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Posted: 4/25/2015 12:40:04 AM EDT
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/movies/werner-herzogs-happy-people-a-year-in-the-taiga.html
Dopey title for a documentary "Happy People, A Year in the Taiga" I haven't finished it but it was originally a four hour Russian documentary that was edited with English narration added. It takes places in a small village in the wilderness accessible only by air, or by water in the few months the river isn't frozen. The trappers set huge numbers of traps over vast areas of wilderness and build cabins to use while trapping, make dug out canoes etc. They have snowmobiles, chainsaws and outboard motors but a lot of the work is done with axes. One of the trappers talks about how the soviets dumped him there in 1970 with a buddy and permission to trap a huge tract of land and shit for supplies. His partner bailed. ( or maybe died?) the soviets did not show up for the promised resupply that winter Dogs are one of their main tools and there's almost never a scene without dogs. There is a theory that man's use of dogs doomed the Neanderthal Anyway if you ever muttered that you wanted to wander off into the wilderness with an axe, wolf, SkS and soviet knock off of a 70s Ski Doo, here is your instruction manual. bring bug spray because the Mosquitos look like they could pick you up and fly off with you. It's on Netflix. |
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I watched it about 6 months ago. It's pretty good.
I couldn't imagine living like that for 40 years though. |
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I had a doctor tell me to watch it. Apparently it's a great primer for when my next relationship fails and I burn out on my job on the road all week.
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Guy should make a killing if he has 40 yrs worth of furs to sell, did anyone tell him what todays market price is. Fuckit im going trappin come get me in 2055, and dont forget ill be ninety by then and will be ready snare me a woman and relax a bit.
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I'd honestly love to do that. The longer I stay in DC, the more I absolutely detest people. There's no finer place to stay away from people than remote areas of Russia. That and they don't look down on drinking a liter of vodka every day...
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One of my favorite documentaries. You can learn a lot about dog training watching this, among other things.
Off to find a good wedge to move a house..... |
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I saw this a while back on Netflix. The guy has some cool stories. I thought it would be boring but I ended up watching most of it. It's very interesting.
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Definitely a badass doc.
One of my favorite parts is when he makes those short and stubby ski/snowshoe type things. They look like they'd be a pretty handy piece of gear. |
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That fucking Dog kicks ass.
I also enjoy when the trapper philosophizes. |
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I remember the one guy had I think a .22 I might be wrong, but his rifle stock looked like he basically carved it out of a stump or something.
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Guy should make a killing if he has 40 yrs worth of furs to sell, did anyone tell him what todays market price is. Fuckit im going trappin come get me in 2055, and dont forget ill be ninety by then and will be ready snare me a woman and relax a bit. View Quote LOL, I take it you don't trap? Furs I got $50 back in the '70s I'm getting $15 for this year, and have lots sitting up at NAFA, waiting. Expenses have gone up a bit too. |
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LOL, I take it you don't trap? Furs I got $50 back in the '70s I'm getting $15 for this year, and have lots sitting up at NAFA, waiting. Expenses have gone up a bit too. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Guy should make a killing if he has 40 yrs worth of furs to sell, did anyone tell him what todays market price is. Fuckit im going trappin come get me in 2055, and dont forget ill be ninety by then and will be ready snare me a woman and relax a bit. LOL, I take it you don't trap? Furs I got $50 back in the '70s I'm getting $15 for this year, and have lots sitting up at NAFA, waiting. Expenses have gone up a bit too. not to mention the furs aren't fresh and probably bug infested |
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I'd honestly love to do that. The longer I stay in DC, the more I absolutely detest people. There's no finer place to stay away from people than remote areas of Russia. That and they don't look down on drinking a liter of vodka every day... View Quote Alaska? Just subsitute whiskey for vodka. |
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Everyone I have told about this film has enjoyed it.From housewives to blue collar types.
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Alaska? Just subsitute whiskey for vodka. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I'd honestly love to do that. The longer I stay in DC, the more I absolutely detest people. There's no finer place to stay away from people than remote areas of Russia. That and they don't look down on drinking a liter of vodka every day... Alaska? Just subsitute whiskey for vodka. This... Aviator |
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OP, thank you.
