Directing
In 1978 Włodzimierz Puchalski sets off for Antarctica to fulfil his dream. The structural axis of the film is Puchalski's sea voyage to Antarctica, which was aborted by his death on 19 January 1979 on King George Island. It is interwoven with Puchalski's relationship with his daughter.
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Animal tracks in the snow indicate that despite the entire forest being covered in snow and ice, nature is alive and searching for food.
The observation of the difficult to access natural phenomena is the main attraction of the film. The vast icy landscapes are impressive here.
A documentary about a small island in the Glacial Ocean, which during the Arctic summer becomes a kingdom of singing birds.
The documentary presents the flora and fauna of Spitsbergen.
The film was shot during the mating and breeding season in the Narew River floodplains. The author observes the lives and habits of various animal and plant species. He is particularly interested in the courtship displays of the ruffs, birds known as "winged knights."
First film by Włodzimierz Puchalski, that headstarted his career as a nature filmmaker. His photo album came out under the same name in 1951.
The film shows the flora and fauna of Spitsbergen. It turns out that - despite extremely low temperatures - there are about 140 kinds of flower plants. Although the region is very inhospitable for humans, the author managed to capture on film many strange natural phenomena.
The film depicts the life of birds, in a very cold place on earth, which is the Arctic.
