The Last Continent Jean Lemire Analysis
The Last Continent by Jean Lemire
“A group of scientists studies the impact of global warming on the uninhabited continent”.
A biologist by training, Jean Lemire has crisscrossed the world’s ocean for the past several decades. Mr. Jean has been contributing to the raising awareness and supporting the importance of biodiversity and becoming involved in action to preserve life on Earth by taking advantage of his unique background as both biologist and filmmaker. In 1987, he started a parallel career as a filmmaker. He has written, produced, and directed numerous documentaries on marine mammals, the ocean world, art and nature. He has been appealing environmental issues to the world through documentary films. The Last Continent, is yet another one of the most convincing and stunning documentary co-produced by CBC and Radio-Canada.
“Antarctic”
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In 2005, a small group of scientists and filmmaker decided to leave everything behind for more than a year and to sail to the Antarctic and live in isolation. Along with the greatest explorers, expedition leader Jean Lemire and the crew of the Sedna IV dedicated themselves completely in measuring the threat caused by Global Warming in a place where Earth is particularly vulnerable.
The resulting film, is a great picture of their incredible 430-day journey that inspires equal measures of fear and admiration. Between the captivating images of beauty and serenity, and the tingling sequences where the ship’s crew finds itself on the edge of catastrophe, this is an expedition where danger and wonder are inextricably linked. A sequel to the highly successful Arctic Mission, this stunning documentary captures the beauty and grandeur of Antarctica. It is one of the most breathtaking scientific and cinematographic explorations. They embarked on a 17-month expedition aboard the SEDNA IV, a state-of-the-art research sailing vessel, and braved one of the planet’s roughest and coldest
“A group of scientists studies the impact of global warming on the uninhabited continent”.
A biologist by training, Jean Lemire has crisscrossed the world’s ocean for the past several decades. Mr. Jean has been contributing to the raising awareness and supporting the importance of biodiversity and becoming involved in action to preserve life on Earth by taking advantage of his unique background as both biologist and filmmaker. In 1987, he started a parallel career as a filmmaker. He has written, produced, and directed numerous documentaries on marine mammals, the ocean world, art and nature. He has been appealing environmental issues to the world through documentary films. The Last Continent, is yet another one of the most convincing and stunning documentary co-produced by CBC and Radio-Canada.
“Antarctic”
Antarctic is …show more content…
In 2005, a small group of scientists and filmmaker decided to leave everything behind for more than a year and to sail to the Antarctic and live in isolation. Along with the greatest explorers, expedition leader Jean Lemire and the crew of the Sedna IV dedicated themselves completely in measuring the threat caused by Global Warming in a place where Earth is particularly vulnerable.
The resulting film, is a great picture of their incredible 430-day journey that inspires equal measures of fear and admiration. Between the captivating images of beauty and serenity, and the tingling sequences where the ship’s crew finds itself on the edge of catastrophe, this is an expedition where danger and wonder are inextricably linked. A sequel to the highly successful Arctic Mission, this stunning documentary captures the beauty and grandeur of Antarctica. It is one of the most breathtaking scientific and cinematographic explorations. They embarked on a 17-month expedition aboard the SEDNA IV, a state-of-the-art research sailing vessel, and braved one of the planet’s roughest and coldest