Kilimanjaro - To the Roof of Africa (2002)

기자 출신인 미국의 소설가 해리 스트리트(Harry Street : 그레고리 펙 분)는 아프리카의 오지로 사냥 여행을 나섰다가 킬리만자로의 기슭에서 패혈증이 원인이 되어 죽음의 고비에 이른다. 구원을 기대할 수 없는 빈사 상태에서 그는 지난 날의 생활을 회상하게 된다. 헛된 소망이 웃음을 자아내게도 하지만 반성과 회한으로 다가오는 과거의 일들을 참으로 소중한 것이 되었다. 미국, 파리, 스페인, 아프리카 등지에서 보낸 아름다운 기억들과 함께 전개되는 초원에서의 맹수 사냥, 깨어진 첫 사랑의 아픔, 오해로 인한 사랑의 갈등, 소설의 모델인 신디아(Cynthia Street : 아바 가드너 분)와의 생활의 죽음, 조각가인 백작 부인과의 관계 그리고 신디아를 닮은 미망인 헬렌(Helen : 수잔 헤이워드 분)과의 결혼 등 이성을 둘러싼 갖가지 추억들이 주마등처럼 고열에 신음하는 그의 뇌리를 스쳐간다. 그러나 사경을 헤매던 해리는 기적적으로 살아서 친구의 도움으로 다시 문명 사회로 돌아온다.

1차 대전이 발발했을 무렵 독일군 주둔 동아프리카 원주민 마을. '아프리카의 여왕'이란 거의 폐선 지경의 발동선 선장 찰리(험프리 보가트 분)는 늘 술에 찌들어 사는 한심한 인간. 반면 이 동네에 하나뿐인 백인 여자 로즈(캐더린 헵번 분)는 깐깐하기가 보통이 넘는 도덕주의자. 로즈의 오빠가 독일군 때문에 죽고 원주민들이 군에 동원되어 나가자 로즈와 찰리도 피난을 떠난다. 이때부터 조신한 여자 로즈의 대담무쌍한 변화가 시작된다. 배의 키를 잡은 그녀는 무시무시한 속도로 독일군 요새 앞을 관통시키는가 하면, 독일의 모함 '루이자호'를 격침(?) 시킬 어뢰를 만들려고 한다.

누구보다도 쾌활하게 삶을 살아가는 플라밍고들은 천적인 마라부 황새 및 하이에나의 공격에 노출되어 있다. 마라부 황새의 공격에 부모를 잃은 새끼 플라밍고는 다행히 그 공격에서 살아남아 무리로 돌아온다. 하지만 의지할 곳이 없기 때문에 스스로 살아남는 법을 터득해야 하는 어린 플라밍고. 과연 이 어린 플라밍고는 치열한 야생의 삶에서 살아남을 수 있을까? 야생 플라밍고의 일생을 다루는 감동적이고 생명력으로 가득찬 다큐멘터리.

100시간 분량의 미공개 영상을 편집한 이 작품을 통해 브렛 모건 감독은 침팬지 연구로 자연 세계에 대한 우리의 이해를 획기적으로 넓혀준 제인 구달의 이야기를 담는다. 전설적인 작곡가 필립 글래스의 풍성한 오케스트라 곡이 배경에 깔리는 이 영화는 세계에서 가장 존경받는 선구적인 환경 보호주의자 제인 구달을 조명한다.

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Every year, on the steppes of the Serengeti, the most spectacular migration of animals on our planet: Around two million wildebeest, Burchell's zebra and Thomson's gazelles begin their tour of nearly 2,000 miles across the almost treeless savannah. For the first time, a documentary captures stunning footage in the midst of this demanding journey. The documentary starts at the beginning of the year, when more than two million animals gather in the shadow of the volcanoes on the southern edge of the Serengeti in order to birth their offspring. In just two weeks, the animal herd's population has increased by one third, and after only two days, the calves can already run as fast as the adults The young wildebeest in this phase of their life are the most vulnerable to attacks by lions, cheetahs, leopards or hyenas. The film then follows the survivors of these attacks through the next three months on their incredible journey, a trip so long that 200,000 wildebeest will not reach the end.

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