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Synopsis
Documentarian Jennifer Baichwal's latest film, Manufactured Landscapes, represents a multifaceted effort. The picture ostensibly provides a thought-provoking investigation of photographer Edward Burtynsky's legacy, with its aesthetic studies of industrial landscapes. But Baichwal's documentary probes deeper than a mere surface-level glimpse of Burtynsky's life and work. It uses the topic of Burtynsky as a springboard, segueing, from there, into a protracted exploration of "the aesthetic, social and spiritual dimensions of industrialization and globalization." Whereas Burtynsky's photographs reveal human beings dwarfed by the massive industrialized landscape that surrounds them, Baichwal (much as Louis Malle did in his Humain, trop Humain) sheds a light on the tedium and monotony suffered by workers who are assigned small components of huge manufacturing processes, and must endure the repetitive work that it entails. She and cinematographer Peter Mettler also travel to China and Bangladesh - the corner of the world that serves as a destination for much of the west's industrial waste - and convey the devastating impact that corporate disposal makes on indigenes - such as the two young men who must wade around, waist deep, in toxic sludge while tearing ships apart with their bare hands. The picture thus raises some significant and sobering questions about the impact that we, as humans, make on our environment. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Avril Jacobson Assistant Camera
John Price Assistant Camera
John Price Assistant Camera
Jeff Powis Associate Producer
Lucas Lackner Associate Producer
Peter Mettler Cinematographer
Dan Driscoll Composer (Music Score)
Peter Mettler Consultant/advisor
Roland Schlimme Consultant/advisor
Jane Tattersall Dialogue Editor
Jennifer Baichwal Director
Roland Schlimme Editor
Rudy Buttignol Editor
Paul Scherzer Line Producer
Daniel Iron Producer
Gerry Flahive Producer
Jennifer Baichwal Producer
Nick de Pencier Producer
Peter Starr Producer
David Rose Re-Recording Mixer
Lou Solakofski Re-Recording Mixer
David Rose Sound/Sound Designer
Jane Tattersall Sound/Sound Designer
David Rose Supervising Sound Editor
Year: 2007
Runtime: 83
Country: Canada
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature


Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Foundry Films
Mercury Films
Mongrel Media
National Film Board of Canada

Release
June 20, 2007 (USA - Limited)
by Zeitgeist Films

Awards
2006 - Toronto City Award for Best Canadian Film - Toronto International Film Festival
2006 - Best Canadian Film - Toronto Film Critics Circle
2006 - Best Documentay - Toronto Film Critics Circle
2006 - Best Documentary - Genie Awards