Amundsen (2019)
Genre: Adventure / Biography
Duration: 125 minuten
Alternative title: Amundsen the Greatest Expedition
Country:
Norway / Sweden / Czech Republic
Directed by: Espen Sandberg
Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Christian Rubeck and Katherine Waterston
IMDb score:
6,2 (5.544)
Releasedate: 15 February 2019
Amundsen plot
"Not the story of a hero"
This film tells the life story of the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928). Amundsen was the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole. He was also the first human to reach both the North and South Poles.
Actors and actresses
Roald Amundsen
Bess Magids
Leon Amundsen
Fridtjof Nansen
Helmer Hanssen
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Kiss Bennett
Hjalmar Johansen
Leif Dietrichson
Aline Amundsen
Reviews & comments
Filmkriebel
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- 10013 messages
- 4679 votes
You do learn a thing or two about the polar explorer Amundsen and his expeditions. In that respect, this is a nice addition to the famous Fram Museum in Oslo, dedicated to Norwegian polar expeditions. There's also a lot of attention given to the impassive, bitter Amundsen, who didn't interact well with people. The biographical story is told by the sailor's brother to a good friend. An informative film, with beautiful polar images (though clearly digital), but too encyclopedic and unemotional, which meant the film didn't make the desired impression. Towards the end, it even became rather drab.
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blurp194
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- 5543 messages
- 4226 votes
Perhaps a documentary would have been a better way to tell Amundsen's story than this conventional film, which is rather lacking in detail. For instance, the actor portraying Amundsen spends three-quarters of the film sporting a mustache that looks extremely fake, and he doesn't even remotely resemble the "real" Amundsen. Worse than that, the timing isn't quite right either, despite the somewhat forced narrative and Bess Magids's perspective. Incidentally, it's the only role that's played decently, thanks to Katherine Waterston.
It's a shame, because there's actually quite a story to be told about Amundsen – Espen Sandberg just manages to convey that, even though the film subsequently neglects it. Perhaps a bit overstated, perhaps a bit too focused on the technology, perhaps a budget that's a bit too tight for the ambitions.
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