Reviews for this film from our members:
- Marco Albanese @ Stanze di Cinema [Italian]
- Excerpt: Magnifico ritratto del fotografo brasiliano Sebastiao Salgado, diretto dal figlio e da Wim Wenders, che attraversa tutta la sua carriera ed i suoi progetti fotografici, alla scoperta della Terra, sì, ma soprattutto degli uomini che la abitano.
- Chris Barsanti @ Film Journal International
- Excerpt: Wim Wenders delivers another generously appreciative fellow-artist collaboration with this luminous portrait of epic photographer Sebastião Salgado, whose knack for unearthly imagery is less intriguing than his empathic optimism.
- David Bax @ Battleship Pretension
- Excerpt: There’s no sardonic, existential pondering in Wenders’ voice. Rather, and despite the graphic and upsetting nature of some of the imagery, the film is warm, humanistic and even sentimental.
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A monumental documentary by Wim Wenders on the remarkable photography of Sebastiao Salgado whose work reveals a deep reverence for life.
- James Jay Edwards @ FilmFracture
- Excerpt: ‘The Salt of the Earth’ – Sebastião Salgado Tells The Stories Behind His Most Haunting Images
- Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: ‘The Salt of the Earth’ is a riveting documentary chronicling the life and art of social and nature photographer, Sebastião Salgado.
- Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
- Excerpt: Magnificent! A dazzling documentary, filled with indelible imagery.
- [New – 7/17/15] | MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: “Everyone should see these images to see how terrible our species is.” Yet there is hope in this portrait of social photographer Sebastião Salgado, too.
- Donald Jay Levit @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Alan Mattli @ Facing the Bitter Truth [German]
- Excerpt: It’s a stirring, cathartic experience, seeing photographer Sebastião Salgado recount his adventurous life that made him lose faith in humanity and gain hope for combating the evils that haunt this beautiful planet.
- Sarah Ward @ Concrete Playground
- Andrew Wyatt @ Gateway Cinephile
- Excerpt: There is an earnest passion at work in The Salt of the Earth, not only for Sebastião’s talents as an artist, but also for the guarded optimism that the photographer has discovered in the autumn of his life.
- George Zervopoulos @ www.moviesltd.gr [Greek]
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