Saramago originally refused to sell the rights for a. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassette. Lipsyncing his voice from the tapes to reenacted scenes of his daytoday life and staging the vivid dreams he began to have, the filmmakers have created an absorbing documentary that explores a. Nov 16, 2016 notes on blindness, a documentary based on the theologian john m. Perhaps the best, and simplest, way to describe it is this. The first of these, rainfall, won the best short documentary award at hot docs 20 and was nominated for the ica experimental film award. Jul 03, 2016 maximising its accessibility, notes on blindness is available in audiodescribed and enhanced soundtrack versions, the latter transforming the film into a singular aural experience. One of john hulls original tape recorders, in a still from the film. Nov 23, 2016 notes on blindness is john hulls trip from darkness to light by stephen holden the new york times. What digital items do customers buy after viewing this item. It has been supported by creative england, british film institute, impact partners, arte france, swedish film institute, bbc storyville, cinereach, britdoc, new york times and. These very recordings are lipsynced by the actors and they, along with a unique visual style, attempt to recreate johns perspective on his experience.
Following the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness takes a creative. The film programme francine stock talks to james spinney and peter middleton, the makers of groundbreaking documentary notes on blindness, which also has a version in virtual reality. John hull, whose writings were praised by oliver sacks, shares what it feels like to lose his sight in peter middleton and james spinneys doc, notes on blindness. Maximising its accessibility, notes on blindness is available in audiodescribed and enhanced soundtrack versions, the latter transforming the film into a singular aural experience.
Nov 16, 2016 but the central conceit of notes on blindness is to emulate hulls descent into blindness using visuals. Bbc radio 4 the film programme, notes on blindness. Notes on blindness is a moving, intimate documentary, a triumph of sound and image, and a poetic examination of love, loss, memory and marriage. Notes on blindness 2014 full movie download full hd youtube. A film and vr autopsy, a panel discussion at itv town hall chaired by ingrid kopp tribeca film institute, which will celebrate the first time a film and vr project are being exhibited together where both stand alone as works of art in their own right. Denatured, sometimes overexposed, sometimes too shadowy to see, it is an. The film opens with a commentary by detective graham waters. A blind persons notes on notes on blindness and touching the. Adventurous and intimate and unworried by the wall dividing fiction and nonfiction, peter middletons and james spinneys debut, notes on blindness. In 1983 he began keeping an audio diary, documenting his extraordinary journey into a world beyond sight. Streaming notes on blindness vf hd 1080p vostfr, francais. It was the first time the recording had been played for almost 25 years. Blindness is one of the most unpleasant, not to say unendurable, films ive ever seen.
A blind persons notes on notes on blindness and touching. This version aims to create a rewarding and complete audio experience that tonally coheres with the dramatic universe of the film. He and his partner, ria, have been involved in a car accident with an elderly asian woman. Notes on blindness, a virtual reality journey into the world. Notes on blindness is based on the same source material as the 12minute emmy awardwinning new york times opdoc, which premiered at the 2014 sundance film festival before going on to win a string of international awards and critical acclaim. Adventurous and intimate and unworried by the wall dividing fiction and nonfiction, peter middletons and james spinneys debut, notes on blindness, is a wondrous film, a thing of magic and a. Nov 26, 2016 upon entering the film forum, where notes on blindness, an innovative documentary centered around the voice of john hull recorded in the early years of his complete vision loss, is playing, i was offered a headset, but told that i should only wear it over one ear. It is a sort of line blurring docudrama, but even that sounds wrong. Notes on blindness is a compilation of the authors audio notes, made over the course of the years following the loss of his sight. Based on the audio diaries of academic and theologian john hull, this film offers an impressionistic recreation of his slow descent into blindness. This moving, innovative film won a british independent film award for best documentary and was a multiple bafta nominee.
