Let The Mountains Speak

Let The Mountains Speak offers a sad, yet also uplifting, story which is initially maddening. Produced and directed by Theodore Weiss, filmmaker Harvey Edwards' film uses voiceover narration and scenes of mountain hikers and natural scenery to tell the story of a mountain man's relationship to his beloved environment: the French, Italian, and Swiss Alps. As the narrator "recalls" his childhood days with his parents, who instilled in him a love for nature, he is saddened by his remembrances of "her." The allusions to "her" continue throughout the film until the close when the viewer finds out who the woman in question was and the tragedy surrounding her. Storywise, Let The Mountains Speak is a gentle, languid, but not particularly compelling, tale. However, it is, at times, a very nice ode to nature which may encourage an appreciation of the natural environment and humankind's place in it. Recommended. (Available from: Edwards Films, Inc., Center Road, Eagle Bridge, NY 12057.)