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The Salt of the Earth Reviews
... Beautiful and carefully presented (a la National Geographic), but also solemn and -- as the artist's oeuvre -- a bit exploitative. [Full review in Spanish]
| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 17, 2023
Wenders' aesthetic in The Salt of Earth is inherent to Salgado's characteristic style, his black-and-white universe that's predominately black as an authentic contrast to the whites. [Full review in Spanish]
| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 30, 2022
Co-directors Win Wenders' and Salgado's son Juliano's documentary chronicling the life of the photographer is so full of jaw-dropping moments that getting up close and personal with a whale merits only a passing mention.
| Jan 9, 2020
This documentary memoir of legendary Brazilian photographer Juliano Ribeiro Salgado offers extreme visions of beauty and horror in unlikely co-existence, though both are more graphic.
| Aug 7, 2019
Salgado documents human existence with remarkable sensitivity and profound insight into the mysteries of life, and so too does Wenders.
| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 7, 2019
A genuine must-see for anyone who wants a studious, moving, sometimes horrifying and ultimately inspirational insight into what makes the world tick. Unmissable.
| May 7, 2019
The Salt of the Earth is a glowing tribute to a committed and admirable artist. Wenders makes no attempt to critique or challenge his subject, and is content to let Salgado and his camera speak for themselves. And speak they do.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2019
Wenders doesn't miss the opportunity to announce, via a closing title, that "The destruction of nature can be reversed". Human nature, The Salt of the Earth suggests, could also use a rethink.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 22, 2017
It is often not an easy movie to watch.
| Oct 12, 2017
It's hard not to wonder if [Sebastião Salgado] ever felt guilty that he had so much when they had so little, or maybe he thinks of himself more as an altruist than an artist, since he's helped to share their plight with the world.
| Aug 21, 2017
Overall, it's a good introduction to the work of a man who's been doing important, deeply moving work for decades.
| Jun 23, 2017
A fine, educational piece of documentary here, and the most beautiful images you'll see all season-with zero computer enhancement.
| Jul 11, 2016
Disheartening and uncomfortable at times, The Salt of the Earth forces its audience to confront images of a brutal, sometimes forgotten past, deconstructing any notion of an idealized, romantic history.
| Original Score: 4/5 | May 12, 2016
Wim Wenders came graceful once again achieving a splendid film. [Full review in Spanish]
| May 6, 2016
A film that deconstructs the vision of an artist shocked by the horrors of humanity and yet finds beauty in all of it. [Full review in Spanish]
| May 5, 2016
The Salt Of The Earth is a fairly conventional biography made somewhat more intimate by a wealth of stills and home-movie footage. But that formal simplicity is merely a way of ensuring its points land clearly and without interference.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 18, 2015
Salt of the Earth is a self-serving and very family-sanctioned project, though not quite a chore to watch.
| Nov 12, 2015
The Salt of the Earth should be required viewing for anyone with a serious interest in photography, and it will move those without one.
| Nov 5, 2015
Wenders showcases his work while giving him a platform to express his philosophical and political views. The doc benefits from a subtly affecting use of music.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 23, 2015