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The AscentOther

by Larisa Shepitko

Who uses, recommends or left The Ascent, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Italian filmmaker; directed the docudrama The Mouth of the Wolf (2009) and Martin Eden (2019), a Naples-set adaptation of Jack London's novel that won the David di Donatello for best adapted screenplay.
loved

The first part of The Ascent alone, where two fugitives laboriously advance in the snow, would be enough to secure this film a slot in the History of Great Cinema.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pietro Marcello, the entry for The Ascent.

2020-11-18·criterion.com ↗

Nika Roza Danilova, American singer, songwriter and producer who records as Zola Jesus; her albums, from The Spoils (2009) to Arkhon (2022), mix electronic, industrial and classical music.
loved

Not usually a fan of war movies, but The Ascent is so much more than that.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Zola Jesus, the entry for The Ascent.

2013-08-06·criterion.com ↗

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