Balmat, a mountain guide, reaches the peak of Mont Blanc in the hope of finding gold.Disappointed, he returns to find his child dead and decides to lead a simpler life.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, you probably only want to watch Der ewige Traum if you have a weirdly specific obsession with old-school mountain climbing footage. If you like your dramas with a side of frostbite and endless shots of people trudging through snow, you’ll be in heaven. Everyone else? You might find it a...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Arnold Fanck
Charles Horan
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, you probably only want to watch Der ewige Traum if you have a weirdly specific obsession with old-school mountain climbing footage. If you like your dramas with a side of frostbite and endless shots of people trudging through snow, you’ll be in heaven. Everyone else? You might find it a bit of a slog. It’s not exactly a brisk Saturday night popcorn flick. The whole thing centers on Balmat. He’s a mountain guide who gets it in his head that there’s gold waiting f..."
Ernst Dumcke
Arnold Fanck, Karl Ziak
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