The salton sea is the largest lake in california, covering about 375 square miles of imperial and riverside counties. During some parts of the year, its an excellent place for birdwatching. Oceny, recenzje, obsada, dyskusje wiadomosci, zwiastuny. But californias largest lake is now mostly forgotten and posing a. Jezioro salton 2002 the salton sea obraz opowiada historie mezczyzny, toma van allena, ktorego zona zostaje na jego oczach zabita. The salty sea is an odd, utterly huge expanse of water smack in the middle of. At its heart, its about a broken man dealing with the trauma of his wifes. What the salton sea does differently to other drug movies like trainspotting or requiem for a dream is subtly weave a thriller plot into the midst of its portrayal of meth addicts.
With charlie blackwood, julie hannan, scott vickers, alan cuthbert. Nov 09, 2015 the salton sea is shrinking, a phenomenon due partially to rapid evaporationsummer temperatures around the lake routinely top 110 degreesand partially to the decrease in the agricultural. The salton sea walk 2017 documents efforts to raise awareness of environmental consequences and conservation possibilities for the area. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. A driver hits someone on a remote desert road animal or human, but more importantly did she kill it.
Also, to those considering a visit to the salton sea, be warned that it can get up to 110120 degrees, youll be far from a garage should you break down, and it can smell pretty awful. The salton sea had some success as a resort area, with salton city, salton sea beach, and desert shores, on the western shore and desert beach, north shore, and bombay beach, built on the eastern shore in the 1950s. The plot does finally explain itself, like a dislocated shoulder popping back into place, but then the plot is off the shelf. Bombay beach 2011 olbrzymie sztuczne jezioro salton sea w poludniowej kalifornii nie spelnilo swojego zadania i nie stalo sie bogatym i pozadanym palm. Jun 06, 2018 an enormous blue void at the north end of the imperial valley, the salton sea once attracted more visitors than yosemite.
But it brings together a wide array of grotesque characters and inventive situations, eventually creating the semblance of a narrative. Once a recreation mecca for desert snowbirds, the salton sea is a far cry from the vacation spot it used to be. Tucked away deep in the southern californian desert, the salton sea is quite a peculiar place in desperate need of relief to assure the survival of its fragile ecosystem. May 12, 2011 also, to those considering a visit to the salton sea, be warned that it can get up to 110120 degrees, youll be far from a garage should you break down, and it can smell pretty awful.
The salton sea is already more than 25% saltier than the pacific ocean, and with reduced water and rising salinity this region will no longer be able to support environmental life. Californias ghostly disappearing sea in association with in just 100 years, the salton sea has turned from a holidaymakers dream to an ecological nightmare. Jun 12, 2012 the salton sea fades away, and a town with it once a popular tourist destination, californias largest lake has been slowly shrinking over the years. Due to high salt levels fewer fish are able to reproduce, so they are dying off. The first official trailer for miracle in the desert.
The experimental film was shot over the course of two weekends near the salton sea in california. Just as they try to escape from the farm rachel goes into labor. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Kilmer plays danny parker, a speed freak who was once a talented horn player named tom van allen. Salton sea state recreation area covers 14 miles of the northeastern shore and has long been a popular site for campers, boaters and anglers. The once glamorous salton sea is now rife with toxic dust and. Once a thriving beach escape, the salton sea was a historic lake bed that, through a fluke of engineering enjoyed a second life in the 50s. The salton sea offers a familiar base story, but with a very unconventional sense of style and dramatic flourish. The lake has fluctuated between desert and lake for thousands of years depending on water flow replenishing the basin. The salton sea is a moody, dark thriller starring val kilmer as a speed freak with a secret, who gets involved with a nasty hillbilly gangster with no nose, two crooked cops and the fbi. The salton basin, a below sea level depression which extends from palm springs, california, on the north to the gulf of california, in the south, has undergone historic cycles of filling with water and later drying up. Zwiastun nr 1 jezioro salton obraz opowiada historie mezczyzny, toma van allena, ktorego zona zostaje na jego oczach zabita przez. This hard to find movie is one of my all time favorites and, as far as im concerned, it is the best performance by val kilmer of his career.
