Faces Places (Visages Villages) is a wonderful film from Agnès Varda and JR. They’re super-cute, and the cinematography is gorgeous.
Tag: documentaries
Design Canada ?
Design Canada is a documentary film celebrating the golden era of Canadian design. View the trailer.
I attended the Montreal screening of the film last week and definitely learned a few things. My design history knowledge skews heavily towards Britain and Europe, so it was pretty awesome to see Canadian efforts in the spotlight. I grew up during the period when much of this work was being scrapped in favour of the new, so I never really appreciated some of the systems that we had in place.
The film is showing around the country over the next month, including several more screenings at Cinema du Parc in Montreal. It will be released digitally in the fall.
Thanks to the film’s director, Greg Durrell, for providing me with the film’s title card for this post.
The Botany of Desire
PBS has posted a full copy of The Botany of Desire, as well as extras, for your viewing pleasure. The documentary examines the human relationship with four plants, apples, tulips, cannabis and potatoes, that evolved to satisfy our desires.
Palin’s Travels
Palin’s Travels features the complete texts from each of Michael Palin’s travel journals, as well as photos, guides and maps. His series of travel documentaries are some of my all-time favourites.