Rivers and Tides (2001)

Directed by

Thomas Riedelsheimer

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows British artist Andy Goldsworthy as he creates temporary sculptures using only natural materials like leaves, ice, and stones. The film watches him work in landscapes from fields to forests, often watching the pieces be transformed or destroyed by nature.

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What happens

Rivers and Tides is a 2001 documentary film directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer about the British artist Andy Goldsworthy, who creates intricate and ephemeral sculptures from natural materials such as rocks, leaves, flowers, and icicles. The music was composed and performed by Fred Frith and was released on a soundtrack, Rivers and Tides (2003). The film received a number of awards, including the ‘Best Documentary’ awards of the San Diego Film Critics Society and the San Francisco Film Critics Circle. It is an Anglo-German co-production by Mediopolis Film and the British independent film company Skyline Productions. In 2018, Goldsworthy, Riedelsheimer, and composer Frith released a follow-up documentary, Leaning Into the Wind. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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