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Two Years at Sea
Directed by
Ben Rivers
2012
88m
Not Rated
Documentary
6.8
87%
61%
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After working at sea, a man realizes his dream of moving to the middle of the forest.
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Cast of Two Years at Sea
Jake Williams
Himself
Two Years at Sea Reviews
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Fascinating study of a self-sufficient man living with nature somewhere in the wilds of the Aberdeenshire forest.
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
Thoreauvian self-sufficiency or classical pastoral engagement with nature and its creatures takes a back seat to the company of objects, trees and music.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
Rivers' use of older camera equipment gives Two Years At Sea the look of an old piece of film that's been left behind by a long-gone civilization, capturing the last man on Earth, and showing how he made use of all the old junk society left behind.
Slant Magazine
Tomas Hachard
The stillness and silence with which we look upon Jake Williams ranges from curious to unnerving to fascinating.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
The first feature-length effort by noted experimental filmmaker Ben Rivers demonstrates such mastery of the image that it's worth seeing for the textures alone.
Village Voice
Nick Pinkerton
The imagery has all the solemn ravishment of Bla Tarr's similarly darkening The Turin Horse with none of the epochal portentousness, while Rivers's work owes more to Billy Bitzer than most gallery art contemporaries.
Floating World
Dustin Chang
I wanted to know more about this Jake Williams (we only get to know his name at the end credits). There is no hint of loneliness in Williams' life. As the film's only inhabitant, Williams seems to be in complete ease at being alone.
IONCINEMA.com
Jordan M. Smith
Give meaning to the meaningless and celebrate the novelty of it all. For Williams, Rivers, and their trusting DIY collaboration in Two Years At Sea, nature is the best place for this to occur, and it does so with unyielding, introspective beauty.
Eye for Film
Anton Bitel
repeated, often prolonged images of Williams napping also unavoidably bring home the film's soporific effect on the viewer. If the protagonist can sleep through his own feature, why shouldn't we?
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