Taming the Garden
Taming the Garden is a 2020 Swiss-German-Georgian documentary film written and directed by Salomé Jashi. The film premiered in the Forum section at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
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| Directed by | Salomé Jashi |
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| Cinematography | Salomé Jashi Goga Devdariani |
| Edited by | Chris Wright |
| Music by | Celia Stroom[1] |
Production companies | Mira Film Corso Film SAKDOC Film |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Countries | Switzerland Germany Georgia |
| Languages | Georgian Mingrelian |
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on eight critics, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[3]
Taming the Garden was lauded at the Sundance Film Festival for its "astonishing cinematic style".[4]
Attending the film's premiere at the Locarno Festival, Alan Ng of Film Threat wrote "...present a thesis, provide facts and theories from both sides and let's have a conversation".[5]
Jessica Kiang of Variety called Taming the Garden as "Surreal, serene and maybe just a little bit sacred".[1]
References
- Kiang, Jessica (February 28, 2021). "'Taming the Garden' Review: A Bewitching Doc Turns a Billionaire's Whim Into a Mythic Tale of Human and Natur". Variety.
- "Taming the Garden". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- "Taming the Garden (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- "Berlinale to Showcase Salomé Jashi's Documentary 'Taming the Garden'". Georgia Today. February 10, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- "Taming the Garden". Film Threat. August 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
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