Wednesday, November 13, 2024

My infatuation with the study of animate nature grew rapidly into a fully-fledged love affair (Farley Mowat)



Wie geht's?

Just got back from my daily walk into Hastings, which included a browse at The Little Red Bookshop, where I picked up a copy of Farley Mowat's Never Cry Wolf.

The story and the images from the film have had a powerful effect on me over the years (I can remember teaching this film in the 1980s).

The film is on YouTube if you are interested, and you should be, because it is brilliant!

While teaching it, I did see the film a few times, but that was over 30 years ago. So, it's pretty incredible that I can close my eyes and see images of Charles Martin Smith alone on the ice, hear the wolves and feel the chills and thrills he experienced.

I don't recall teaching the book that the film is based on, so I'm really looking forward to reading it and seeing how it differs from the film.

Life on the edge in Wozza's World.

Love and peace - Wozza

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