Jun 29, 2016 a touching and insightful film, notes on blindness provides a personal examination of what it is like to go blind. Nov 14, 2016 in notes on blindness, pete middleton and james spinney take a very different approach in their attempt to illustrate the 1980s audiorecorded diaries of writer and theologian john m. The audiodescribed version uses a spoken description to relate whats happening outside of the dialogue. In notes on blindness, pete middleton and james spinney take a very different approach in their attempt to illustrate the 1980s audiorecorded diaries of writer and theologian john m. The pair were given access to a personal archive of the silentmovie star that includes previously unknown material and also have newly unearthed audio recordings. With exclusive access to these original recordings, notes on blindness encompasses dreams. Watch notes on blindness full movie in hd visit movie 291781 in the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first s. Saramago was awarded the nobel prize for literature one year later, in 1998, in no. In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and theologian john hull became totally blind. The genius of the film is in allowing us to understand and visualize the world of blindness a beautiful, accessible and thoughtful work of art. Into darkness is an immersive virtual reality vr project based on john hulls sensory and psychological experience of blindness released alongside the feature film. Notes on blindness opened in us theaters on 16th november 2016 find your local screening here the film was released in the uk on 1st july and is still playing in a handful of cinemas.
Watch notes on blindness full movie in hd visit in the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first s. Notes on blindness is available with three soundtrack options. The film was written by don mckellar and directed by fernando meirelles, with julianne moore and mark ruffalo as the main characters. The novel blindness, by jose saramago, was published in portuguese in 1995 and translated into english in 1997. Hull, who became totally blind after decades of steadily deteriorating vision. Notes on blindness is an extraordinary film that wears its original genius lightly. Over three years he recorded in excess of sixteen hours of material. It turned out that i could not mix the audio description track with the soundtrack.
John hulls original audio recordings form also the basis of this project, a sixpart interactive documentary using new forms of storytelling, gameplay. The project, backed by the british film institute and film4, comes from peter middleton and james spinney, who were baftanominated for their innovative doc notes on blindness. Following the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, the feature version of notes on blindness takes a creative approach to the documentary form. The filmmakers cast professional actors to perform hulls original recordings, which include not just his voice but that of his. As such, its quite a fragmentary book, but nonetheless a very insightful im not sure thats really the right word to use in this instance. The filmmakers of notes on blindness worked with one of europes leading sound designers, joakim sundstrom, and have created a rich, immersive soundtrack calibrated specifically for blind and sighted audiences. Although we strongly urge the featurelength format as the best way to delve into issues, this film also comes in two shorter versions. After losing his sight in 1983, john hull began to record an audio diary documenting his discovery of a world beyond sight. S ince its premiere at cannes this year, fernando meirelless film has been coldly received by many critics, on the grounds that it softpedals. Notes on blindness 2014 full movie download full hd. Notes on notes on blindness directing as a team lip synching john and marily. Notes on blindness 2016 u 1h 26m british dramas based on the audio diaries of academic and theologian john hull, this film offers an impressionistic recreation of his slow descent into blindness.
