Is it January 4th yet? I can't wait for this one! Those of you that have been around the blog a while probably know my fascination with this story. In the mid-'70's when the book Alive came out I was a senior in boarding school and would read the book after lights out, we're talking flashlight under the blanket, the whole bit.
A quick refresher on all three features available up to now on this story - Alive (1993) and the highly regarded documentaries I Am Alive (History Channel 2010) and Stranded: I Come From A Plane... (2007.)
Alive (1993) was a great director choice in Frank Marshall and wonderfully produced, shot at the original site and all that. But the A-listers, Ethan Hawke especially, skewed the authentic vibe of the tragedy into something way too Hollywood for the occasion.
This new Netflix film is directed by J.A. Bayona and so far looks to correct a lot of those wrongs in Marshall's version. It's in Spanish with all unknown actors and is being released simultaneously with a book of the same title which comes out today. Both media attempt to tell the story in a modern day context as well as more philosophical, what was going through their minds at the time this all happened back in 1972.
The trailer looks very authentic, and there are articles about the technical achievements here including shooting the plane on three different locations including a pulley system where it could rotate etc. Looks to be a good one, too bad it's on Netflix but I'll break down this one time. Plus, it'll give me an excuse to watch The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs again, perhaps the greatest Western ever made, certainly the best Western anthology ever made. ;-)
Editor's Correction - The book Society Of The Snow came out in 2008, not this month.
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