The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
A personal meditation on the landscape of the American West that tracks the ruling conception in nature in the 19th and 20th centuries from the pioneers through the instamatic tourists, at the same time that it obsessively follows the four seasons. The elemental vicissitudes of the weather, the exact moment of the day, the colour of the light and the soil and the trees form an acute visual record of the constantly changing mood of the landscape. The film successfully attempts, with quiet, passionate, almost single-minded firmness, to confront us as nakedly as possible with our cultural inability to see nature whole, without preconceptions.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Babette MangolteDirector
- Babette MangolteWriter
Cast
- Babette MangolteNarrator (voice)
- Bruce BostonNarrator (voice)
- Honora FergusonNarrator (voice)
Themes
naturewoman directoramerican west