Has Anyone Seen Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s Home?
- Posted by: Patrick James
- on June 15, 2009 at 4:47 pm
We’re kind of late to the game with this one, but Yann Arthus Bertrand’s film Home can be watched for free here. Take a gander at the trailer (or watch it large, here)—and be sure to click HD.
What’s essentially a pulled-back overview of the planet—in all its breathtaking beauty and harrowing fragility—Home looks utterly captivating. The Earth, of course, is quite resilient, but we do run the risk of making the place inhospitable. Here’s the artist’s statement:
We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being. For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film. HOME has been made for you : share it! And act for the planet.
I’m planning to watch it, appropriately, at home one night this week. Has anyone seen it? What’s your take on it?
DISCUSSION: 3 Comments
Saw it last week: breathtakingly beautiful, very informative, highly recommended. An Inconvenient Truth 2.0 … let’s not completely destroy this planet.
Tried clicking on the link to watch the movie and got a “This Video is Private” message. That’s one sure-fire way to make sure it doesn’t earn a profit.
the footage is gorgeous, giving a sense of what the visual life of a migratory bird might be. the only thing that rather spoils it all is a hyperbolic narrator with a grating accent and a knack for ludicrously banal crystal-gazing windbaggery. Better enjoyed by choosing your own soundtrack and then watching it with the sound off.