The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
A cinematic portrait of farmer and writer Wendell Berry. Through his eyes, we see both the changing landscapes of rural America in the era of industrial agriculture and the redemptive beauty in taking the unworn path.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic58/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Laura DunnDirector
- Jef SewellDirector
- Kerry MuzzeyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Wendell BerrySelf (voice)
- Earl L. ButzSelf - Former Secretary of Agriculture (archive footage)
- Michael DouglasSelf
- Tanya BerrySelf
- John Logan BrentSelf - Henry County Judge
- Dale RobertsSelf
- John Berry Jr.Self (voice)
- Juan Javier ReyesSelf
- Phoebe WagonerSelf
- Curtis CombsSelf
- Mary BerrySelf
- Arwen DonahueSelf
Themes
agriculturerural areawriterfarmingwoman directoragrarian life