Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
A quiet, queer icon, Mary Oliver writes poems that are beloved across the globe. This dazzling film is rooted in her language and the landscapes that shaped her writing.
Celebrated across the spectrum, by liberals and conservatives, atheists and believes, nature-lovers and city dwellers, Mary Oliver’s poems serve as solace and affirmation. She’s beloved by young people, shared widely on social media, and has been hailed as the USA’s 'unlikely contemporary mystic.'
Featuring Stephen Colbert, Oprah Winfrey, John Waters and Maria Shriver and a plethora of poets, this film is a love story that holds Oliver’s writing at its heart.
Her poems, excerpts from her prose, essays, rare interviews and more, root this portrait in Oliver’s own language. Dazzling visual imagery of the landscapes that shaped her writing, and as well as abundant archival photographs and films, capture and portray the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.
Part of Poetry on Screen/EP recommends by Chris McKenna
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