Portrait of a Garden

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Stapel, Rosie, film director.

Grasshopper Film (Firm), publisher, film distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balts (Indo-European people).

Environmental sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 min.)

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film 2016

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles

Summary:

In a picturesque garden on a grand country estate, two long-time friends, an 85 year-old pruning master and the gardener, tend to the espaliers. Surrounded by vegetable patches, citrus trees, the orchard and lush grapevines, they talk about food, the weather, their craft (which is quickly disappearing) and the changing world around them. PORTRAIT OF A GARDEN is an ode to nature as well as the delicate, interdependent relationship between humanity and the natural world. Chronicling four seasons in the life of a restored 17th century garden, the film follows two master gardeners at work pruning branches, planting trees, tilling land, and inspecting a wide variety of fruit, vegetables and plants. The film also captures their conversations, as the two men share their knowledge of horticulture and concerns about the future of their work. Official Selection at the **Vancouver International Film Festival** and the **Europian Union Film Festival**. *"Remarkably evocative. A zen meditation on time, nature and human activity." - Stephen Holden, **The New York Times**

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen

OCLC:

1143292489

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license