Where Mountains Float (1955)
Hvor bjergene sejler (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 49min
- Documentary, Family
- 22 Dec 1955 (Denmark)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
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Cast
Lars Henning-Jensen | ... |
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Hannibal Mathiasen | ... |
Mikisoq
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Frederikke Fly | ... |
Maliara (Mikisoq's søster)
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Hans Henningsen | ... |
Mikisoq's far
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Directed by
Bjarne Henning-Jensen |
Written by
Bjarne Henning-Jensen | ... | () |
Finn Methling | ... | (concept) |
Music by
Herman D. Koppel |
Cinematography by
Werner Hedman | ||
George Stretton |
Editorial Department
Bjarne Henning-Jensen | ... | editor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tore Winger | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Leif Beck | ... | sound |
Bjarne Henning-Jensen | ... | sound |
Poul Mathiesen | ... | sound |
Music Department
Radiosymfoniorkestret | ... | orchestra |
Erik Tuxen | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
Finn Methling | ... | research |
Maliarak Vedbæk | ... | consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Brandon Films (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
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Plot Summary |
Mikisoq's (Hannibal Mathesen's) family is dependent on seal hunting, but climate change with rising sea temperatures has already made life uncertain because the catch is failing. Mikisoq's mother dies of tuberculosis when spring comes, and his sister, Maliara (Frederikke Fly), has to take over the duties in the peat hut. Mikisoq also coughs and is transported by medical boat to a village in the south, where he is receiving treatment. The film depicts the boy's astonishment at all the new things in town: truck, ship, house building, telephone, bed, shop. Meanwhile, the father (Hans Henningsen) tries to catch seals between the icebergs from his kayak. It is dangerous because icebergs can calve without warning and send violent waves far away. When Mikisoq returns healthy, the father applies for a house in Jakobshavn. It is granted by the city council and the family moves. But the old grandfather stays where he is, and the film ends with the grandfather's words: "Young dogs can learn new things, the old sled dogs follow the old tracks". |
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Trivia | In 1955 the film received the 'Grand Prix Documentary' in Venice and the 'Diploma of Merit' in Edinburgh. See more » |