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David Attenborough - Life in the Freezer [DVD] [1993]
 
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David Attenborough - Life in the Freezer [DVD] [1993]

Alastair Fothergill    Exempt   DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: David Attenborough
  • Directors: Alastair Fothergill
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 16 Sep 2002
  • Run Time: 30 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006G9VR
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,225 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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At one and a half times the size of the United States, it has a year-round population of only 800 people. Three quarters of the world's fresh water envelops it in a layer of ice so thick it conceals mountain ranges as vast as the Alps. And with temperatures below seventy degrees centigrade and winds of up to 120 mph, Antartica is the coldest, loneliest place on Earth. But it is also a place of majestic beauty which can support astonishingly rich and varied forms of wildlife. Presented by David Attenborough, Life in the Freezer reveals incomparable standards of natural history filming to trace Antartica's seasonal cycle from the long winter months when the formation of ice almost doubles its surface area, to the brief summer when the race to breed really heats up.

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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "Small but perfectly formed", 4 Mar 2004
This review is from: David Attenborough - Life in the Freezer [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
I've always been fascinated with the Antarctic- I watched this religiously when it first came out & it must have made it's mark as many of the scenes I remembered after 10 years.

There are some incredible moments- the life and death of creatures who's whole lives seem to consist of nothing but hardship, huge mountain ranges untrod by human footsteps and the driest place on earth; where the only living things are algae in the rocks.

It's not an epic like the other Attenborough titles- the episodes are 1/2 hour or so long but what it seems to do is cover a bit of everything.

Not such a bad thing when you consider there really isn't that much there:

birds (mostly penguins)
krill (lots of)
whales (not enough of)
seals (can be nasty)
algae (a bit dull)
man (can also be nasty)

Very well put together with breathtaking camerawork this is well worth having and watching again & again.

My favorite bit of all is the Emperor Penguin, standing in a screaming blizzard for months, in darkness, huddled together in the middle of the continent, incubating his solitary egg and waiting for his partner to return so he can then walk 100 miles to the ice edge to eat himself.

Brilliant.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning masterpiece, 18 Dec 2005
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This review is from: David Attenborough - Life in the Freezer [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
I know the March of the Penguins is getting a lot of press lately and there is some stunning cinematography in that piece but anyone who liked that will be blown away by Life in the Freezer. Having marvelled at it a first time, I was actually drawn back to watch the entire series several times. Attenborough is his usual fabulous, inobtrusive gentleman who hooks you in. Everything from March of Penguins I knew already from Life in the Freezer but there is sooooo much more here about so many animals. The antartic is teaming with life and this DVD set is just an amazing discovery.

Don't miss this one.

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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Let nature be your teacher., 8 May 2003
This review is from: David Attenborough - Life in the Freezer [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
Amazing. Sir David Attenborough's contribution to our understanding and appreciation of the natural world cannot be surpassed. As an Englishman in America - life in a cultural freezer you might say - I have really come to appreciate the quality of BBC programming and here it is epitomised.

The photography (BAFTA award winning) is superb and the narration is exactly what you would expect from Sir Attenborough, humourous, informative, and accessible to all ages. I can thoroughly recommend not only this title but all of Sir Attenborough's programs, from Blue Planet to Life of Mammals - They will be a much valued part of your DVD collection for years to come.

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