Review of Alone in the Wilderness (2004) by Daniel K — 13 Nov 2010
4: I definitely have to hand it to my friend Jon Dickman for recommending this. I've never seen a film quite like it. There was something very calming about seeing this wood cabin in a wilderness be built piece by piece with minimal tools/materials not found on site.
This certainly seems to be a man at peace. The simple and straightforward nature of the images, when combined with the superb narration taken from Proenneke's journals was simply heartwarming. The conceit that this was actually his voice was very effective as well, even if I did suspect all along it wasn't.
One of the more remarkable aspects of this is that the images are actually filmed by Proenneke decades ago. It seems incredible that someone would take the time to do this and then simply keep the images in their own private collection.
I for one am overjoyed that Swerer has released them for the world to see. I'm pretty sure my Dad would like this one as well.
This review of Alone in the Wilderness (2004) was written by Daniel K on 13 Nov 2010.
Alone in the Wilderness has generally received very positive reviews.
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