Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven (2015)
- Directed by
- Phyllis Ellis
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 9.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three adventurers travel through rugged Canadian wilderness to find the exact spots where the Group of Seven artists painted their famous landscapes. They reflect on the beauty and spiritual quality of the natural scenes and the art they inspired.
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What happens
Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven is a Canadian 2015 documentary film written by Nancy Lang and directed by Phyllis Ellis. It tells the daring story of three adventurers who travel through the Canadian terrain to arrive at different landscapes that have famously been painted before, and allows them to appreciate the spirituality and artistry behind the paintings, and their natural locations. The title refers to the Group of Seven, a group of Canadian landscape artists who were active 1920–1933. The film was an official selection at the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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