MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Manufactured Landscapes
Jennifer Baichwal follows the much acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky while he travels the globe shooting landscapes transformed through commercial recycling, manufacturing and industrial production. The film not only captures the astonishing transformations in the landscape but also examines the social repercussions of these changes.
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Jennifer Baichwal's meditative documentary Manufactured Landscapes begins with an eight-minute tracking shot of a Chinese factory, numbing in its breadth and repetition. The factory is not identified, nor is the product, but that's hardly the issue. The place is a soul killer.
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MPAA rating:
Unrated
Cast:
Edward Burtynsky
Directed by:
Jennifer Baichwal
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Documentary Running time:
01:30
Release date:
2007
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