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Ground-breaking film about the world beneath our feet gets Bristol preview
Based on the international bestseller by Robert Macfarlane, Underland takes us on a trip into the depths of the earth for what’s described as “a mesmerising cinematic experience, blending breathtaking visuals with a thoughtful meditation on time, memory and life upon this fragile surface”.
Travelling with several ‘astronauts of the underworld’, the film journeys from the shallow soil beneath an ancient ash tree into the layered, hidden worlds below, through ancient cave systems, flooded storm drains, melting glaciers, underwater burial chambers, cast iron tombs storing nuclear waste, and a vast laboratory situated two kilometres below ground.
Produced by Darren Aronofsky, directed by Robert Petit and narrated by Anatomy of a Fall star Sandra Hüller, Underland is billed as “a profound reevaluation of the ground beneath our feet” which “serves simultaneously as visual splendour, environmental reckoning and philosophical enquiry, delivering beauty, science and wonder in equal measure.”
An ice cave from ‘Underland’
The film is showing at the Watershed from April 3-16, with a preview screening followed by a director Q&A on April 2. This is already sold out, but you can join the waiting list for tickets here.
All images supplied by Dogwoof film distribution
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