Das Wunder des Schneeschuhs (1920)
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A series of ski descents showcases the athletic and sometimes acrobatic feats of experienced skiers amid the Central European glacial landscape.
The story
With no conventional plot, the film presents a series of ski descents across the Central European glacial landscape, whose peaks reach nearly 4,200 meters. Its focus is the athletic, sometimes acrobatic skill of experienced skiers, some of whom operate cameras during their descents and jumps over crevasses.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
This pioneering film in the documentary, nature, and mountain-film genres has no plot in the usual sense. A series of ski descents showcases the beauty of the Central European glacial landscape, reaching peaks nearly 4,200 meters high. At the center are the athletic, at times downright acrobatic feats of the experienced skiers, some of whom also operate the cameras during their descents and jumps over crevasses. A few of them continued to work in (mountain) filmmaking afterward.
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