Salgado wasis a highly dedicated, focused, admirable and unique photographer though some parts of the salt of the earth were painful to view, all were compelling and some downright remarkable. Wim wenders on sebastiao salgado in the salt of the earth. Did she play an active part in the making of the salt of the earth. May 21, 2014 the salt of the earth doesnt reveal so much as gracefully confirm that the empathy and humanism that make salgados photojournalistic work so special are also a part of the artists outlook. A new documentary, salt of the earth, features salgado describing some of his most moving photographs. The salt of the earth by juliano ribeiro salgado, wim wenders. The salt of the earth doesnt reveal so much as gracefully confirm that the empathy and humanism that make salgados photojournalistic work so special are also a part of the artists outlook. His yearslong projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay. After two years of studying medicine and philosophy and a yearlong stay in paris as a painter, he attended the university of television and film in munich from 1967 to 1970. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Mar 27, 2015 the salt of the earth, directed jointly by wenders and salgado s son juliano, takes pains to explain how salgado became the worlds foremost social photographer. Mar 27, 2015 the salt of the earth, a documentary about famed photographer sebastiao salgado, ends with tranquil images of his family farm in brazil, a leafy earthly paradise restored from the ravages of.
Wenders makes no attempt to critique or challenge his subject, and is content to let salgado and his camera speak. During the last forty years, the photographer sebastiao salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever changing humanity. Photography, misery and beauty in the salt of the earth. Dec 12, 2014 the salt of the earth, a film by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, illustrates the way sebastiao salgados photographs create beauty by capturing pain, violence and deprivation. The salt of the earth dvd sebastiao salgado actor, wim wenders actor, director rated.
The filmmakers capture the artists crucial relationship with his wife, and puts the mans life work in context. The salt of the earth about sebastiao salgado last week i watched the documentary the salt of the earth about documentary photographer sebastiao salgado. He went to niger, in 1973 and photographed the devastation and deaths caused by the serious drought. Wim wenders mastery of the documentary form is again on display in the salt of the earth, a stunning visual ode to the photographer sebastiao salgado, codirected by the shutterbugs. Watch the salt of the earth online streaming on just. This is one of those films that i cant stop thinking about, which is a good thing. He became a global wanderer, photographing epochal events of violence and displacement, including rwanda, bosnia, and the war in iraq. Anguish, empathy and majesty a documentary that celebrates the work of the brazilian photojournalist sebastiao salgado examines both the inhumanity of human. Salt of the earth a stunning ode to famed photojournalist.
Juliano ribeiro salgado wim wenders wim wenders was born in dusseldorf in 1945. Sebastiao salgados salt of the earth why you should. Sebastiao salgado and the salt of the earth by roxana farca i know exactly when i first heard the name of sebastiao salgado. It was the 5 th of december 2014, the first day of a photography class i was invited to attend. Juliano ribeiro salgado and wim wenders documentary the salt of the earth profiles sebastiao salgado, the acclaimed photographer who spent his career chronicling the bluecollar, workingclass citizens of the world. The international biographical documentary film the salt of the earth, directed by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, was released in 2014 internationally. The life and work of photographer sebastiao salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of. The salt of the earth 2014 directed by wim wenders. This film, made by salgados son juliano and the awardwinning director wim wenders wings of desire, follows the photographer across.
The salt of the earth presents a photographers life and. Mar 27, 2015 for his latest documentary, the salt of the earth, one of the nominees for this years oscar for best documentary, wenders trains his camera on photographer sebastiao salgado and the result, though not without flaws, is an invigorating and interesting observation of the man, his work and the entire medium of photography. It portrays the works of salgados father, the brazilian photographer sebastiao salgado. Mar 25, 2015 salt of the earth a stunning ode to famed photojournalist salgado by sara stewart.
The salt of the earth finds salgado revisiting and confronting his turbulent past. Mar 18, 2015 the salt of the earth is a documentary film released last year by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, the son of renowned brazilian photographer sebastiao salgado. The life and work sebastiao salgado, the salt of the earth. This film shows the work of julianos father, sebastiao salgado, the brazilian artist that is behind the wellknown monochrome images. In the salt of the earth, a documentary by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, the photographers son, the elder salgado tells the story behind the photos, and of the man who took them. The tactic might not be the only one at work in the salt of the earth there are also more standard passages, such as archival biographical still montages, scenes of salgado at work in the. Throughout the film, the presence, and the importance of his wife, lelia wanick salgado, in the life and work of salgado is tangible.
