Follow the things electrical manufactured landscapes. To film a landscape is not just showing the actual physical qualities of that particular spectacle, but it is an evocation of states of mind and metaphorical subtexts that are deeply rooted in our artistic tradition. Manufactured landscapes i first saw this movie at a foreign film club and was mesmerized with it at that time. Jan 01, 2007 oftentimes one can tell whether a film is really worth watching by the time the first shot and the first cut are done. Internationally acclaimed for his largescale photographs of manufactured landscapesquarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and damsburtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilizations materials and debris. Shot in super16mm film, manufactured landscapes extends the narrative streams of burtynskys. Jan 19, 2007 manufactured landscapes canada production. Baichwal simply follows photographer edward burtynsky, documenting his process. Zeitgeist films has released this film on dvd, complete with extra footage, a photo gallery, an audio commentary by burtynsky, interviews, a trailer and optional subtitles. Hunting littlepublicized mammoths in its own way, jennifer baichwals manufactured landscapes is the years most chilling horror film, a coldstare portrait of planetary waste that makes an inconvenient truth look like, well, an al gore lecture. The film leads us to meditate on human endeavour and its impact on the planet. Manufactured landscapes is jennifer baichwals striking documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. First sentence states that the photographer took pictures all over the world while on a tour of asia. Edward burtynsky is a canadian photographer who takes pictures of landscapes. Manufactured landscapes the film manufactured landscapes shows various images taken in china along with personal testimony with the people associated. Internationally acclaimed for his largescale photographs of manufactured. For manufactured landscapes, baichwal turns her attention to another photographer, edward burtynsky, whose work is nowhere near as exploitative as what it depicts.
Manufactured landscapes is a magnificent and frightening movie, directed by jennifer baichwal 2006. A cinematic meditation on humanitys massive reengineering of the planet, anthropocene. Watch manufactured landscapes 2007 full movie free online. Third in a trilogy that includes manufactured landscapes 2006 and watermark 20, the film follows the research of an. Apr 27, 2007 manufactured landscapes is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky. Manufactured landscapes is a moderately interesting documentary about edward burtynsky who specializes in taking photographs of industry and manufacturing in an attempt to warn against the. Manufactured landscapes a stunning documentary by award winning director jennifer baichwal follows burtynsky to china, as he captures the effects of the countrys massive industrial revolution.
The film follows him through china, as he shoots the evidence and effects of that countrys massive industrial revolution. Maybe because ive seen landscapes like this on film or in i didnt read most of the text in this book, just the interview, and spent most of my time on the photographs. The film follows him as he travels through china photographing the evidence and effects of that countrys massive industrial revolution. Manufactured landscapes is possibly the dullest, most painfully boring movie ive ever had to endure. Directed by jennifer baichwal and sensitively shot in 16millimeter film by peter mettler, manufactured landscapes which is also the name of a. Oftentimes one can tell whether a film is really worth watching by the time the first shot and the first cut are done. The 2007 film manufactured landscapes is an award wining documentary which follows burtynsky during his trips to china. Manufactured landscapes 2007 jennifer baichwal synopsis. Jennifer baichwals 2002 documentary the true meaning of pictures considered the work of shelby lee adams, a highart photographer known for staging arguably exploitative tableaux of appalachian poverty.
Edward burtynsky, an acclaimed canadian photographer who went to china to take pictures of the chinese industrial landscapes, took with hi. Burtynsky makes largescale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries. Manufactured landscapes trailer by jennifer baichwal nfb. A zeitgeist films release of a mercury films and foundry films coproduction with the national film board of canada in association with tv ontario. Manufactured landscapes landscapes and geomorphology. The three gorges dam, factory floors a kilometre long and the breathtaking scale of shanghais urban renewal are. Manufactured landscapes is a feature documentary on the work of internationally renowned artist edward burtynsky. Photographer edward burtynsky explores the subtle beauty amid the waste generated by slag. I will think twice every time i purchase something from china, in particular. The simpsons movie 2007, from 20th century fox, with homer screaming the fox corporate trademark. And this is a direct result of the consumer culture that we.
The film not only captures the astonishing transformations in the landscape but also. Watch manufactured landscapes, the chinese documentary by. In sunshine, released the same weekend in most theaters, fox again plays with its trademark. Manufactured landscapes edward burtynsky 2007 90 minutes directed by jennifer baichwal zeitgeist video the subject matter of manufactured landscapes is unique. Internationally acclaimed for his largescale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and damsburtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilizations materials and debris. And with manufactured landscapes you can just tell that somethings up from the first shot. Dec 10, 2006 manufactured landscapes is a feature length documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky. This is a clip of the audiences reactions and feedback of the film source. Manufactured landscapes is a 2006 featurelength documentary film about the work of photographer edward burtynsky.
Manufactured landscapes is the striking documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky internationally acclaimed for his large scale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilizations materials and debris. Manufactured landscapes dvd vancouver public library. He takes pictures of industrial sites and factories. Today is boring films, in conjunction with bfi, had a special prescreening of the documentary film manufactured landscapes, in london 2008. Manufactured landscapes is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky.
Interestingly we learn that manufactured landscapes began as an attempt to put together jeff powis black and white video footage captured during burtynskys previous shoots in bangladesh and china footage that appears intermittently in the finished film into some kind of order but soon grew into something far more ambitious and farreaching. A zeitgeist films release of a mercury films and foundry films coproduction with the national film board of canada in. But baichwals documentary probes deeper than a mere surfacelevel glimpse of burtynskys life and work. Documentary by award winning director jennifer baichwal follows edward burtynsky to china, as he captures the effects of the countrys massive industrial revolution. The work of stillphotographer edward burtynsky is the film s ostensible subject, but baichwal is more.
