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Rivers and Tides

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2001 · 90 min Documentary
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

Andy Goldsworthy's hands weave willow leaves into a fragile spiral along a riverbank, a form destined to be undone by the next high tide. He balances slabs of ice into a delicate arch over a stream, fully aware the sun will claim it by afternoon. This artist doesn't defy time; he collaborates with it, crafting transient sculptures from stone, ice, thorns, and snow. The camera observes his patient, ritualistic process across Scottish moors, Nova Scotia shores, and French woods, documenting beauty that emerges from a profound dialogue with the raw materials of the earth itself.

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Year 2001
Country Canada, Finland, Germany
Genre Documentary
Director Thomas Riedelsheimer
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (43 votes)

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The film transforms into a meditative exploration of the creative impulse, stripped of audiences and galleries. It is a study in profound attention — to a stone's grain, the wind's path, the water's flow. Goldsworthy proves art can be a fleeting breath woven into the landscape, rather than a permanent monument.

What lingers after viewing is a shifted perception of time and material. One starts to see compositions in piled leaves or light on water, recognizing creativity as a state of deep presence within the world. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer

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Silence punctuated by rustling leaves and water; a focus that dissolves into the landscape.

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