![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() All the while, the voice-over reads snippets from Wohlleben’s book, letting us into the secrets of nature that lie beyond human vision and temporality. Jan Haft’s camera peers deep into tree bark, and the entire universes of organisms therein it captures the blooming of plant life in rapturous time-lapse shots it lovingly traces the outlines of rustling, sun-kissed canopies. A foresters fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate. While Wohlleben’s anthropomorphic language and seductive blend of science and speculation rankled some professionals, this was precisely the selling point for lay readers: an opportunity to see how trees share some of our own traits, and are worthy of our empathy and care.ĭirected by Jörg Adolph, the documentary “The Hidden Life of Trees” uses the sensorial capacities of cinema to thrillingly visualize Wohlleben’s observations. Whimsical and detailed illustrations have pride of place in magical tales that mix natural history with a splash of fantasy, creating a book that you will pore. ![]() In his best-selling book, “The Hidden Life of Trees,” the German forester Peter Wohlleben drew in millions of readers with a tantalizing hypothesis: that trees are social, sentient beings, who talk to each other, feed and nurse their young, sense pain and have personalities. ![]()
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