Rent manufactured landscapes 2006 on dvd and bluray dvd. Dec 10, 2006 manufactured landscapes is a feature length documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky. Manufactured landscapes explores the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky. 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. May 06, 2018 winner of the genie for best documentary and nominated for sundances grand jury prize, jennifer baichwals 2006 manufactured landscapes is essential canadian cinema. Manufactured landscapes national canadian film day. A striking documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky. Manufactured landscapes 2007 jennifer baichwal synopsis.
Film and photography are both visual media, but manufactured landscapes extends the element of time to accentuate the gravity of burtynskys work. Manufactured landscapes is an interesting documentary about edward burtynsky who specializes in taking photographs of industry and manufacturing in an. It also marks the beginning of the directors ongoing collaboration with photographer ed burtynsky. Manufactured landscapes leaves the work of drawing conclusions mostly to the. Manufactured landscapes dvd burlington public library. Jennifer baichwals cameras follow edward burtynsky 1955 as he visits what he calls manufactured landscapes.
What makes the photographs so powerful is his refusal in them to be didactic. And with manufactured landscapes you can just tell that somethings up from the first shot. Documentary by award winning director jennifer baichwal follows edward burtynsky to china, as he captures the effects of the countrys massive industrial revolution. Sep, 2006 jennifer baichwal and her team were in postproduction on her new film manufactured landscapes right up until the day the film screened at this years festival. Manufactured landscapes is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky. Film summary manufactured landscapes is a visually mesmerizing documentary that is part artist portrait, part social documentary. Manufactured landscapes edward burtynsky in dialog with chasing. Burtynsky makes largescale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines, dams.
Manufactured landscapes discussion guide influence film club. 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. The film not only captures the astonishing transformations in the. Manufactured landscapes is jennifer baichwals striking documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky. This documentary reveals the gritty underside of industrial landscapes. 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 was one of the most celebrated canadian films of the. Internationally acclaimed for his largescale photographs of manufactured landscapesquarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and damsburtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilizations materials and debris. Manufactured landscapes on dvd movie synopsis and info. As an activist myself, this film could have certainly done more, and is not. 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. There is a terrible beauty about manufactured landscapes, a documentary by jennifer baichwal on the work of her fellow. In china, workers gather outside the factory, exhorted by their team leader. 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, and computer stores.
Baichwal achieves in shot duration what burtynsky does in space and scale. I will think twice every time i purchase something from china, in particular. Paisajes transformados 2006 documental completo en. Manufactured landscapes tells the story of these images, and how burtynsky came to be so fascinated with the concept of human design.
Rent manufactured landscapes 2006 starring edward burtynsky on dvd and bluray. In the first of a soontobe completed trilogy of documentaries with the photographer, baichwal trains her camera on burtynsky as he travels to china. Photographer edward burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing. Follow the things electrical manufactured landscapes. Burtynsky makes largescale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries.
May 10, 2008 manufactured landscapes 90 mins, 12a directed by jennifer baichwal. Torontobased filmmaker mettler, who was a creative collaborator as well as cinematographer on manufactured landscapes, will discuss the making of the film and his approach to the visual language of cinema. 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. There, using his signature largescale photography, he documents the rapidly urbanizing, sometimes decaying and always altered landscapes that bear the permanent marks of human civilization. The film manufactured landscapes shows various images taken in china along with personal testimony with the people associated. In the process, the film shifts our consciousness about the world and the way we live in it. The picture ostensibly provides a thoughtprovoking investigation of photographer edward burtynskys legacy, with its aesthetic studies of industrial landscapes. The most accomplished and expansive work of director jennifer baichwals. The film leads us to meditate on human endeavour and its impact on the planet. Burtynsky makes largescale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries, recycling. 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 trailer by jennifer baichwal nfb. The film focuses on the work of canadian photographer edward burtynsky whose has created a new form of landscape photography, one that explores the intricate link between industry and nature, combining.
Photographer edward burtynsky explores the subtle beauty amid the waste generated by slag heaps, dumps and factories. 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. It was the first of three documentary collaborations between baichwall and burtynsky, followed by watermark in 20 and anthropocene. The photography of edward burtynsky a film by simon brothers duration. Manufactured landscapes is a feature length documentary on the world and work of renowned artist edward burtynsky. He photographs civilizations materials and debris, but in a way people describe as stunning or. 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 super16mm film, manufactured landscapes extends the narrative streams of burtynskys photographs, allowing us to meditate on our profound impact on the planet and witness both the epicentres of industrial endeavour and the dumping grounds of its waste. Manufactured landscapes is the equivalent of looking through a photo portfolio, but instead of being able to flip to the next page when youre done analyzing a photo and have extracted all that. Manufactured landscapes a stunning documentary by awardwinning director jennifer baichwal follows burtynsky to china, as he. 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. Internationally acclaimed for his largescale photographs of manufactured landscapesquarries, recycling yards, factories, mines, and damsburtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilizations materials and debris.
The film follows him through china, as he shoots the evidence and effects of that countrys massive industrial revolution, showing us a glimpse of what its like behind the scenes for a famous photographer in action. Manufactured landscapes landscapes and geomorphology. The film features numerous portraits of corrupted natural surroundings and landscapes that bear the scars of industry. Jan 19, 2007 manufactured landscapes canada production. Manufactured landscapes i first saw this movie at a foreign film club and was mesmerized with it at that time. Oftentimes one can tell whether a film is really worth watching by the time the first shot and the first cut are done. Manufactured landscapes is a 2006 featurelength documentary film about the work of photographer edward burtynsky. 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. It was directed by jennifer baichwal and is distributed by zeitgeist films. Manufactured landscapes is a magnificent and frightening movie, directed by. A feature length documentary on the world and work of renowned canadian artist edward burtynsky.