Great natural monuments - Iceland
Great natural monuments - Iceland

Movie·2023·1h 30m

Great natural monuments - Iceland

Country

France

Language

English

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The Story

Original title: Islande, la quête des origines

The fascinating landscape formations of Iceland in the North Atlantic bear witness to the beauty and primal power of nature. They were created through the interaction of powerful volcanic, geological and biological processes that have been changing the face of the earth for billions of years. This is what the Earth might have looked like four billion years ago. Iceland is the realm of ice and fire. Nowhere else is there such a high density of volcanoes. The landscapes, which are continually reshaped by eruptions, make the island a natural laboratory full of clues about the formation and development of the earth. The documentary follows a group of scientists through the most active areas of Iceland, along a mountain range that has emerged from the ocean. On the slopes of the volcanoes, in the fog of the fumaroles and on streams and rivers, the three researchers explore how the first forms of life populated the earth's surface and in what evolutionary steps they took over the earth.

Written By

Claudine Matt, Sarah Laîné

Producer

Guillaume Pérès, Búi Baldvinsson

Cinematography

Éric Billon

Music

Stéphane Peyrot

Editor

Sébastien Bonnefon

Themes

volcanointerviewicelandgeologistbiologistgeologyforces of naturelife originnature documentaryexpert opinionorigins of lifeplanet earth

Production House

Grand Angle Productions
ARTE
RSI
CNC

Audience Score

73%

3 votes

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Timepass20%
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Perfection33%

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Cast

Céline Melloul

Céline Melloul

Self - Narrator (voice)

Olivier Grünewald

Self - Interviewee

Bénédicte Ménez

Self - Interviewee

Charles Frankel

Self - Interviewee

Gísli Pálsson

Self - Interviewee

Kristín Jóhannsdóttir

Self - Interviewee

Halldór Geirsson

Self - Interviewee

Sara Barsotti

Self - Interviewee

Starri Heidmarsson

Self - Interviewee

Matthildur Filippusdóttir

Self - Guide

Philippe Patay

Self - Guide

Berglind Margo Þorvaldsdóttir Tryggvason

Self - Guide

Yoan Balthazar Fontana

Self - Guide

Andrés Úlfur Helguson

Self - Guide

Sophie Planet

Self - Additional Voice (voice)

Sabrina Marchese

Self - Additional Voice (voice)

Philippe Sollier

Philippe Sollier

Self - Additional Voice (voice)

Martial Le Minoux

Martial Le Minoux

Self - Additional Voice (voice)

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Crew

Herlé Jouon

Director, Writer

Claudine Matt

Writer

Sarah Laîné

Writer

Guillaume Pérès

Writer, Producer

Búi Baldvinsson

Executive Producer

Jean-Luc Millan

Executive Producer

Stéphane Peyrot

Original Music Composer

Éric Billon

Director of Photography

Sébastien Thiébot-Chiffoleau

Director of Photography

Sébastien Bonnefon

Editor

Didier Maertens

Editor

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