The Truffle Hunters

See this wonderful-looking documentary on a big cinema screen if you possibly can.

It's a sweet and simple movie with a healthy dose of bittersweet wistfulness for a fading world, and it's beautiful.

There's a dark side to the profession, which the filmmakers acknowledge, but the most valuable thing they capture in their film is the joy of being alive, and finding something you love.

It is absolutely sublime.

You'll get to know the titular hunters, but only to imagine brief snippets of their life. In other words, it will leave you hungry for more.

On paper, there was no reason to get especially excited for a doc about the business of Italian truffle harvesters... The Truffle Hunters is more eccentric and lyrical than its logline might suggest.

It's a very specific tribe of traditional truffle hunter director Michael Dweck observes and explores here - and what a compelling, intriguing, intimate portrait he delivers.

An unhurried gem of a documentary.

A fun documentary on an unusual subject.

The hunters are a joy, but 84-year-old Aurelio's love for his dog is the sweetest bond you'll see all year.