Manufactured Landscapes

"Beauty transformed."

2006 1h 30m EN

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7.2

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84%

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METACRITIC

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7.2

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 59🍅84%Rotten Tomatoes●79Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 3,081

Documentary

Synopsis

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MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams—Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris.

“Beauty transformed.”

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Cast

Edward Burtynsky
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jennifer Baichwal
Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jennifer Baichwal, shot by Peter Mettler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dan Driscoll. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Roland Schlimme shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Beauty transformed.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0832903 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jennifer Baichwal directs. Peter Mettler behind the camera. Dan Driscoll scores. Roland Schlimme cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English, Cantonese, Mandarin.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin.
4Directed by Jennifer Baichwal, shot by Peter Mettler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dan Driscoll. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Roland Schlimme shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marketing tagline: "Beauty transformed.".
8IMDB entry: tt0832903 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "factory", "ship", "pollution", "china".