We miss summer in winter, we miss winter in summer. Heat waves don’t make our job easier, they liquefy our brains, we sweat, and we dream of the day when we throw blankets and curl up on the couch. To reduce high temperatures, selection of sub-zero moviessnow, so snow and cold, so cold, they shiver and turn into purple lips, the sun does not burn, and the characters wear kilos of clothes to protect themselves from the icy wind. .
‘Fargo’ (Joel Coen, 1996)
Minnesota in the winter. According to several studies, the worst state to live in North America is even worse than Alaska. If there is a cold wave, it can reach -33ºC. That’s why snow white becomes the protagonist of the first great public success of the period. the coens brothersA sub-zero thriller in which blood red stains the vast expanses of snowy terrain and starring a pregnant cop playing. Frances McDormand He shields himself in layers of clothing, a Russian hat with a badge, and, as a complement, a cup of hot tea. Available on film and Prime Video (MGM).
‘They are alive!’ (Frank Marshall 1993)
By the time JA Bayona finished ‘The Snow Society’ (preparing to overthrow its predecessor), Frank Marshall Ethan Hawke in the lead role occupies the podium of ‘survival movies’ in the icy lands. The story, as it is known, is based on true events and chronicles the misadventures of members of a Uruguayan football team after surviving an accident. air disasterHe had to go through an even worse hell in the Andes mountain range, at an altitude of 3500 meters, with temperatures as low as -40º, alone and without food for two months. a traumatic adventure with room for cannibalism and it is the place where the spirit of resistance of man is tested in the most adverse conditions. It can be rented on Prime Video and Rakuten TV.
‘Winter Bone’ (Debra Granik, 2010)
Another absolutely soulless region on the Orzak plateau, where winter temperatures drop as low as -12ºC, Jennifer Lawrence. A young woman who has to take care of her family in conditions of absolute precarity. Marginality combines with physical and geographic isolation in a journey that takes us deep into a world. Atavistic, primitive and hostile America. A disturbing and compelling “black black” tainted with ancestral poverty that structures a bleak human panorama, where the cold almost turns into a mood, giving rise to hatred and violence. The movie is available on Movistar+ Plus and Pluto TV.
‘Frozen: The Ice Kingdom’ (Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, 2013)
A elsa The cold didn’t bother him at all. A kind of snow queen who has the power (or curse) to turn anything she touches into ice (the movie is exactly based on the Hans Christian Andersen story). Disney adapts the ‘princesses’ canon for new times With catchy songs (‘Suéltalo’), iconic characters and talking snowmen, enchanted forests and the context of a winter story in which its own mythology was formed, it achieved one of the greatest contemporary hits in its history. frozen castles and stubborn reindeer. Available on Disney+.
‘The Thing’ (John Carpenter, 1982)
Antarctica is the setting it uses John Carpenter For the sci-fi classic where a group of isolated scientists at a base camp must confront a creature that mutates from within every living thing they come into contact with. Characters will practically not be able to leave, escape or seek help due to the extreme arctic temperatures. It’s iconic from start to finish, from the first image of a dog being chased through the snow by a helicopter to the end where the only two survivors are left alone at night and examine their icy breath for ‘things’. captured some. Available in the movie.
‘Ice Age’ (Chris Wedge, 2002)
this prehistoric ice age It served to build a refreshing franchise around a group of animal species that faced various ups and downs in an environment where they could survive in a frozen environment, notably a mammoth, a sloth, and a saber-toothed tiger. As the promo of the moment said, they were kind of sub-zero superheroes. scratching the squirrel and not being able to get an acorn has become the ‘runner’s joke’ of the entire saga, with numerous sequels and ‘spin-offs’ of some of the characters. The original film created a fever for the low temperatures, and ‘Happy Feet’ starring dancing penguins would soon be released. Available on Disney+.
‘After Tomorrow’ (Roland Emmerich, 2004)
Had to overcome the king of disaster movies global warming and it did so through a dystopia in which a series of climate phenomena were rapidly emerging, ushering in a new ice age. The rulers will not heed the warnings of the scientists and there will be nothing left to do, only the extreme conditions and millions of frozen people will survive. Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal They’re having a really bad time in this movie where the Statue of Liberty buried under a thick layer of ice has become its most iconic image. Available on Disney+
‘No one wants the night’ (Isabel Coixet, 2015)
Isabel Coixet started Juliette Binoche In a movie set in early 20th century Greenland. The actor plays a woman who will follow in the footsteps of her explorer husband and try to find him in the world. North Pole and that he would be isolated in a cabin with a young native (rinko kikuchi) Experiencing all kinds of hardships among the harshest of cold winters. The director impressively captures the natural environment in which the characters live, as beautiful as it is hostile, where the snow white does not end, one trembles despite the fur, and the heart shrinks due to the snowstorm. Available on RTVE Play.
‘Midnight Sky’ (George Clooney, 2020)
George Clooney directed and starred in this film adaptation of the novel. Lily Brooks Dalton halfway between glacial dystopia and space science fiction. A lone scientist is left alone in the North Pole to try to make contact with a spaceship trying to return to Earth. He is sick, too, in the world. Everything around him is frozen and life doesn’t seem possible. This some kind of castaway in a white underworld that the evacuees will try to get rid of their sins in solitude, and that before the extinction of the human species, one last reason to believe in him will be found in paternal love. Available on Netflix.
‘The river of wind’ (Taylor Sheridan, 2017)
Toughness and lyricism go hand in hand in this unconventional ‘thriller’ inspired by the real situation of a young indigenous woman found dead after being raped on a frozen vast plain of Wyaoming. A hunter working for the state (Jeremy Renner) and an inexperienced FBI agent (if you were elizabeth) will meet to investigate the murder. An almost cult film that mixes western and social criticism, racism and the plight of indigenous peoples with the sound of the music of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. Available on film and Prime Video.