Quite possibly the best documentary we've ever seen, this chronicles the journey of one couple from city dwellers to farmers with a huge range of plants and animals. Jack said, "They should just give them the statue right now." A shoe-in for an Oscar nomination, it's already racking up nominations and wins worldwide.
The husband farmer, John Chester, is also director, co-writer, and an experienced director of photography. With four more cinematographers contributing, the images, from macro closeups to drones, are magnificent.
The music by Jeff Beal (after The Queen of Versailles he's scored many projects, mostly documentaries and TV, including 73 episodes of House of Cards) can be streamed on Apple Music and more.
Like in many documentaries, the occasional use of hand-held devices may affect some sufferers of Motion Picture Motion Sickness (MPMS), so I'll be adding it to my running list.
The personalities of John and his wife Molly Chester come through and make this delightful, insightful, and thoroughly entertaining. Rotten Tomatoes' critics, averaging 91%, and its audiences at 97, agree.
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