Alaska: Silence & Solitude

2005
7.1| 0h57m| G| en| More Info
Released: 06 September 2005 Released
Producted By: Bob Swerer Productions
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Official Website: http://www.dickproenneke.com/alaska.html
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Alaska Silence & Solitude is the follow up to Alone in the Wilderness, filmed 20 years later. Bob Swerer and Bob Swerer Sr. visit Dick Proenneke at his famous cabin on Twin Lakes where the wildlife is still abundant and the scenery is spectacular.

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Documentary

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Bob Swerer Jr., Bob Swerer Sr.

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Bob Swerer Productions

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Alaska: Silence & Solitude Audience Reviews

Wordiezett So much average
UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
A.N. This film contains mostly unscripted views of a father/son photography team facing adverse weather, glimpsing wildlife and pausing for a brief visit with Richard Proenneke. Not much in the way of intros to what's going on, but there's no actual plot and it works well for what it is. You're just suddenly there in Alaska. Float planes have a big role. Ambient background music sets the mood for the scenery. Swerer was/is himself a musician.Worth noting is that Swerer's voice was confused by many for Proenneke's in the original "Alone in the Wilderness" film. He was reading excerpts from the book "One Man's Wilderness..." and it was unclear that he was speaking for Proenneke in the first person.In this film, you hear Proenneke's actual voice when younger and at age 75, where he's looking worn but still able to walk good distances. He's a very low-key individual, unlike the forthright-sounding Swerer. The voice itself gives insight on why he chose to live like that. It's also mentioned that he nearly lost his eyesight in a work accident, which echoes John Muir's motive to escape civilization.If you saw the first film, be sure to see this one for context. Much is left unspoken but it shows better views of the full landscape and is relaxing to watch.