Polo Gloria

Il Maggiore, un veterano della Seconda guerra mondiale, esala in ospedale il suo ultimo respiro. A vegliarlo, sua moglie e il cane Tassen. La macchia sul naso gli ha impedito di sfilare nelle mostre canine, ma gli ha fatto scoprire in casa Thorkildsen l'affetto di una vera famiglia. Purtroppo, ora, le cose non vanno granché bene: Tassen e la signora Thorkildsen devono ricominciare una nuova vita, loro due soli, e non è semplice, per Tassen, che è un cane da un solo padrone, e per la donna, sempre più evanescente e smarrita. Beve troppa «acqua del drago» e non uscirebbe più di casa, se non ci fosse lui. Ma Tassen non sarebbe un cane speciale se non sapesse cosa fare per risolvere la situazione: a suo modo, naturalmente. La storia della corsa al Polo Sud, la gara che vide protagonisti, nel 1911, l'esploratore norvegese Roald Amundsen e il suo rivale, il capitano inglese Robert Scott, diventa la loro passione..

From the beginnings till 1985 - The band Les Sauterelles stood for the decade of the 60ties, when Switzerland's youth was shaken by the rock'n'roll fever.When in summer 1968 Les Sauterelles ruled the Swiss charts with their hit “Heavenly Club”, this success marked both their climax and end. Often referred as the “Swiss Beatles”, Les Sauterelles had been the undisputed kings of the scene for years. It was their resounding success that caused their downfall in the same year – a pattern that would repeat itself on and on throughout the history of pop and rock music in Switzerland. Differences over the direction in which their music was going and the sobering reality of their daily professional routine had led the group to an impasse. Their breakup heralded a similar fate for most other Swiss “beat bands” who had for years been cruising along in the slipstream of their Anglo-American models, albeit with varying degrees of success.

From the beginnings till 1985 - The band Les Sauterelles stood for the decade of the 60ties, when Switzerland's youth was shaken by the rock'n'roll fever.When in summer 1968 Les Sauterelles ruled the Swiss charts with their hit “Heavenly Club”, this success marked both their climax and end. Often referred as the “Swiss Beatles”, Les Sauterelles had been the undisputed kings of the scene for years. It was their resounding success that caused their downfall in the same year – a pattern that would repeat itself on and on throughout the history of pop and rock music in Switzerland. Differences over the direction in which their music was going and the sobering reality of their daily professional routine had led the group to an impasse. Their breakup heralded a similar fate for most other Swiss “beat bands” who had for years been cruising along in the slipstream of their Anglo-American models, albeit with varying degrees of success.

Gli ultimi decenni del diciannovesimo secolo sono stati il periodo d'oro delle esplorazioni polari e del Polo Nord in particolare. Nessuno sapeva cosa ci fosse all'interno della fortezza di ghiaccio lambita dai mari del Nord, anche se le leggende si sprecavano. Chiunque avesse piantato per primo la bandiera della propria nazione sul punto più settentrionale della Terra, avrebbe sicuramente ricevuto gloria e onori imperituri. James Gordon Bennett, l'eccentrico e ricchissimo proprietario del New York Herald, aveva appena inviato Stanley in Africa per ritrovare il dottor Livingstone, ed era ansioso di bissare il successo ottenuto: così finanziò una spedizione alla volta del Polo Nord capitanata dal giovane ufficiale George Washington De Long, che aveva ottenuto una certa notorietà per un'operazione di soccorso lungo le coste della Groenlandia..

From the beginnings till 1985 - The band Les Sauterelles stood for the decade of the 60ties, when Switzerland's youth was shaken by the rock'n'roll fever.When in summer 1968 Les Sauterelles ruled the Swiss charts with their hit “Heavenly Club”, this success marked both their climax and end. Often referred as the “Swiss Beatles”, Les Sauterelles had been the undisputed kings of the scene for years. It was their resounding success that caused their downfall in the same year – a pattern that would repeat itself on and on throughout the history of pop and rock music in Switzerland. Differences over the direction in which their music was going and the sobering reality of their daily professional routine had led the group to an impasse. Their breakup heralded a similar fate for most other Swiss “beat bands” who had for years been cruising along in the slipstream of their Anglo-American models, albeit with varying degrees of success.