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Sunrise
3Apr12
While Frammartino's recent work seems to capture more intriguing sheep imagery, Sweetgrass does paint an amazing contrast of creatures placed within forced positions. The handling of the lambs seems devastatingly harsh in the hands of these Montana ranchers, but only before we observe the shepherds in the unforeseeable hands of nature and time! Amazing moments of natures' rough nurturing and harsh disregards!
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Michael Harbour
13Jan12
Perhaps a bit too casually paced. I understand the choice, and it works fine for individual scenes, but the cumulative effect on me is a loss of interest and increased detachment. Despite that, it's a pretty good movie, beautifully filmed, and worth a look.
Joshua Dysart
9Dec11
This is like slipping into a pastoral dream. The wind. The constant braying of sheep. The idle bits of conversation between the mostly stoic herders. The crack of guns at hungry bears in the middle of the night. That’s all the soundtrack offers. In its execution and honesty it’s literally on a par with the Maysles Grey Gardens. A true document, artfully done yet completely free of artifice.
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Christofer Pierson
10Apr11
Begins like a children's video about a farm (Up Close and Personal), observing activity without comment. Becomes a beautiful, quiet meditation on humans and their relationship to animals and the environment. Modest but rather profound filmmaking.
