In its own quiet, voluptuous way, Rivers and Tides, an unpretentiously brilliant documentary, uses the work of Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy to open up the hidden drama of the natural universe.
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San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
Enchanting documentary that also serves as an animated gallery of Goldsworthy’s uniquely ephemeral art.
The film would be more informative if it put Goldsworthy into the broader context of modernist art movements. It's visually ravishing from start to finish, though.
Intoxicating and meditative by turns, helped by Fred Frith's minimalist score, this film opens a portal into a singular creative mind.
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Thoughtful and entertaining documentary.
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Watching this movie is like daydreaming.
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Mesmerizing and curiously satisfying idyll that gradually, slyly maneuvers us into a whole new way of looking at the delicate relationship between man, art and Mother Nature.