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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’s book of the same name, which was both a work of fiction as well as a history of French Peasant experience, as told by John ‘the story teller’, as if in the peasant’s own voices. All of which was given brilliant visual expression in the film through a series of beautifully edited sequences, each constructed from vivid and moving photographs of peasants and their lives, in black and white and colour, by John’s friend and long-time collaborator, the Swiss photographer Jean Mohr.
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How long is Pig Earth?
Pig Earth has a runtime of 49m ( and 49 minutes).
Who directed Pig Earth?
Pig Earth was directed by Mike Dibb and released in 1979.
What genre is Pig Earth?
Pig Earth is a Documentary film (1979).
Who stars in Pig Earth?
The cast of Pig Earth includes John Berger, Jean Mohr, Teodor Shanin.