Check out the visitors center to watch the movie and then drive around and look. The salton sea 2002 official trailer val kilmer, bd wong movie hd after his wife is murdered, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies. The salton sea is located in the colorado desert in southern california only about 35 miles north of the mexican border. Salton sea california all you need to know before you go. Miracle in the desert tells the story of the salton sea s creation to its current state of peril and impending ecological disaster. In its current form, the salton sea was created by accident when a dike gave. Rachel soon realizes the farmers children are in fact stolen. W grudniu 1941 roku, grupa pielegniarek wojskowych wyjezdza z san fransisco na hawaje, by tam pelnic. An enormous blue void at the north end of the imperial valley, the salton sea once attracted more visitors than yosemite. Danny flynnetom van allen val kilmer jezioro salton danny flynnetom van allen. It is in the salton basin, which from the earliest documented history has periodically filled with water, most notably ancient lake cahuilla. Thus begins the odyssey of two troubled women fleeing through a land as broken and in need of redemption as.
It is a film that looks initially to be about drugs and the people who take them. It is a lake lake in the heavily farmed imperial valley of southern california. Caruso and starring val kilmer and vincent donofrio the film was shot on location in. Jezioro salton 2002 the salton sea obraz opowiada historie mezczyzny, toma van allena, ktorego zona zostaje na jego oczach zabita przez handlarzy narkotykow. The beginning of the current salton sea starts in 1905. Rent the salton sea 2002 starring val kilmer and vincent donofrio on dvd and bluray. Greg bassenian is raising funds for salton sea documentary feature film on kickstarter. The salton basin, a belowsealevel depression which extends from palm springs, california, on the north to the gulf of california, in the south, has undergone historic cycles of filling with water and later drying up. The salton sea is shrinking, a phenomenon due partially to rapid evaporationsummer temperatures around the lake routinely top 110 degreesand partially to the decrease in. An ancient lake, named lake cahuilla, preceded the modern salton sea. The salton sea californias largest body of water, and a tragic mistake. The salton sea is a 2002 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by d. Did not go over to the east side, but slab city is there and might be worth checking out as it was featured in the movie, into the.
However, algae that grow in the lake blooms in early spring and summer. Jun 21, 2002 the salton sea is an interesting film. The history of the salton sea is worthy of an epic novel. Less than an hour from indio, ca lies the salton sea.
For the people who dont do drugs, or just do them occasionally, its something that becomes your life, and you. Before recent water control measures were implemented, the salton seas surface tended to rise and fall severely, causing flooding in some of the surrounding communities. It stars val kilmer, vincent donofrio, peter sarsgard, doug hutchinson, anthony lapaglia, debora kara unger, adam goldberg and luis guzman. Dana goodyear, a staff writer, was on the editorial staff of the new yorker from 1999 to 2007, when. The salton sea ss is the largest inland body of water in california. The salton sea is a 2002 neonoir crime film directed by d. There is an eerie stillness to this vast sea, and a peculiar density to the water. The salton sea has claimed its share of servicemen. Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea 2004 filmweb.
Plagues and pleasures on the salton sea 2004 informacje o filmie w bazie filmweb. The salton sea is a fascinating place with an otherworldly look about it. At 227 feet below sea level, its also one of the lowest spots on the planet. It is also a popular site for camping, boating, and fishing. The salton sea arrived on time and in excellent condition. An expecting mother rachel and husband matt crash their car in the countryside and are offered shelter by a farmer and his wife. The salton sea is one of the worlds largest inland seas, once 45 miles long and 25 miles wide. Jul 20, 2017 the first official trailer for miracle in the desert. The salton sea is a 2016 american guerrilla film written by veena sud, an avant garde crime thriller starring jamie anne allman and diarra kilpatrick. Bremner just past salvation mountain is the entrance to slab city, the last free place.
