Product Details

• Actors: Sister Wendy Beckett, Bill Moyers
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Wgbh Boston
• VHS Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630479455X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,135 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This video can change your life, November 23, 1999

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spcfa "spcfa" (Princeton, NJ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sister Wendy in Conversation with Bill Moyers [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was a fan of Sister Wendy's before this Interview. I am a devotee now. Sister Wendy has surely surprised us with her series on PBS - being simultaneously amusing and didactic. But this interview with Bill Moyers permits her to display her philosophy about art rather than her thoughts on a specific piece, and in doing so gives us true food for thought. She extemporizes on the definition of Great Art so eloquently the listener is forced to question his/her own beliefs about art. While you will learn some more about this amazing nun personally (some of which you might prefer not to be confronted with, as it is painfully religious), you will also come away with a completely new set of skills with which to experience art for yourself. This is the true value of the interview, for you can not but come away forever changed by her thinking. You may not agree with everything she says, but there is no doubt whatsoever that she is one of art's most impassioned teachers. Personally, she truly changed my life. I have watched the Interview over and over, and plan to do so periodically throughout my life. She is never boring, never preaching (when she speaks of art), but rather provocative and highly accessible. I have taken the ideas behind this interview and debated at length with many friends and family. These conversations are highly rewarding because they require no special knowledge, just each person's opinion about what defines Great Art. And thanks to this interview with Sister Wendy, this delightful subject is being discussed in restaurants and coffee houses all over! Thank you Bill Moyers for making this possible.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't hesitate - buy this video now!, May 14, 2000

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This review is from: Sister Wendy in Conversation with Bill Moyers [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Sister Wendy will not disappoint you. I am forever changed by this video, and watch it over and over. Too bad they had to edit the 3 hour interview down to 1 hour...

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Beautiful!, January 25, 2000

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Lori Shelton (Starkville, MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sister Wendy in Conversation with Bill Moyers [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Sister Wendy's passion and profound love of art is incredible. This video will change your entire outlook and appreciation of life. Every word she says has such power and emotion. She has a remarkable way of expressing her ideas in a way that can be easily understood and cherished. This is a truly exquisite video and I recommend it for anyone.