In july 2008 burtynsky delivered a seminar for the long now foundation entitled the 10,000 year gallery. He photographs civilizations materials and debris, but in a way people describe as stunning or. Manufactured landscape, the dvd and and film by jennifer baichwall, a retrospective and introspective documentary on edward burtynskys work is a master piece in itself. The film opens with a specific look at a chinese manufacturing plant where clothing irons are made by 23,000 workers.
Manufactured landscapes is the striking new documentary on. Manufactured landscapes, zeitgeist films, 2007 canadian photographer edward burtynsky likes to capture scenes of environment without nature, places that have been stripped of their beauty and resources by man. Rentals include 7 days to start watching this video and 7 days to finish once started. Unrated 1h 26min documentary june 2007 belgium manufactured landscapes poster. He prefers to shoot things in their endless middles, grand vistas with no beginnings or endings, no edges whatsoever. In 2006, burtynsky was the subject of the documentary film, manufactured landscapes, that was shown at the 2007 sundance film festival in the world cinema documentary competition. Accepting his 2005 ted prize, photographer edward burtynsky makes a wish. Burtynsky makes largescale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines, dams. It quickly develops into a meditation on the human and environmental costs of the permanent and profound changes our planet is experiencing.
Manufactured landscapes is the story of an unheard of transformation, caused by the human race and the unrestrained forces of globalized capitalism. Rent manufactured landscapes 2006 on dvd and bluray dvd. Rent manufactured landscapes 2006 on dvd and bluray. Manufactured landscapes is an award winning documentary film about the work of photographer edward burtynsky. Manufactured landscapes g, 1 hr 23 min documentary. Manufactured landscapes begins as a portrait of acclaimed canadian photographer edward burtynsky, who specializes in largescale images of vast industrial landscapes. There is also footage of burtynsky with al gore at the nashville film festival. Documentarian jennifer baichwals latest film, manufactured landscapes, represents a multifaceted effort. Manufactured landscapes is a magnificent and frightening movie, directed by jennifer baichwal 2006, documenting the work of photographer and artist edward burtynsky. Photographer edward burtynsky takes very large photos, often of numerous subjects that are individually small or seemingly insignificant on their own, but impactful when together. Shot in sumptuous super 16mm film, manufactured landscapes extends the narratives of burtynskys photographs, meditating on human impact on the planet without trying to reach simplistic judgements or reductive resolutions. Like cronenbergs minimasterpiece, manufactured landscapes is a film very much aware of its own existence, of the mechanisms that brought it about, yet it never again reaches the transcendental heights of this precredits prelude. For those who already know his astounding photographs for having seen gallery shows, his touring retrospective exhibition 20032005, or read his books, manufactured landscapes 2003, a catalogue to the retrospective, china 2005, and quarries 2007, it is a keydocument for the understanding of the philosophy, the esthetics, and the.
Not your typical environmental film, manufactured landscapes challenges the viewer to question the ecological and social impact of mass production and mass consumption in which we all take part while it makes no moral judgments and offers simple solutions. Jun 20, 2007 directed by jennifer baichwal and sensitively shot in 16millimeter film by peter mettler, manufactured landscapes which is also the name of a 2003 book of mr. Manufactured landscapes is a feature length documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky. This remarkable film leads us to meditate on human endeavour and its impact on the planet. Manufactured landscapes discussion guide influence film. Manufactured landscapes dvd burlington public library. In the process, the film shifts our consciousness about. The picture ostensibly provides a thoughtprovoking investigation of photographer edward burtynskys legacy, with its aesthetic studies of industrial landscapes.
And in the china film or the manufactured landscapes film, i think that place is. Manufactured landscapes bluray soustitres francais. The human epoch is being called the third in a trilogy that began with manufactured landscapes 2007, which followed burtynskys photography of the effects of. Manufactured landscapes 2007 directed by jennifer baichwal documents the photographic work of artist edward burtynsky. Manufactured landscapes is the striking documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky internationally acclaimed for his large scale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilizations materials and debris the film follows him through china, as he shoots the. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
Manufactured landscapes discussion guide influence film club. Manufactured landscapes 2006 this documentary reveals the gritty underside of industrial landscapes. With impressive images that go deep into viewers brains, it shows where all the stuff is coming from, the stuff that we find in our warehouses, department stores, supermarkets. Manufactured landscapes is an absorbing if unsettling. In the process, the film shifts our consciousness about the world and the way we live in it. August 3, 2007 baichwal just tries to create a cinematic equivalent of burtynskys still images rather than a documentary on the artistic process of burtynsky himself. Rent manufactured landscapes 2006 starring edward burtynsky on dvd and bluray. Jun 27, 2007 and in the china film or the manufactured landscapes film, i think that place is. It was directed by jennifer baichwal and is distributed by zeitgeist films. This critically acclaim film extend the narratives of burtynskys photographs, allowing us to meditate on our impact on the planet and witness both the epicentres of industrial endeavour and the dumping grounds of its. The work of photographer edward burtynsky includes chinas ongoing industrial revolution. It was the first of three documentary collaborations between baichwall and burtynsky, followed by watermark in 20 and anthropocene. Manufactured landscapes national canadian film day.
Film summary manufactured landscapes is a visually mesmerizing documentary that is part artist portrait, part social. Photographer edward burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing. The film s cinematography closely echoes the scale and detail of burtynskys still images. The filmmaker followed burtynsky to china on one of his travels to photograph the effects of that countrys massive and quick industrial revolution and the construction of the three gorges dam. Directed by jennifer baichwal and sensitively shot in 16millimeter film by peter mettler, manufactured landscapes which is also the name of a 2003 book of mr.
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