Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time (2002)
95%RT Audience Score: 90%
Awards & Nominations: 7 wins & 2 nominations
Andy Goldsworthy and his art are beautifully captured in this engaging documentary.
Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time is like watching Bob Ross on steroids. Goldsworthy’s art is breathtaking and the documentary captures it perfectly. It’s like watching a magician create something out of thin air, except instead of a rabbit, it’s a beautiful piece of art made from nature. The film is a reminder that sometimes the most beautiful things in life are the simplest. It’s a must-watch for anyone who needs a break from the chaos of everyday life and wants to be transported to a world of natural beauty.
Production Company(ies)
Mediopolis Film-und Fernsehproduktion Skyline Productions, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Distributor
Roxie Releasing
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Digne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
MPAA / Certificate
TV-G
Year of Release
2002
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby SR
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Aspect ratio:1.66 : 1
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 2, 2003 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2004
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
documentary, art, nature, Andy Goldsworthy, Thomas Riedelsheimer, Annedore von Donop, Fred Frith, Roxie Releasing, box office, budget, reviewed by Nell Minow, Nick Schager, Liam Lacey, Roger Moore, Kimberley Jones, Eleanor Ringel Cater, Felix Vasquez Jr., Ken Hanke, Jeffrey Overstreet, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Mark Robison, directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, produced by Annedore von Donop, MPAA rating, English, cinematographer Thomas Riedelsheimer, film editing by Thomas Riedelsheimer, starring Andy Goldsworthy
Worldwide gross: $2,260,544
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,749,254
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,256
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 408,861
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Thomas Riedelsheimer – Director, Cinematographer, Film Editing
Annedore von Donop – Producer
Fred Frith – Music
Director(s)
Thomas Riedelsheimer
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
7 wins & 2 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (71) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (70) | Rotten (1)
September 15, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
An absorbing portrait of a unique artist’s professional and personal communion with nature.
August 26, 2005 | Rating: B+
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
TOP CRITIC
A beautiful, probing art documentary.
April 16, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
Most of Goldsworthy’s work is impermanent, but Rivers and Tides captures, permanently, both the art and the artist, showing us a creative, productive life in the process of being well-lived.
December 19, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
October 1, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
Kimberley Jones
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
The artistry of Thomas Riedelsheimer’s film perfectly compliments Goldsworthy’s art.
August 7, 2003 | Rating: B
Eleanor Ringel Cater
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
TOP CRITIC
Andy Goldworthy’s work deserves to be profiled in this breathtaking, beautiful, and fascinating look in to nature, the creative process, and of an unassuming artist…
April 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
If the film lets Goldsworthy overexplain what’s happening, it also affords ample to time to languidly take in the imagery and let its beauty and simplicity speak for itself.
April 2, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
His work reminds us of an artist’s true focus: a meditative commitment to discovery, creativity, and the enhancement of God’s own invention.
January 15, 2005 | Rating: A
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time is an extraordinarily spiritually literate documentary about one of the world’s greatest nature artists.
October 5, 2004 | Rating: 5/5
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality & Practice
A wondrous look at an artist and his work with lots of joyous surprises.
September 30, 2004 | Rating: A+
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal
Hypnotic.
April 16, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies…
Plot
Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time features artist Andy Goldsworthy as himself.
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