South & The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration on Film

Photographed by Frank Hurley, South is the film record of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s heroic but ill-starred attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914-16. It is both a unique historical document, and a tribute to the indomitable courage of a small party of men who set out on a voyage of discovery that turned into an epic struggle for survival. Restored by the BFI National Archive from a wide range of materials, tinting and toning was applied to match the original prints and has produced this handsome and richly coloured testament to a remarkable episode in the history of exploration. It is presented with an extensive collection of films (many previously unseen) from around the world, highlighting various expeditions from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.The FilmsLimited edition 3-disc set presented in High Definition and Standard DefinitionNewly recorded score for South by Neil BrandAudio commentary on South by Luke McKernanShackleton’s Funeral (1922, 4 mins)Southward on the ‘Quest’ (1922): a record of the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic expedition of 1921. Sir Ernest Shackleton’s fourth and final voyage to Antarctica which marked the end of the “Heroic Age”On the High Seas (footage from Southward on the Quest)Ross Sea Party (9 mins, silent with commentary by Kelly Tyler)Additional footage from South (17 mins)Shackleton Speaks (1909, 1 min)Roald Amundsens Sydpolsferd 1910-12 (1912, 17 mins)Departure of the British Antarctic expedition From Lyttelton NZ (1908, 2 mins)Home of the Blizzard (1913, 67 mins): the official film by Frank Hurley of the Mawson Australasian Antarctic expeditionEl Homenaje del Uruguay a los Restos de Sir Ernest Shackleton (1922, 10 mins): the lying in state of the body of Sir Ernest Shackleton in Montevideo, Uruguay, and its transfer to ship for burial on the island of South GeorgiaShackleton’s Home Movies (1913)Shackleton South Georgia Birds (1922, 13 mins): wildlife in the remote South Atlantic, captured during the ill-fated Shackleton-Rowett expeditionOther films TBC***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Fully illustrated booklet featuring new writing on South, and extensive notes on the supporting films