John Berger Thinking

While there might be some comedy value in this compilation, it's not at all intended to ridicule. John Berger was a man for whom I have huge respect and admiration. He spent his life interrogating the ways in which we experience the world, and in doing so gave us clarity, possibility and reassurance.
These clips show him mostly in his later years, but they are by no means an indication of a deteriorating mind; he seemingly remained sharp well into his eighties. The clips are taken from interviews and conversations in which he and his interlocutor are talking about some deep shit!
Berger said of himself that he had no facility for language, but it's clear he understood both its importance and its power. This compilation suggests he was willing to take all the time necessary (some might say...too much time?) to say exactly what he means. And that's what this video was made to celebrate.