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Your Learning Zone - Alone in the Wilderness
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Manufacturer: Bob Swerer Productions
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0689076235624
Format: Color
Label: Bob Swerer Productions
Manufacturer: Bob Swerer Productions
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Bob Swerer Productions
Region Code: 1.0
Running Time: 60
Studio: Bob Swerer Productions
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Summary: Highly Recommended!
Comment: I originally saw Dick's story on PBS then hunted down the DVDs and book on Amazon. Truly an amazing story that many may not be aware of. I highly recommend this DVD set for anyone that loves the outdoors. The set makes a great stocking stuffer for Christmas and Father's Day gift.
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Summary: Great film, but to me also a little sad.
Comment: I nearly had my mind blown the first time I saw this program. What Dick was able to do was truly amazing to me. His skills and his love of nature are unquestionable; he was truly an admirable person. After viewing the program several times, and seeing the solitude in which he lived his life, I couldn't help but to also feel a little sad. Did he pass his skills on to anyone? Were his talents lost to the world when he died? Did he ever have a meaningful relationship with another person during all of those years? I understand that it was his life and that he was living his dream, not mine or anyone elses. But, I can't help but think about what this great man could have taught and shared with others. Perhaps he did, but it isn't mentioned in the program.
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Summary: nature, the mountains and the simple life of an outdoors man
Comment: Every time this is on WHYY, channel 12 I always make it a policy to watch "Alone in the Wilderness." When I first watched it I had no idea that it was just home videos that were shot to document this fascinating man's odyssey. This is true reality TV and like one of the campaign relations hosts said on WHYY recently, "reality TV on broadcast TV is about as real as a $3 bill."
Mr. Richard Proenneke was an extraordinary hunter, camper, farmer and all-around outdoors man. I could never imagine how even a group of men could do half of what he did. What I also enjoy and take from this film is the simple element of it. There were no bells and whistles, it's just an educational film that is also very entertaining because Mr. Proenneke did all the things that most of us wish we could do but never have the opportunity.
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Summary: Zen Meditation
Comment: If I could give this production 10 stars, I would. I honestly can't put into words how amazing this DVD is, or how much I admire Dick Proenneke. Everything about this DVD is pure relaxation and meditation, and we watch in complete fascination as this man builds a cabin by hand before a magnificent backdrop of mountains, water, and sky, and explores the land around him while living on his own. The wildlife footage is fantastic, as is the soundtrack, and narration by Bob Swerer. All of it is soothing and peaceful -- it is true nourishment for the soul. My 4 year old daughter talks about Mr. Proenneke all the time, and about building her own cabin in "a different wilderness" (her words), and says to me with the true earnesty of a 4 yr old "Mama, I love Dick Proenneke." To which I say, "I know sweetheart, I do too." We watch this A LOT, and I never tire of it. It is a beautiful testament to living in complete rhythm with life, and being satisfied with being. Even that is hard to put into words. It's just something everyone should see, about a sentiment many have forgotten.
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Summary: Feels like family
Comment: I love watching this documentary over and over. I've only watched the clips on PBS, but I want this documentary and it's on my wish list. I love it, I feel as if it's my Grandfather's life. It's not, but I just love watching him build this cabin and the way he talks just makes it feel like I'm watching my Grandfather build this cabin. I never truly knew my Grandfather, but this is how I imagine him to be, if I truly knew him. It's one of those movies you can just pop in and it will captivate you in seconds.
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Editorial Reviews:
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"Alone in the Wilderness" is the story of Dick Proenneke.
To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...
to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed...
to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin...
to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available...
to be not at odds with the world, but content with one's own thoughts and company...
Thousands have had such dreams, but Dick Proenneke lived them.
He found a place, built a cabin, and stayed to become part of the country.
This video "Alone in the Wilderness" is a simple account of the day-to-day
explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of
nature's events that kept him company.
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