Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

takezo-81010 Sebastia Salgado is a great man, who loves humans and nature. His work as photographer is astonishing: natural scenes or human disasters, Salgado shootings always reach their targets: showing the world as it is.How to make a documentary about a photographer? By showing beautiful images, of course! But also by making an efficient scenario. From the past to present of Sebastio, we can follow the story of the man, the story of the artist, and the story of earth, as Sebastio has always followed the rhythms of the world to build his books and choose his theme.Photograph lover or humble spectator will enjoy this documentary . Go for it!

baddah This outstanding documentary hit me like a ton of bricks, I don't remember the last time I was that much intrigued and couldn't take my eyes off the screen. The works of photographer Sebastião Salgado is shown in detail while his life is narrated on the background. One of the best things of this movie is that it's not a sole biography, it is actually the story of his soul-shattering pictures taken during the Ethiopian famine, genocide in Rwanda and Yugoslavia, end of Gulf War I while Kuwaiti oilfields were in flames, and many other horrific moments humankind have experienced. Concurrently, Salgado tells how he felt during those moments and how difficult it was to witness such dreadful moments after his interaction with the people forced to endure their misfortune. From this perspective, as the story goes on the viewer develops a great deal of admiration for Mr. Salgado and his work. He is definitely a life changer artist, and to picture the reality he's made lots of sacrifices some of which are even inconceivable to most of us. This work of art does not only depict the pain human kind have experienced in a mechanical order, but with the tense emotional reality we human beings possess. You don't just see the sufferings, feel pity for them and move on, you feel it in your heart and think something is really wrong with our system. And the hardest reality to accept is that we all are part of the system. I think it is a formidable sin to live in prosperity while others struggle and stay alive in poverty, but the funny thing is there is no divine retribution for anything in this world; therefore it is up to average people to do something. Even watching this movie will help increase the awareness of the facts around the world.The Salt of the Earth is a remarkable documentary, well-directed by acclaimed German director Wim Wenders, and tells the life story of Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado in chapters of his expeditions during last 40 years of his life. I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes not to see the world through rose-coloured glasses.

santiagocosme Never mind the documentary side of things, this is very much a photography watching paradise. Yes, as you can imagine, there is a bit of storytelling about the photographer himself, but the salt of the earth is not pretending to be a tabloid in video format. Who cares anyway? I don't. All I want to see is more and more work by this great man. Sincerely, during the first 1H30 of the movie, until he returns to Brazil, I did not go 1 minute of the film without being awed by the marvelous visuals I was witnessing. It is surely one of the most enjoyable documentaries I have ever seen. I feel like I have seen the planet with completely different eyes. Absolutely, compulsory viewing for photographers, planet lovers, and anyone with a mild interest for things.

clarkj-565-161336 Many times a son asks why his father was absent so much when he was young, or perhaps why he is uncommunicative. Later in life he discovers that his father had some special task to do or that he was not able to discuss his work. In the case of Juliano Salgado he discovers first hand what is involved in capturing nature in all its beauty while filming his father at work. Sebastião's many trips to Africa obviously took him away for long periods of time, but the results of his work are a historical record of some of mankind's horrible deeds. The film describes the socio political context of Brazil in the 60s and 70s which is important to understand the trajectory of the young couple in their exile to France and their joint partnership in photography. The black and white scenes of early Brazil and the grandfather's ranch are wonderful. The ending is also well chosen to give us hope for the future, in the successful reclamation of the property by replanting the mata atlântica.