“A Symphony of Summits: The Alps from Above” (2013),
directed by Peter Bardehle and Sebastian Linemann, really should be an IMAX-3D
movie for science museums, but then it would be about half length, which would
be about right. The film is narrated by
Udo Wachtveitl.
As implied, the film shows the Alps, from Bavaria to
northern Italy, with an emphasis on Switzerland and Austria. The mountains are much more jagged than I had
thought, having been formed by tectonic plates coming together. The ridge
crests are narrower than in most mountains in western US.
The film does concentrate somewhat on the Matterhorn, Mont
Blanc (the highest) and Mt. Eiger.
The movie does spend some time on the gradual loss of
glaciers in the summer, presumably because of climate change, which could
jeopardize the water supplies of mountain communities in Europe.
The film shows some spectacular skiing and bungee activity
(near dams), as well as mountain biking.
The official site is here (Strand Releasing). The word order in the title is reversible; it is also called "The Alps from Above: A Symphony of Summits".
Wikipedia attribution link for photo by Allesandro Borgnono
of Mont Blanc glacier. under Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0 license.
Maybe some of the material in this film could be extracted
for an IMAX film on climate change, with particular attention to glacier loss,
which is also happening in the Andes.
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