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Seeing, searching, being, three films by Ken Burns, William Segal Films ; directed and produced by Ken Burns with Buddy Squires and Roger Sherman

Label
Seeing, searching, being, three films by Ken Burns, William Segal Films ; directed and produced by Ken Burns with Buddy Squires and Roger Sherman
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Main title
Seeing, searching, being
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
654487900
Responsibility statement
William Segal Films ; directed and produced by Ken Burns with Buddy Squires and Roger Sherman
Runtime
73
Sub title
three films by Ken Burns
Summary
William Segal: William Segal was a philosopher, publisher, writer and painter who searched relentlessly and compassionately for meaning in the 20th century. Segal helped bring Eastern and Western spiritual traditions together, always stressing what connected humanity rather than what differentiated it. In the last decade of his life, Segal befriended the documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, and the two collaborated on this trilogyVézelay: "The magnificent basilica at Vézelay in France has lured pilgrims from around the world for centuries. Its magnetism and serence beauty inspired Segal and Burns to examine the expansive question of search. Vézelay joyously probes the eternal question of individual identity and the obstacles and exhilarations of seeing, searching and being"--ContainerIn the marketplace: This documentary was shot throughout the streets of Paris and follows Segal's everyday life. The film visits the painter working in his studio and in a gallery as he perpares an exhibition of his lithographs. In his on-camera interviews, Segal talks about his life and the practices he uses to live in the moment, embracing all that is around him
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
William Segal
Classification
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