SummaryThrough a gray blanket of cloud the contours of a mountain can be barely discerned. This is Mount Fuji, a volcano with many faces and of immeasurable cultural and symbolic significance. We are lead through the film by the voices of two fictitious characters - Mary, an English woman and her deceased Japanese partner, Hiroshi. Mary receives a parce... Read More
Ascent
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Jun 8, 2017
90
In Fiona Tan’s glorious ode to a Japanese volcano, Mount Fuji is both geological marvel and malleable symbol, its solidity and grandeur inspiring conquest and contemplation.
Jun 6, 2017
75
Fiona Tan’s comprehensive project discriminates against no particular era or pedigree of imagery.
Jun 8, 2017
70
Ascent sometimes lives up to its title by proving a slog, not fully earning its feature-length running time. But the film nonetheless exerts fascination with its haunting imagery.
Jun 7, 2017
70
Ultimately, Ascent is a genuinely poetic portrait of a place, and various people’s relation to it.
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Production Company:
- Antithesis Films
Release Date:Jun 7, 2017
Duration:1 h 20 m
Awards
International Film Festival Rotterdam
• 1 Nomination
