Synopsis

Qu’ont en commun la vedette de cinéma Bill Pullman, les aventuriers Noris Ledesma et Richard Campbell, le scientifique Juan Aguilar et l’historienne de l’art Isabella Dalla Ragione ? Tous sont passionnés par les fruits ! Rares ou communs, inusités ou banals, exotiques ou rarissimes, les fruits sont en effet au coeur de The Fruit Hunters, une odyssée fruitière qui expose avec minutie et dynamisme comment ces cadeaux de la nature ont pu marquer tant l’histoire que la géographie ou la culture de nos sociétés. Inspiré par le best-seller canadien The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce and Adventure, ce nouveau film de Yung Chang (China Heavyweight, Up the Yangtze) se baladant entre les jardins communautaires d’Hollywood, les jungles de Bornéo (où les mangues ont besoin de protection) et les peintures de la Renaissance (où se dénichent des fruits oubliés). Un film alléchant, sensuel, militant et original, à consommer sans modération.

What to actor Bill Pullman, adventurers Noris Ledesma and Richard Campbell, scientist Juan Aguilar and art historian Isabella Dalla Ragione have in common? They’re all mad about fruit! Common or rare, ordinary or unusual, exceptionally hard to find or merely exotic, The Fruit Hunters loves them all. This is a lively, carefully crafted odyssey that takes an in-depth look at the how these natural treats have so deeply influenced history, geography and culture. Inspired by Canadian bestseller The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce and Adventure, this new film by Yung Chang (China Heavyweight, Up the Yangtze) visits community gardens in Hollywood, the jungles of Borneo (where the mangoes require protection) and Renaissance paintings depicting near-forgotten fruits. A tasty and original bit of cinema, by turns sensual and activist, to be enjoyed as indulgently as possible.