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Director Randall Wright keeps things simple. Nothing much happens, really, but the film's optimistic take on life is like an easygoing stroll through a verdant forest. It's invigorating. Apr 26, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Director Randall Wright keeps things simple. Nothing much happens, really, but the film's optimistic take on life is like an easygoing stroll through a verdant forest. It's invigorating.
Thomas Lee
Wright's film provides considerable insight into how various special-needs conditions might be better handled by society than they are presently. Apr 5, 2018 | Full Review…
Wright's film provides considerable insight into how various special-needs conditions might be better handled by society than they are presently.
Dennis Harvey
The movie's Edenic vision prioritizes long footage of group meals and daily routines over talk of funding or governmental policy, which will suit viewers wanting to vicariously experience a community where acceptance is the overriding principle. Mar 23, 2018 | Full Review…
The movie's Edenic vision prioritizes long footage of group meals and daily routines over talk of funding or governmental policy, which will suit viewers wanting to vicariously experience a community where acceptance is the overriding principle.
John DeFore
"Summer in the Forest" is an extraordinarily tender documentary that asks what it means to be human. Here, even the most gentle scenes raise mighty questions. Mar 22, 2018 | Full Review…
"Summer in the Forest" is an extraordinarily tender documentary that asks what it means to be human. Here, even the most gentle scenes raise mighty questions.
Ken Jaworowski
It's quite a story, one that, like all good stories, turns out to have meaning for anyone. Mar 21, 2018 | Full Review…
It's quite a story, one that, like all good stories, turns out to have meaning for anyone.
Daphne Howland
This is a calm and often affecting study of L'Arche, a community of people with learning disabilities in Trosly-Breuil, northern France. Jun 23, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
This is a calm and often affecting study of L'Arche, a community of people with learning disabilities in Trosly-Breuil, northern France.
Peter Bradshaw
Regardless of it all, the characters are so uninhibited and candid they achieve, without effort, a naturalism that would be the envy of any method actor. Mar 23, 2018 | Full Review…
Regardless of it all, the characters are so uninhibited and candid they achieve, without effort, a naturalism that would be the envy of any method actor.
John Anderson
Modest, intimate documentary about L'Arche, an international organization for the disabled, and its founder Jean Vanier. Mar 23, 2018 | Full Review…
Modest, intimate documentary about L'Arche, an international organization for the disabled, and its founder Jean Vanier.
Daniel Eagan
Do try to catch Summer In The Forest, an affectionate and joyously uplifting portrait of Jean Vanier, a philosopher and former Canadian Navy officer who appears as close to a living saint as you can imagine. Oct 9, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Do try to catch Summer In The Forest, an affectionate and joyously uplifting portrait of Jean Vanier, a philosopher and former Canadian Navy officer who appears as close to a living saint as you can imagine.
Matthew Bond
This tender-hearted documentary presents fond memories of the elderly residents and celebrates this gentle haven of compassion. Jun 22, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
This tender-hearted documentary presents fond memories of the elderly residents and celebrates this gentle haven of compassion.
Allan Hunter
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