Forest of Bliss (1986)
- Directed by
- Robert Gardner
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary shows daily life in Benares, India. It follows people and animals moving through the city streets and along the Ganges river. The film focuses on rituals and ordinary activities without narration or explanation.
meditativeobservationalcontemplativehypnoticvisually immersiveslow-pacedmatter-of-factatmospheric
What happens
Forest of Bliss is a 1986 documentary film by ethnographic filmmaker Robert Gardner about everyday life in Benares, India. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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