Leaning Into the Wind - Metacritic

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2018
PG
1 h 37 m

2018
PG
1 h 37 m

Summary Leaning into the Wind is a vibrant journey through the diverse layers of Andy Goldsworthy's world. From urban Edinburgh and London to the South of France and New England, each environment he encounters becomes a fresh kaleidoscopic canvas for his art. A lushly-visualized travelogue, Goldsworthy's work and Thomas Riedelsheimer's exquisite...

Documentary

Directed By: Thomas Riedelsheimer

2018
PG
1 h 37 m

2018
PG
1 h 37 m

Leaning Into the Wind

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

76

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6.8

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Summary Leaning into the Wind is a vibrant journey through the diverse layers of Andy Goldsworthy's world. From urban Edinburgh and London to the South of France and New England, each environment he encounters becomes a fresh kaleidoscopic canvas for his art. A lushly-visualized travelogue, Goldsworthy's work and Thomas Riedelsheimer's exquisite...

Documentary

Directed By: Thomas Riedelsheimer

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Andy Goldsworthy

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Holly Goldsworthy

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The Seattle Times

Mar 15, 2018

As with “Rivers and Tides,” Leaning into the Wind is a work of art in itself; beautifully and meditatively shot (by Riedelsheimer), accompanied by a faintly mysterious score that seems to be telling us secrets.

By Moira Macdonald FULL REVIEW

Mar 14, 2018

As with the simpler and stronger “Rivers and Tides,” there are moments where you may want to stop the film to assure yourself you’re seeing what you’re seeing, so disordering to the senses are Goldsworthy’s re-orderings of nature.

By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Mar 8, 2018

Because time erases or alters Mr. Goldsworthy’s sculptures, movies are the ideal medium to capture them.... The surprise of Leaning Into the Wind is that it’s just as concerned with how time has changed Mr. Goldsworthy.

By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

Mar 7, 2018

Leaning Into the Wind asks us to appreciate art for art’s sake, and that’s not a tough ask at all.

By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW

Jan 10, 2018

The objects he assembles or carves out of stone will outlive him, but it’ll only be a hint of the mind that saw beauty in the destruction, decay and rebirth that nature itself was creating all around him.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Mar 8, 2018

Riedelsheimer is well-matched to Goldsworthy’s methods and interests.

By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Mar 28, 2018

Iconoclastic British environmentalist and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy doesn’t experience the world in the same way the rest of us do. Using more than just the conventional five senses, he profoundly intuits his surroundings as if in a meditative trance, mentally and physically absorbing the details of his environment like a forensic scientist in the pursuit of a unique artistry that’s brought him worldwide acclaim.

By Steve Davis FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings

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Details

Production Company Filmpunkt, Skyline Productions

Release Date Mar 9, 2018

Duration 1 h 37 m

Rating PG

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Website https://www.curzonartificialeye.com/leaning-into-the-wind

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Awards

British Independent Film Awards

• 2 Nominations

Edinburgh International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Munich International Documentary Festival (DOK.fest)

• 1 Nomination

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