2003 · documentary
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Directed by Judy Irving1h 23m2003
A homeless musician finds meaning in his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.
Our read: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003) reads as a cosy, measured, grounded documentary entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, measured, gentle documentary, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
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- measured
- gentle
- tender
- intimate
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