The Stranger

Edward Burtynsky is a photographer of what might be termed the human sublime. His landscapes of industrial waste combine stark compositional beauty with awe at human achievement with horror at its ecological fallout. The surprising and wonderful thing about Manufactured Landscapes, a documentary about the artist, is that it never takes the photographs at face value. Turns out the landscapes that contain Burtynsky's landscapes have a lot to say. (Varsity, 4329 University Way NE, 781-5755. See Movie Times for more info, $6.25—$9.25.) by Annie Wagner

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