The salt of the earth /

For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been traveling through the continents in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Salt of the earth (Motion picture : 2014)
Other Authors: Rosier, David (Producer), Wenders, Wim (Director), Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro, 1974- (Director)
Format: Video
Language:Portuguese
English
French
Language Notes:In Portuguese, English, and French, with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2014.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been traveling through the continents in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 11, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (111 minutes)
Playing Time:01:50:18
Awards:Nominated 2015 Academy Awards, Best Documentary, Feature
Won 2014 Cannes Film Festival, François Chalais Award - Special Mention
Won 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
Won 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize
Nominated 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard Award
Production Credits:Director of photography, Hugo Barbier, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado ; editor, Maxine Goedicke, Rob Myers ; composer, Laurent Petitgand.