‘The Botanist’ Review: A Visually Striking Eco-Fable Set In Remote Landscapes Untouched by Urbanization [Berlin]

The detached, desensitized partygoers in Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” experience wonderment at the sounds of birds and nature at an upscale Roman party. Cinegoers today often respond similarly when, instead of the flat, green-screened visuals produced by The Volume technology, they are confronted with images shot in real locations. That represents the primary charm of “The Botanist,” the debut film by Chinese filmmaker Jing Yi. Continue reading ‘The Botanist’ Review: A Visually Striking Eco-Fable Set In Remote Landscapes Untouched by Urbanization [Berlin] at The Playlist.

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‘The Botanist’ Review: A Visually Striking Eco-Fable Set In Remote Landscapes Untouched by Urbanization [Berlin]
The Botanist‘The Botanist’ Review: A Visually Striking Eco-Fable Set In Remote Landscapes Untouched by Urbanization [Berlin]

The detached, desensitized partygoers in Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” experience wonderment at the sounds of birds and nature at an upscale Roman party. Cinegoers today often respond similarly when, instead of the flat, green-screened visuals produced by The Volume technology, they are confronted with images shot in real locations. That represents the primary charm of “The Botanist,” the debut film by Chinese filmmaker Jing Yi.

Continue reading ‘The Botanist’ Review: A Visually Striking Eco-Fable Set In Remote Landscapes Untouched by Urbanization [Berlin] at The Playlist.