On the Art of Pruning

2020 29 min

Overview

Hermann is determined to look after the trees of Athens. Following the footsteps of his teacher, traditional pruner Takis, and drawing inspiration from the work of his great-grandfather, essayist Evangelos. P. Papanoutsos, he prunes the city’s trees in his spare time. A proponent of the artful grace of handiwork and the value of aesthetics in everyday life, he proposes a way of direct action and care for the neglected urban greenery.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

Greece

Spoken Languages

Greek el

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Cast

Crew

George Kravaritis

Cinematography

Vasilis Rakitzis

Music

Fani Bitou

Writer

Fani Bitou

Director

Hermann Buchert

Producer

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