Polaris is a 2022 Canadian action film directed by Kirsten Carthew.[1] The film stars Viva Lee as Sumi, a young girl who is trying to reunite with her mother after being kidnapped by marauders, and is lost in a frozen wasteland where her only guide is a polar bear.[2]
Allan Hunter of Screen Daily wrote that "Muriel Dutil brings a scene-stealing warmth to the role of Dee, a scarred, hermit-like older woman who gives shelter to Sumi, whilst Viva Lee makes Sumi herself a fierce, intelligent central figure."[6] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com called it the "kind of film in which the ambition of the project can drive the curiosity of the narrative more than the plot."[7] Kurt Halfyard of ScreenAnarchy wrote that "Carthew often eschews clean point A to point B storytelling in favour of the poetic. The film wants you to accept its mysteries, and the geography, of its harsh world without explanation. It wants to you feel the birth of mythology. It does so with more than a little grit."[8]
Deirdre Crimmins of Rue Morgue wrote that "when taken for its visuals, incredible performances and world-building, POLARIS is a worthy entry in post-apocalyptic cinema’s hallowed halls. Frustratingly, the extra layers of forced fables get in the way of its ascending to greatness."[9] Rachel Ho from Exclaim similarly praised the film, describing it as bold with an "obvious environmental message". The reviewer concluded that the "marriage between beautiful and violent visuals, captivating communication, and poignant themes is simply wonderful".[10]
At Whistler, David Schuurman won the award for Best Cinematography in a Borsos Competition Film, and Lee received an honourable mention for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition film.[11]
Referencesedit
^Ethan Butterfield, "Yellowknife-raised director finding success with Polaris". Northern News Services, July 26, 2022.
^Natalie Pressman, "YK filmmaker talks new movie and film trade in the NWT". Northern News Services, May 4, 2021.
^Joseph Perry, "'Fish Out Of Water' (2015): Postnuclear Winter Wasteland Holds Mysteries And Mutations". Gruesome Magazine, April 2, 2016.
^"Mad Max of the Arctic? Northern filmmaker's Polaris leads Fantasia film fest in Montreal". CBC. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^Alyssa Noel, "Whistler Film Festival announces film lineup". Pique Newsmagazine, November 2, 2022.
^Hunter, Allan (15 July 2022). "'Polaris': Fantasia Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^Allen, Nick (21 July 2022). "Fantasia 2022: Polaris, The Elderly, All Jacked Up and Full of Worms". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^Halfyard, Kurt (15 July 2022). "Fantasia 2022 Review: POLARIS, A Gritty Bit of Original Myth-Making". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^Crimmins, Deirdre (22 July 2022). "FANTASIA '22 REVIEW: THE FROZEN WORLD OF "POLARIS" NEVER QUITE WARMS THE HEART". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^"Fantasia Review: 'Polaris' Shines Bright in a Post-Apocalyptic Winter Directed by KC Carthew | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
^Pat Mullen, "River, Coyote Top Whistler Film Festival Awards Winners". Point of View, December 4, 2022.
polaris, 2022, film, polaris, 2022, canadian, action, film, directed, kirsten, carthew, film, stars, viva, sumi, young, girl, trying, reunite, with, mother, after, being, kidnapped, marauders, lost, frozen, wasteland, where, only, guide, polar, bear, polarisdi. Polaris is a 2022 Canadian action film directed by Kirsten Carthew 1 The film stars Viva Lee as Sumi a young girl who is trying to reunite with her mother after being kidnapped by marauders and is lost in a frozen wasteland where her only guide is a polar bear 2 PolarisDirected byKirsten CarthewWritten byKirsten CarthewProduced byPaul CadieuxKirsten CarthewMax FraserAlyson RichardsStarringViva Lee Muriel Dutil fr CinematographyDavid SchuurmanEdited byGeoff KleinMusic byJudith Gruber StitzerRelease date14 July 2022 2022 07 14 Fantasia International Film Festival Running time92 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish The film is thematically related to but not a direct expansion of Carthew s 2015 short film Fish Out of Water 3 Contents 1 Cast 2 Release 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksCast editViva Lee as Sumi Muriel Dutil fr as Dee Khamisa Wilsher as Frozen GirlRelease editThe film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 14 July 2022 4 It later screened in the Borsos Competition at the 2022 Whistler Film Festival 5 Reception editAllan Hunter of Screen Daily wrote that Muriel Dutil brings a scene stealing warmth to the role of Dee a scarred hermit like older woman who gives shelter to Sumi whilst Viva Lee makes Sumi herself a fierce intelligent central figure 6 Nick Allenof RogerEbert com called it the kind of film in which the ambition of the project can drive the curiosity of the narrative more than the plot 7 Kurt Halfyard of ScreenAnarchy wrote that Carthew often eschews clean point A to point B storytelling in favour of the poetic The film wants you to accept its mysteries and the geography of its harsh world without explanation It wants to you feel the birth of mythology It does so with more than a little grit 8 Deirdre Crimmins of Rue Morgue wrote that when taken for its visuals incredible performances and world building POLARIS is a worthy entry in post apocalyptic cinema s hallowed halls Frustratingly the extra layers of forced fables get in the way of its ascending to greatness 9 Rachel Ho from Exclaim similarly praised the film describing it as bold with an obvious environmental message The reviewer concluded that the marriage between beautiful and violent visuals captivating communication and poignant themes is simply wonderful 10 At Whistler David Schuurman won the award for Best Cinematography in a Borsos Competition Film and Lee received an honourable mention for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition film 11 References edit Ethan Butterfield Yellowknife raised director finding success with Polaris Northern News Services July 26 2022 Natalie Pressman YK filmmaker talks new movie and film trade in the NWT Northern News Services May 4 2021 Joseph Perry Fish Out Of Water 2015 Postnuclear Winter Wasteland Holds Mysteries And Mutations Gruesome Magazine April 2 2016 Mad Max of the Arctic Northern filmmaker s Polaris leads Fantasia film fest in Montreal CBC 12 July 2022 Retrieved 25 September 2022 Alyssa Noel Whistler Film Festival announces film lineup Pique Newsmagazine November 2 2022 Hunter Allan 15 July 2022 Polaris Fantasia Review Screen Daily Retrieved 25 September 2022 Allen Nick 21 July 2022 Fantasia 2022 Polaris The Elderly All Jacked Up and Full of Worms RogerEbert com Retrieved 24 September 2022 Halfyard Kurt 15 July 2022 Fantasia 2022 Review POLARIS A Gritty Bit of Original Myth Making ScreenAnarchy Retrieved 25 September 2022 Crimmins Deirdre 22 July 2022 FANTASIA 22 REVIEW THE FROZEN WORLD OF POLARIS NEVER QUITE WARMS THE HEART Rue Morgue Retrieved 25 September 2022 Fantasia Review Polaris Shines Bright in a Post Apocalyptic Winter Directed by KC Carthew Exclaim exclaim ca Retrieved 2022 09 25 Pat Mullen River Coyote Top Whistler Film Festival Awards Winners Point of View December 4 2022 External links editPolaris at IMDb nbsp Polaris at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polaris 2022 film amp oldid 1223246771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