I downloaded it and watched it while eating breakfast this morning. When done I typically delete each download, but something stopped me... I may have to revisit this one to watch it again. The documentary was so much more than anything we get here in America. |
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It's really good. The whole family watched it when it first came on Netflix. Everyone enjoyed it.
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Thanks for the suggestion OP. I enjoyed it. I can't believe that dog ran 93 miles
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I'd honestly love to do that. The longer I stay in DC, the more I absolutely detest people. There's no finer place to stay away from people than remote areas of Russia. That and they don't look down on drinking a liter of vodka every day... View Quote I'm with you brother. Being in DC has turned me into an asshole. Can't wait to leave |
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It's on Netflix. View Quote I enjoyed that. Thanks for the good recommendation Aimless! |
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That was great. I watched the 90 min version on Netflix, is there more?
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That was great !
Those guys are as close as you get to what the Mountain men / coureurs des bois once were Bad ass |
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All four episodes are on YouTube. I am watching the first. Very neat. Have the other 3 saved for later
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Even if they guy was a commie, the guy they showed during the may day celebrations still tore up from war 60 years later. Said Stalin's Russian wasn't very good.
Oh noticed one of the hunters reloading some 12ga. Was seating a primer with a brass hammer. |
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Great movie, I've seen it a few times and one of these days I'll order the Blu Ray. The first time I watched it was with my 10 y.o. daughter who was home sick from school. I think we watched it twice that day.
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These people could make a fortune by coming to the US and setting up a wilderness survival/training school.
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I was surprised to see one of the trappers had an SKS. Another had a Mosin carbine and then lots of shotguns and .22s.
Good watch |
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These people could make a fortune by coming to the US and setting up a wilderness survival/training school. View Quote They certainly are experts, but people don't want to know what they do. You need a massive supply of fish and bread to make it through a winter, and plenty of fieldcraft as well. It doesn't play well with the BOB/BOL prepper fantasy crowd. Not flashy enough, you can't "technology" your way out of a blizzard. |
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Quoted: Here is part one on youtube if you want to watch it. (full series) https://youtu.be/fbhPIK-oBvA View Quote Oh , nice ! The hour long version is on Amazon Prime ,too , which Ive watched twice now , but I wasnt aware of the four hour Russian version. Saved for later |
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That fucking Dog kicks ass. I also enjoy when the trapper philosophizes. View Quote I got that, too. He was a hard man but seemed pretty wise, imho. I've watched it a couple times. Very sad what the one (inuit?) people were resorting too just to live. If y'all liked that one, look up Dick Proenneke. He has a book published by his friend and there is a couple videos. There is also 400 pages of his journals which were unpublished and un edited (he got pissed at how edited his journals were for the book) which give a deeper insight to the real man. Another documentary on Netflix you'll likely enjoy if you liked Happy People is High, Wild and Free. About British Columbia area. Done by Eastman and Abercrombie (names you should recognize ) Done in the late sixties, it's striking in the lack of political correctness we're so used to, today. |
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That was great. I watched the 90 min version on Netflix, is there more? Watched it just last weekend. I told the woman they could have done an hour and a half on the home made skis and I would have been happy It wasn't that long ago that all human life was that hard or harder. Amazing how easy we have it. And, how soft we are. At my age it would probably kill me to have to start living that hard of a life. Start me at 5 or 6 and we're good. Great film, highly recommended. |
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Watched it just last weekend. I told the woman they could have done an hour and a half on the home made skis and I would have been happy It wasn't that long ago that all human life was that hard or harder. Amazing how easy we have it. And, how soft we are. At my age it would probably kill me to have to start living that hard of a life. Start me at 5 or 6 and we're good. Great film, highly recommended. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That was great. I watched the 90 min version on Netflix, is there more? Watched it just last weekend. I told the woman they could have done an hour and a half on the home made skis and I would have been happy It wasn't that long ago that all human life was that hard or harder. Amazing how easy we have it. And, how soft we are. At my age it would probably kill me to have to start living that hard of a life. Start me at 5 or 6 and we're good. Great film, highly recommended. Yep, that was awesome. |
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