John Berger
John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years.
| Known For | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.419 |
| Birthday | 1926-11-05 |
| Place of Birth | Stoke Newington, London, England |
| Also Known As |
2009
Walter, retour en résistance
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Walter, retour en résistance
2017
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
5.7/6
The Ways of Seeing writer is celebrated by Tilda Swinton and her fellow admirers in an unorthodox four-part documentary that visits him at his Alpine...
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The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
2002
The Spectre of Hope
6/2
The Spectre of Hope is based on the latest work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Salgado spent 6 years traveling to over 40 countries, taking pictur...
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The Spectre of Hope
2016
The New Man
0/0
A creative documentary about becoming a parent... and how to reconceive yourself. Fiction director Josh Appignanesi turns the camera on himself and hi...
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The New Man
2016
John Berger or The Art of Looking
5.2/5
Art, politics and motorcycles - on the occasion of his 90th birthday John Berger or the Art of Looking is an intimate portrait of the writer and art c...
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John Berger or The Art of Looking
1989
Play Me Something
5/5
A group of individuals are stranded at a small island airport when the flight from the mainland is delayed. At that moment, a stranger appears and beg...
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Play Me Something
2013
Taşkafa, Stories of the Street
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Taşkafa is a real dog and also a legend on the streets of Istanbul. John Berger begins Taşkafa’s story, reading from his novel, King, the story of the...
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Taşkafa, Stories of the Street
2002
Visioni di case che crollano
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Visioni di case che crollano
1972
Right To Work March
0/0
They're young, unemployed and on the march - from Glasgow, Liverpool and Swansea to London.
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Right To Work March
2020
8 Poems of Emigration
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"8 Poems of Emigration" is a found footage film that focuses on the migration crisis. The film, while focusing on the immigration and immigration issu...
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8 Poems of Emigration
1985
About Time
3/1
Film Essay based on “And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief As Photos” by John Berger.
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About Time
1979
Pig Earth
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“Pig Earth” marked John Berger’s first return to television after “Ways of Seeing”. The film, boldly using mostly still photographs, is based on John’...
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Pig Earth
1980
Parting Shots from Animals
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“Parting Shots from Animals” was inspired by essays by John Berger and developed in collaboration with Chris Rawlence. Shot entirely in the UK, it con...
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Parting Shots from Animals
1989
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
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The war in the South Pacific, a country doctor in Colorado, victims of industrial pollution in a Japanese village — all were captured in unforgettable...
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W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
2017
The Economy of the Dead
0/0
Short super-8 film capturing the changes taking place in Soho and questioned by John Berger's essay on twelve theses on the economy of the dead.
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The Economy of the Dead
2004
Art, Poetry and Particle Physics
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John Berger is one of our most celebrated and respected writers and broadcasters. A former winner of the Booker Prize, he also wrote one of the most i...
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Art, Poetry and Particle Physics
2008
Letter from Gaza
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Address to the inaugural Palestine Festival of Literature
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Letter from Gaza
2012
12.Août.2002
7/1
12 August 2002 is the date which was printed on every shot in this film by the memory of the camera. On that day a huge tower which disrupted the nort...
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