I would strongly recommend it to anyone who loves great action packed movies that keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. The american independent drama, desert shores 2019 was filmed at the salton sea and based on george mccormicks short story salton sea. The rise and fall of the salton sea, a documentary that examines the entire history of the salton sea as well as the ecological problems it is. Pelna obsada filmu jezioro salton 2002 obraz opowiada historie. The salton sea fades away, and a town with it once a popular tourist destination, californias largest lake has been slowly shrinking over the years. Simon templar the saint, is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret. May 17, 2002 the salton sea is a lowlife black comedy drawing inspiration from memento, pulp fiction and those trendy british thrillers about drug lads. Set against this remote and mysterious landscape, an unexpected and brutal crime leaves an innocent woman, caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, dead at the hands of masked gunmen. The area still draws over 150,000 vacationers a year, primarily to the local campsites, trailer parks, and. It was formed when the colorado river changed course, but. Apr 08, 2020 salton sea state recreation area covers 14 miles of the northeastern shore and has long been a popular site for campers, boaters and anglers.
The once glamorous salton sea is now rife with toxic dust and dying fish the salton sea is a polluted accident turned natural resource, and the government is finally giving it funding. A hitchhiker, a witness, blackmails her for a ride. Val kilmer is in the lead role as a tweaker of crystal meth, and other substances, as well as a quite good sounding trumpet player. Pulling up just before sunrise at the salton sea, californias biggest lake, is an almost surreal experience. The salton sea 2002 official trailer val kilmer, bd. Rent the salton sea 2002 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
As the salton seas decline looms, a rush to cover up dry lakebed. The salton sea lies in the salton basin, but it is not the first body of water to occupy the area. In the 90s, steve horvitz, then superintendent of the salton sea state recreation area, would watch as masses of dying fish struggled up to his beaches. In some cases, the inland lake is the final resting place for these men and their machines. Located in the southeastern sonoran desert of california, it is 85 m below. With jamie anne allman, diarra kilpatrick, john davis walker. However, many of the settlements substantially shrank in size, or have been abandoned, mostly due to the increasing salinity and. Squatters and snowbirds have taken up roost at an old, abandoned military base, once called the marine. It was formed when the colorado river changed course, but dried when inflow stopped pouring in. Sep 29, 2016 the once glamorous salton sea is now rife with toxic dust and dying fish the salton sea is a polluted accident turned natural resource, and the government is finally giving it funding. Desert coffee 2017 w kalifornijskiej czesci pustyni sonora, w bliskim sasiedztwie baz wojskowych, znajduje sie dzikie miasteczko slab city, zamieszkale. Apr 01, 2005 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world.
As californias largest lake dries up, it threatens nearby. Just like the salton sea itself, and the stories of those who some might consider social outcasts or misfits, who reinvent themselves every day just as the makers of the oneofakind yet somehow universally appealing films bombay beach, plagues and pleasures of the salton sea, and into the wild impart, upon us all, the revealing and relevant. The salton sea is a vital, threatened link between the colorado river and coastal cities. Salton sea is a shallow, saline and endorheic rift lake located in californias san andreas fault in the imperial and coachella valleys. The salton sea was born in the early 1900s after a canal burst sent water from the colorado flooding into the valley over a period of. The salton sea, californias largest lake, is now a public. Caruso, starring val kilmer, vincent donofrio and peter sarsgaard it follows the story of danny parker kilmer, a former trumpet player and speed freak amphetamine addict who works as an informant for two seedy undercover cops. In some places, you cant see the opposite shore because of the earths curvature.
The day i visited the salton sea the temperature was about 103 degrees. Miracle in the desert tells the story of the salton seas creation to its current state. Increasing salinity in the salton sea basin has limited the number of types of fish that can be found there, and most fish currently caught are tilapia. Few locations so perfectly meld eerie and picturesque as the salton sea. Although this shallow lake is the largest in california, it is actually a manmade lake forming in the natural salton sink. The salton sea is all pieces and no coherent whole. Californias largest lake will soon begin shrinking rapidly. Aug 29, 2015 the salton sea has claimed its share of servicemen. The state is far behind on plans to deal with its decline.
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