The Salt of the Earth
Overview
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders' documentary THE SALT OF THE EARTH profiles Sebastiao Salgado, the acclaimed photographer who spent his career chronicling the blue-collar, working-class citizens of the world. The filmmakers capture the artist's crucial relationship with his wife, and puts the man's life work in context.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Juliano Ribeiro Selgado - Director
Wim Wenders - Director
Details
- Format: Blu-ray (With DVD, AC-3, Dolby, 2 Pack)
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 043396455290
- Genre: DOCUMENTARY
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: July 2015
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"[E]ach of Salgado’s subjects is a unique and distinctive being. Their individuality resonates..." -- Grade: B - 03/26/2015 A.V. Club
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A]n invigorating and interesting observation of the man, his work and the entire medium of photography." - 03/27/2015 RogerEbert.com
"This moving, Oscar-nominated documentary is an odyssey of a tragic observer." - 04/02/2015 Chicago Sun-Times
"Salgado possesses the eye of an artist but the soul of the economist he trained to be: A critique of late capitalism runs through even his most romantic, lyrical work." - 04/02/2015 Washington Post
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