Sometimes the cinema has surprises. Watching a 43-minute black and white documentary, which in an art cinema way is unique, that is, with a visual and auditory aesthetic of exceptional levels, is truly unexpected. A very pleasant surprise.
Fortunately, Leonard Alecu had the audacity to ignore all the warnings that commercial productions suggest, and he immersed us in an unforgettable experience by showing us how icebergs melt off the coast of Greenland. That territory suddenly acquired enormous notoriety for the interest that the elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, put in it.
I can’t imagine the danger that it could have been for Alecu to sail through those ice floes, which adds an epic character to the experience of making a totally poetic film. The director himself, in some of his presentations, spoke of the result as something hypnotic, and it really is. And the music of John Luther Adams, which makes an exact interpretation of visual impact, contributes to this. These compositions, in addition to the accolades, won a Pulitzer for Music some years ago and also a Grammy.
It is, I think, too much to add that the film by Alecu, exceptional, adds an irrefutable document when considering the impact of climate change.
Leonard Alecu, as a photographer, transcends cinema and exhibits his large-format works in museums and galleries such as the Museum of Recent Art in Bucharest and the Gallery of the University of Arts in Iasi. As a fan and amateur of photography I pay my respects to this gentleman
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