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.
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Play Me Something
as SecretaryA group of individuals are stranded at a small island airport when the flight from the mainland...
Movie pageThe Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
as SelfThe Ways of Seeing writer is celebrated by Tilda Swinton and her fellow admirers in an...
Movie pageJohn Berger or The Art of Looking
as Self - SubjectArt, politics and motorcycles - on the occasion of his 90th birthday John Berger or the Art of...
Movie pageRight to Work March
as uncreditedThey're young, unemployed and on the march - from Glasgow, Liverpool and Swansea to London.
Movie pageTaşkafa, Stories of the Street
as NarratorTaşkafa is a real dog and also a legend on the streets of Istanbul. John Berger begins Taşkafa’s...
Movie pageW. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
as SelfThe war in the South Pacific, a country doctor in Colorado, victims of industrial pollution in a...
Movie pageLetter from Gaza
as uncreditedAddress to the inaugural Palestine Festival of Literature
Movie pageAbout Time
as John BergerFilm Essay based on “And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief As Photos” by John Berger.
Movie page12.Août.2002
as Self (Voice)12 August 2002 is the date which was printed on every shot in this film by the memory of the...
Movie pageParting Shots from Animals
as Self (narrator)“Parting Shots from Animals” was inspired by essays by John Berger and developed in...
Movie page8 Poems of Emigration
as Poet / Narrator (voice)"8 Poems of Emigration" is a found footage film that focuses on the migration crisis. The film,...
Movie pageArt, Poetry and Particle Physics
as uncreditedJohn Berger is one of our most celebrated and respected writers and broadcasters. A former...
Movie pagePig Earth
as Self“Pig Earth” marked John Berger’s first return to television after “Ways of Seeing”. The film,...
Movie pageApostrophes
as SelfApostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...
TV Show pageWays of Seeing
as SelfJohn Berger's Ways of Seeing changed the way people think about painting and art criticism. This...
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