Portrait of a Garden

Name: Portrait of a Garden
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 26, 2016
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 70

2016

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Grasshopper Film | Release Date: October 26, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: In a picturesque garden on a grand country estate, two long-time friends, an 85 year-old pruning master and the gardener, tend to the espaliers. Surrounded by vegetable patches, citrus trees, the orchard and lush grapevines, they talk about food, the weather, their craft (which is quickly disappearing) and the changing world around them.In a picturesque garden on a grand country estate, two long-time friends, an 85 year-old pruning master and the gardener, tend to the espaliers. Surrounded by vegetable patches, citrus trees, the orchard and lush grapevines, they talk about food, the weather, their craft (which is quickly disappearing) and the changing world around them. For fifteen years, they’ve been working on the pear arbor. But will it finally come together this year? And what about the harvest, will it be ready for the end-of-season banquet? [Grasshopper Film]… Expand

Director: Rosie Stapel

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Amy Brady

Oct 27, 2016

Meditative in its slowness and exquisite beauty, Portrait of a Garden is more than a fine documentary — it's a balm for the soul. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Oct 25, 2016

The vision of nature being lovingly tended in Rosie Stapel’s documentary, Portrait of a Garden, is remarkably evocative. Read full review

Carson Lund

Oct 25, 2016

Portrait of a Garden‘s distance from its human subjects forestalls the film’s momentum and strips it of a heart. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Nov 1, 2016

For those less interested in horticultural matters, however, this Dutch documentary is akin to, well, watching plants grow. The sort of film frequently described as "meditative," it produces a calming but ultimately soporific effect. Read full review

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