Manufactured Landscapes

[AlchemisTO]

Has anyone else seen this film?

I saw it at the Bloor Cinema last night and I was blown away by the imagery. I knew it was going to be a good ride from the get-go, when they shoot a ten minute pan through a giant manufacturing plant in Guangdong.

The 3 Gorges construction footage is also something else.

 

[Darkstar416]

Fantastic film. One of the most visual things I've ever witnessed. Highly recommended!

 

[interchange42]

...and why is it not up for a Best Documentary Academy Award? It deserves to be...

equally impressed 42

 

[scarberiankhatru]

Sounds something like Baraka or Koyaanisqatsi.

 

[Observer Walt]

Amazing film, and portrays the work of an amazing Canadian artist.

 

[bizorky]

I am going to disagree. While I find Burtynsky's photos amazing, I found the film weak. It came off as a kind of blandish documentary on a photographer, rather than attempting to somehow translate the sublime power and desolate beauty of his photography into a cinematic form.

 

[andreapalladio]

...and why is it not up for a Best Documentary Academy Award? It deserves to be...

It hasn't been released in the United States, which is one of the criteria for Academy Award consideration.

 

[scarberiankhatru]

Specifically, it must play in LA to be nominated.

 

[andreapalladio]

Is that true for docs as well? I know that the rule for regular pics if that they have to run for a week in El Lay before December 31 to be eligible.

 

[tayser2]

I saw this thread title and automatically thought about a rant I had on SSC the other day.

It was about Canberra.