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A Man Named Pearl

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Responding to an offhanded and racist remark made by one of his neighbors in Bishopville, South Carolina, sharecropper's son Pearl Fryar exercised his artistic gifts in 1984 by constructing a beautiful topiary garden that inspired love, attention, and respect. This documentary chronicles Fryar's moving life story and reveals how one man's grand gesture came to enrich so many lives. 78 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; bonus audio CD; bonus footage; interviews.


  • Balanced gracefully on a ladder, deftly carving with his electric hedge trimmer, Pearl Fryar has the elegance and strength of a dancer. He is, by contrast, a topiary sculptor, an artist whose medium is discarded or junk plant life and whose canvas is his magical and fantastical garden. A MAN NAMED PEARL chronicles the story of Pearl's dazzling garden as well as his extraordinary life, both of


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4.0 out of 5 stars In Pearl Fryar's hands, everything grows, October 22, 2008
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Jean E. Pouliot (Newburyport, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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Pearl Fryar is an extraordinary man, self-made to be sure. The son of a sharecropper, he seemingly has an innate sense about the way plants grow, blessed with a keen, artistic mind. Combined, these talents have made him almost obsessed about turning his modest, 3-acre property in tiny Bishopville, South Carolina into a work of topiary art. Using cast-off plants from a local greenhouse, he creates and beautiful Eden in his backyard. The film is a paean to his efforts, his vision and his effect on his community.

There's a tendency to see Pearl as a sort of backwoods topiary savant. But listen to him speak to college art classes, and you will hear a articulate man who embodies the artistic impulse and inspires students to leave their sketchbooks behind and reach into their hearts. He may not have gained his knowledge from textbooks, but from Nature itself, the source of the textbooks. The film interviews Pearl, his wife and son, neighbors, his pastor and his many friends. The... Read more
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "A Man Named Pearl" Movie Trailer, October 27, 2008
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Master of Topiary, January 20, 2009
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W. Oliver (Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This is a fascinating documentary about Pearl Fryar, a South Carolina man who has transformed his grounds into a dizzying display of plant sculptures. Fryar had no prior experience or knowledge of topiary and his only introduction to it was a brief demonstration at a local nursery. He immediately started landscaping his property with all kinds of evergreens and began training them into stunning shapes and designs with hedge trimmers and chainsaws. Interviews with Fryar's neighbors, friends and family show the influence of his work on the townspeople, young people (he regularly speaks to college students and give tours to grade school students) and tourism for the town. A remarkable man and film, very uplifting!
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