John Berger or The Art of Looking

John Berger or The Art of Looking

55 mins | Documentary | June 11, 2016

Art, politics and motorcycles - on the occasion of his 90th birthday John Berger or the Art of Looking is an intimate portrait of the writer and art critic whose ground-breaking work on seeing has shaped our understanding of the concept for over five decades. The film explores how paintings become narratives and stories turn into images, and rarely does anybody demonstrate this as poignantly as Berger.

John Berger or The Art of Looking

55 mins | Documentary | June 11, 2016

John Berger or The Art of Looking
Art, politics and motorcycles - on the occasion of his 90th birthday John Berger or the Art of Looking is an intimate portrait of the writer and art critic whose ground-breaking work on seeing has shaped our understanding of the concept for over five decades. The film explores how paintings become narratives and stories turn into images, and rarely does anybody demonstrate this as poignantly as Berger.
Producers BBC Films, ZDF/Arte, Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion
Original title John Berger or The Art of Looking
Directors Cordelia Dvorak
Writers

Cast

John Berger

as Himself

Selçuk Demirel

as Himself

John Christie

as Himself

Jean Mohr

as Himself

Yves Berger

as Himself

Louis Sauge

as Himself

Vincent Berger

as Himself

Simon McBurney

as Himself

Hans-Jürgen Balmes

as Himself

Mike Dibb

as Himself