Ria exits the car and exchanges a series of racially charged insults with the woman. Jul 01, 2016 directed by peter middleton, james spinney. It is an allegory about a group of people who survive under great stress, but frankly i would rather have seen them perish than sit through the final threequarters of the film. Making use of academic theologian john hulls vast catalogues of personal audio. Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses. Hull, a professor of religion at the university of birmingham in england, lost his eyesight and began the agonizing personal journey to hell and back that he describes in the magnificent documentary notes on blindness. Following the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness takes a creative approach to the documentary form. The film was released in the uk on 1st july and is still playing in a handful of cinemas. The standard version is the original film soundtrack with no extra description or sound effects. Notes on blindness en streaming hd gratuit sans illimite, synopsis. Hulls original recordings form the basis of this beautifully animated documentary, which uses 360 video and binaural sound to explore the world of the blind. In order to make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to. After the writer and theologian john hull became completely blind in 1983, he kept an audio diary of his experience. Hull, marilyn hull, miranda beinartsmith, jamie bradley. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Mesmerizing the best virtual reality experience at tribeca film festivalvice notes on blindness is one of the first great virtual reality experiencesalphr. This track uses enhanced sound design and additional audio from characters in the film to guide the audience through the story. Sep, 2016 notes on blindness is hard to put into words he says, as he puts it into words. Upon entering the film forum, where notes on blindness, an innovative documentary centered around the voice of john hull recorded in the early years of his complete vision loss, is playing, i was offered a headset, but told that i should only wear it over one ear. Feb 09, 2017 notes on blindness is a compilation of the authors audio notes, made over the course of the years following the loss of his sight. Notes on blindness, a documentary based on the theologian john m. To promote the feature film notes on blindness, francogerman tv network arte has released an impressive virtual reality vr experience called notes on blindness. S ince its premiere at cannes this year, fernando meirelless film has been coldly received by many critics, on the grounds that it. Notes on blindness 2016 tvpg 1h 26m criticallyacclaimed documentaries based on the audio diaries of academic and theologian john hull, this film offers an impressionistic recreation of his slow descent into blindness. Notes on blindness traces one mans difficult journey and emerges with a reflection on the.
Com arte experience presents notes on blindness, a vr journey into a world beyond sight. Notes on blindness is a feature film and multiplatform interactive project based on the audio diaries of writer and academic john hull, who after decades of steady deterioration became totally blind in 1983 to help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette. Nov 18, 2016 john hull, whose writings were praised by oliver sacks, shares what it feels like to lose his sight in peter middleton and james spinneys doc, notes on blindness. I just wanted to close my eyes and listen to the films realistic sounds and the narration by its subject, theologian john hull. The debut fulllength documentary from directors peter middleton and james spinney, it may seem complicated in its assembly, but has a final impact that is luminously simple. Notes on blindness watch online full movie documentary mania. Notes on blindness is john hulls trip from darkness to light by stephen holden the new york times. This was followed in 2014 by the emmy awardwinning short, also entitled notes on blindness, which screened at sundance film festival and won best documentary at encounters short film and animation festival. Notes on blindness is a 2016 british documentary film directed by peter middleton and james spinney. Visual impairment is often defined as a best corrected visual acuity of worse than. A disturbing but thought provoking story about a city hit with an epidemic of blindness.
Notes on blindness, a virtual reality journey into the. The book was amazing but as usual the film didnt live up to expectations but was still a good adaptation of saramangos novel. Some also include those who have a decreased ability to see because they do not have access to glasses or contact lenses. An official selection of the 2014 sundance film festival. In 1983, after years of deteriorating vision, the writer and theologian john hull lost the last traces of light sensation. Experience notes on blindness, directed by peter middleton and james spinney, with an enhanced soundtrack which uses more original narration from john and marilyn to tell the story, along with extra sound design and music. Over three years he recorded in excess of sixteen hours of. Find the audio described version of the films trailer here password. It is revealed that the accident occurred while waters and ria were en route to a crime scene. Notes on blindness is hard to put into words he says, as he puts it into words.
Following the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness takes. When directors pete middleton and james spinney do clever things like keeping bits of information and action offscreen while we hear hulls frustration over having to ask for descriptions of whats happening, the film achieves its goal. This film is a dramatization using those recordings. Notes on blindness opened in us theaters on 16th november 2016 find your local screening here. Notes on blindness is an insight into the life of john hull, an academic who, as he descended into the darkness of total blindness, began to record his thoughts and feelings on the process.
Read one of john hulls many books, including touching the rock. But the central conceit of notes on blindness is to emulate hulls descent into blindness using visuals. Blindness is a 2008 englishlanguage thriller film and an adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by portuguese author jose saramago about a society suffering an epidemic of blindness. A touching and insightful film, notes on blindness provides a personal examination of what it is like to go blind.