In the winter forest, a bear frightens a small boy whose father then sets out with his dog to track the huge animal. The chase lasts into the darkness, where even this experienced hunter retreats in panic, for as Sucksdorff characteristically says he realises “that senses stronger than his are masters of the night”. Full of the beauty and the terror of the struggle to live, it also displays the distinctive Scandinavian approach to nature in which, “wood, wind and water are still alive”.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009891
Language
Swedish
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Bears
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness survival
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Nature (Aesthetics)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness survival
Crafts & Visual Arts → Nature (Aesthetics)
Foreign language films
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hunting
Short films
Short films → Short films - Sweden
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)