s Le Ciel et la Boue, Barbara Kopple’s American Dream and Kevin McDonald’s One Day in September; he lost with Dieter Hildebrandt’s The Yellow Star). (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/island/MemberTagFilms.aspxisland
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