Films




  • Barcelona Exhibition: Permanent Red

    May 13 2023

    La Virreina Centre de la Imatge in Barcelona proposes a great exhibition from 13th of May to 22nd of October 2023.
    Permanent Red exhibition © La Virreina Centre de la Imatge – Pep Herrero
    Curated by Valentín Roma, with Laura Casal-Valls in charge of coordination and production, this exhibition presents John Berger’s commitments through his books, videos, drawings completed by Jean Mo…
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  • Japan Screenings: Four Seasons in Quincy

    Mar 14 2025

    Thanks to Sungwon Kim, translator of A Seventh Man (1975) published by blkswn publishing in 2024, Theatre Image Forum Shibuya proposes screenings of The Seasons in Quincy: Four portraits of John Berger, documentary directed by Tilda Swinton, Colin MacCabe and Christopher Roth, produced by the Derek Jarman Lab and the University of Pittsburgh.
    From 24th of May 2025 in Tokyo for 7 screenings, last one in …
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  • To Tell A Story

    May 15 2026

    To Tell A Story, essay by John Berger and Susan Sontag, edited by Benoît Bourreau, first published by Canongate Books in 2026.
    Despite their status as intellectual giants of the twentieth century, John Berger and Susan Sontag’s artistic collaboration – and intense friendship – remains virtually unknown.
    Published for the first time, To Tell a Story offers a glimpse into their shared history th…
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  • GO CLOSER Basel Exhibition

    Jun 27 2026

    * Version française ci-dessous *
    From 12th of SEPTEMBER to 31st of OCTOBER 2026, the exhibition GO CLOSER – JOHN BERGER THROUGH HIS ART will take place at Villa Renata, in Basel (CH).
    John Berger is most well known for his writings about art. But the art he produced himself throughout his long life is still largely to be discovered. From his first paintings from the Fifties, to the latest drawings of …
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  • Coming centenary events in UK

    Oct 07 2026

    Below is a detailed list of the centenary events taking place this 2026 fall in UK. For the whole list of centenary events throughout the year and all over the world, see this page.
    London (UK) — The British Library, display and reading (23rd of October)
    © British Library
    In 2009, John Berger and Beverly Bancroft donated archives including manuscripts, notebooks, sketchbooks, documentation, recor…
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  • Événements francophones du centenaire

    Oct 15 2026

    Voici 5 rendez-vous inédits en France et en Suisse voisine. L’occasion de faire découvrir les multiples facettes de John Berger dans ses deux pays d’adoption où il est pourtant encore méconnu par rapport au reste du monde, comme l’évoquait si bien son éditeur Olivier Cohen au micro de France Culture.
    Retrouvez les événements du centenaire à travers le monde sur cette page.
    Meyrin (…
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JOHN BERGER

Storyteller, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, playwright, painter and critic, John Berger (1926-2017) is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. Solo or in collaboration with Jean Mohr for example, he published more than 30 titles, the Booker Prize winning novel G and the best-seller Ways of Seeing. He has also published articles in the most important newspapers around the world.

He used to work and live in Quincy, a small French peasant community, the setting for his trilogy Into their Labours.

Painters, cineasts, writers, dancers, curators have been and are still inspired by his work, this website is a window on these TODAY creations.