The Boston Phoenix . You have to go far afield to find unspoiled sport these days, and that's what local filmmaker Alice Bouvrie did in her genial, occasionally breathtaking documentary Iditarod . . . A Far Distant Place. Bouvrie follows three participants. None of the trio looks like a winner, and indeed suspense isn't a big part of Iditarod .
Human interest is, though, as well as the stunning Arctic vistas.
Especially haunting are the repeated night shots of dog teams, who, their eyes glowing, look like a cross between a feral wolfpack and commuters on I-90. The Boston Phoenix .