The Sky on Location

Overview

A personal meditation on the landscape of the American West that tracks the ruling conception in nature in the 19th and 20th centuries from the pioneers through the instamatic tourists, at the same time that it obsessively follows the four seasons. The elemental vicissitudes of the weather, the exact moment of the day, the colour of the light and the soil and the trees form an acute visual record of the constantly changing mood of the landscape. The film successfully attempts, with quiet, passionate, almost single-minded firmness, to confront us as nakedly as possible with our cultural inability to see nature whole, without preconceptions.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 15, 1983

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

ZDF

Cast

Honora Ferguson,Bruce Boston,Babette Mangolte

Director

Babette Mangolte

Writer

Babette Mangolte

Cinematography

Babette Mangolte

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0282981