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The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth

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Summary

Documentary about the life and career of Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, who has spent decades travelling the world to chronicle the people and events that have shaped humanity. Directed and narrated by Wim Wenders and the photographer's son Juliano Ribeiro Salgado. In French, English and Portuguese

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Stephen Carty

This evocative, Oscar-nominated documentary pays tribute to Sebastiao Salgado, the celebrated Brazilian photographer who has been travelling around the world for the last 40 years. During this time, he has witnessed his fair share of human suffering, having documented the devastating effects of starvation, poverty, war, displacement and genocide. As you might expect, the film is filled with images of his photographic work, which are accompanied by detailed commentary from the man himself. Despite this, however, we learn very little about his working methods - how he composed his shots, what it took to get them - while the film occasionally feels like an extended slideshow. That said, it is extremely moving in places, and some of the monochrome pictures are genuinely breathtaking. The Salt of the Earth certainly won't be for everyone, but it offers a haunting, reflective, thought-provoking portrait of a remarkable individual.

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8.4/10

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Cast

rolenameSebastiao SalgadoSebastiao SalgadoWim WendersWim WendersJuliano Ribeiro SalgadoJuliano Ribeiro Salgado

Crew

rolenameDirectorJuliano Ribeiro SalgadoDirectorWim Wenders

Details

Theatrical distributor

Curzon Film World

Released on

2015-07-17

Languages

English | Portuguese | French

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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