The Seer: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

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The Seer: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

2016

1h 22m

Documentary

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13 Reviews

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The works of the farmer, writer and activist.

Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

08/31/2017

2.5/5

Look & See seems to have many objectives, yet accomplishes none of them satisfactorily.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

08/10/2017

Dunn's version of this story isn't new, but it has the added resonance of Berry's affable drawl narrating choice verses or answering Dunn's questions over lovingly edited footage of his home and neighboring farmlands.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

06/30/2017

2/4

Encompasses two different films, and neither one of them is, in fact, a portrait of the poet/novelist/farmer/activist Wendell Berry. Neither one of them, despite sincere intentions, is very good.

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Catherine Capellaro

Isthmus (Madison, WI)

11/22/2019

The film is more of a visual poem than a documentary, which is fitting, because Berry is a poet/farmer/activist/essayist who has devoted his life to collapsing distinctions.

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Ed Travis

Cinapse

01/16/2019

Laura Dunn's The Seer: A Portrait of Wendell Berry, brings a level of profundity in kind with the work and the life that inspired it.

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

10/31/2018

2/5

This film is as dry as a Kansas prairie.

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Jef Sewell

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Laura Dunn

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Jef Sewell

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Synopsis

The works of the farmer, writer and activist.

Director: Laura Dunn, Jef Sewell
Producer: Laura Dunn, Jef Sewell
Production Co: Two Birds Film
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2017
Runtime: 1h 22m