German broadcaster ard will show wim wenders awardwinning documentary about worldrenowned photograper sebastiao salgado on 12 april 2017. The salt of the earth 2014 full movie download full hd. In salgados native brazil, he and his wife founded the instituto terra, a reforestation project whose greenhouses produce more than one million. Sebastiaos salgado s life and work are revealed to us by his son, juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by wim wenders, a photographer himself. Fraai vormgegeven documentaire over braziliaanse sociaal fotograaf sebastiao salgado. Jul 16, 2015 photographer sebastiao salgado, subject of wim wenders documentary the salt of the earth what a shame, then, that we never catch a true glimpse of salgados own life in this film. This documentary masterpiece about photographer sebastiao salgado is a compelling testimony of our.
A photographers eye for tragedy and hope in salt of the. We speak to one of the films directors, kicking off a week of interviews with the filmmakers behind this years oscarnominated documentaries. Apr 10, 2015 the tactic might not be the only one at work in the salt of the earth there are also more standard passages, such as archival biographical still montages, scenes of salgado at work in the. The salt of the earth, directed jointly by wenders and salgados son juliano, takes pains to explain how salgado became the worlds foremost social photographer. The life and work of photographer sebastiao salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of the world. The salt of the earth is a glowing tribute to a committed and admirable artist. Apr 09, 2015 in the salt of the earth, a documentary by wim wenders and juliano ribeiro salgado, the photographers son, the elder salgado tells the story behind the photos, and of the man who took them. With sebastiao salgado, wim wenders, lelia wanick salgado, juliano ribeiro salgado. The salt of the earth human rights watch film festival. Economics phd sebastiao salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession.
Sebastiao salgado is the subject of the oscarnominated 2014 documentary the salt of the earth, directed by acclaimed german filmmaker wim wenders and the artists son, juliano ribeiro salgado. The salt of the earth by juliano ribeiro salgado, wim. Salgado and his wife would select certain areas of the world as a project. Whether youre familiar with salgados name and work or not, the salt of the earth will be a revelation.
Apr 02, 2015 salgados life, career and philosophical approach are the subjects of the salt of the earth, an adoring, ultimately limited profile of the artist, who grew up on a farm in central brazil. For the last 40 years, the photographer sebastiao salgado has been traveling through the continents, in the footsteps of an everchanging humanity. The filmmakers capture the artists crucial relationship with his wife, and puts the mans life work in. Sebastiao salgado and the salt of the earth id studio. The salt of the earth 2015 stream and watch online. Nov 12, 2014 sebastiaos salgados life and work are revealed to us by his son, juliano, who went with him during his last travels, and by wim wenders, a photographer himself. Sebastia o salgado s life and work are revealed to us by his son, juliano, who went with him during his last travels, and by wim wenders, himself a photographer. May 22, 2014 the salt of the earth is directed by german auteur wim wenders, together with salgados son juliano, himself a filmmaker though one if were being honest not yet to achieve the heights. The salt of the earth documentary il sale della terra.
A photographers eye for tragedy and hope in salt of the earth. The life and work sebastiao salgado, the salt of the earth a 2014 film by wim wenders and salgados son juliano ribeiro salgado. The salt of the earth is directed by german auteur wim wenders, together with salgados son juliano, himself a filmmaker though one if were being honest not yet to achieve the heights. Jul, 2015 for the last 40 years, the photographer sebastiao salgado has been traveling through the continents, in the footsteps of an everchanging humanity. For his latest documentary, the salt of the earth, one of the nominees for this years oscar for best documentary, wenders trains his camera on photographer sebastiao salgado and the result, though not without flaws, is an invigorating and interesting observation of the man, his work and the entire medium of photography. Sebastiao salgado, oglu juliano ribeiro salgado ile birlikte bir seyahate c. The salt of the earth about sebastiao salgado legacy. Photographer sebastiao salgado embarks on the discovery of pristine territories and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project which is a. Here, he tells a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking images from his latest work, genesis, which documents. Out now on dvd saltoftheearthjb watch it on itunes for the last. After i watched it, i felt i must buy this to not only see it again and again but to share with others.
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