Summer in the Forest

Name: Summer in the Forest
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 23, 2018
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 72

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Abramorama | Release Date: March 23, 2018 | Not Rated

Summary: Like countless others Philippe, Michel, Andre and Patrick were labeled 'idiots', locked away and forgotten in violent asylums, until the 1960s, when the young philosopher Jean Vanier took a stand and secured their release - the first time in history that anyone had beaten the system. Together they created L'Arche, a commune at the edge of aLike countless others Philippe, Michel, Andre and Patrick were labeled 'idiots', locked away and forgotten in violent asylums, until the 1960s, when the young philosopher Jean Vanier took a stand and secured their release - the first time in history that anyone had beaten the system. Together they created L'Arche, a commune at the edge of a beautiful forest near Paris. A quiet revolution was born. Now in his 80s, and still at L'Arche, Jean has discovered something that most of us have forgotten - what it is to be human, to be foolish, and to be happy.… Expand

Director: Randall Wright

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 108 min

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Katie Walsh

Apr 5, 2018

Wright's film is a beautiful and deeply empathetic depiction of this community, a portrait of Vanier and his philosophy of compassion as the source of true human connection, found and forged with those who have otherwise been cast out by society. Read full review

Ken Jaworowski

Mar 22, 2018

Summer in the Forest is an extraordinarily tender documentary that asks what it means to be human. Here, even the most gentle scenes raise mighty questions. Read full review

Daphne Howland

Mar 22, 2018

It’s quite a story, one that, like all good stories, turns out to have meaning for anyone. Read full review

John DeFore

Mar 29, 2018

Tagging along with the now octogenarian Jean Vanier and meeting some members of his surrogate family, Randall Wright's Summer in the Forest champions his vision by quietly watching it in harmonious action. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Apr 5, 2018

Wright satisfies in providing a glimpse of an alternative community and lifestyle that appears near-idyllic without being painted in terms that are too sentimental or cute. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Mar 19, 2018

This is a calm and often affecting study of L’Arche, a community of people with learning disabilities in Trosly-Breuil, northern France. Read full review

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