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The Alps - Climb of Your Life

2007 · 45 min

Awe-struck, vertiginous immersion in vast icy peaks, carrying a quiet undercurrent of grief and legacy.

Overview: In 1966, John Harlin II died while attempting Europe's most difficult climb, the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. 40 years later, his son John Harlin III, an expert mountaineer and the editor of the American Alpine Journal, returns to attempt the same climb.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, survival, obsession
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
survival
obsession
redemption
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Stephen Judson
Written by: Stephen Judson, Stephen Venables
Starring: Robert Jasper, Daniela Jasper-Klindt, John Harlin III, Michael Gambon, Adele Hammond, Siena Harlin, Bruno Messerli, Adele Harlin
Music: Steve Wood
Cinematography: Brad Ohlund, Michael Brown
Runtime: 45 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English