The Grammar of Happiness
The Grammar Of Happiness follows the story of Daniel Everett among the extraordinary 'nonconvertible' Amazonian Pirah tribe, a group of indigenous hunter- gatherers whose culture and outlook on life has taken the world of linguistics by storm. As a young ambitious missionary three decades ago, Dan, a red-bearded towering American, decamped to the Amazon rain forest to save indigenous souls. His assignment was to translate the book of Mark into the tongue of the Pirah, a people whose puzzling speech seemed unrelated to any other on Earth. What he learned during his time with the Pirah led him to question the very foundations of his own deep beliefs. As a 'born again' atheist, Dan divorced his devout Christian wife and became estranged from his children. Having lost faith and family, his new life is dominated by the desire to leave behind his legacy. Everett's most controversial claim is that the Pirah language lacks 'recursion' - the ability to build an infinite number of sentences.
- Director
- Randall Wood
- Writer
- Randall Wood
- Director
- Michael O'Neill
- Writer
- Michael O'Neill
Questions
- Is The Grammar of Happiness free to watch?
- Not on Filmghar: we only play films and episodes that are in the public domain or that the owner has made free. We'll show it here as soon as it is free.
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- We couldn't find a streaming service carrying The Grammar of Happiness in Pakistan right now.
- Who is in the cast of The Grammar of Happiness?
- The Grammar of Happiness stars Daniel Everett.
- What kind of film is The Grammar of Happiness?
- The Grammar of Happiness (2012) is a documentary film.
