Personal Info
Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
November 5, 1926
Place of Birth:
Stoke Newington, London, England
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John Berger
Biography
John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 Poems of Emigration | Poet / Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | The Economy of the Dead | Speaker (voice) |
| 2017 | The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger | Self |
| 2016 | The New Man | Self |
| 2016 | John Berger or The Art of Looking | Self - Subject |
| 2013 | Taşkafa, Stories of the Street | Narrator |
| 2012 | 12.Août.2002 | Self (Voice) |
| 2009 | Walter, retour en résistance | Himself |
| 2008 | Letter from Gaza | |
| 2007 | Arrows of Time | |
| 2004 | Art, Poetry and Particle Physics | |
| 2002 | The Spectre of Hope | Self |
| 2002 | Visioni di case che crollano | Narrator |
| 1993 | Walk Me Home | |
| 1992 | The Embrace: An Essay by John Berger | Narrator |
| 1989 | Play Me Something | Secretary |
| 1989 | W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult | Self |
| 1985 | About Time | John Berger |
| 1980 | Parting Shots from Animals | Self (narrator) |
| 1979 | Pig Earth | Self |
| 1972 | Right to Work March | |
| 1966 | A City at Chandigarh | Narrator |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Another Way of Telling: Views on Photography | Self |
| 1984 | Saturday Review | Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes | Self |
| 1972 | Ways of Seeing | Self |