Taken together, they capture the wry, curious, humane spirit of one who wrote like a "naturalist on a field trip into the human soul".
An honest and humane person?
We have a measure of their effect in the panic felt in some quarters by the mere fact of President Obama, a wise, humane and moderate soul if ever there was one, who has come almost to the end of his two terms, having put the country in a vastly better state than he found it in, and this despite everything his opposition could do to thwart the will of the majorities who elected him.
Moretti is a loose and entertaining presence as he tries to keep order in the cloisters, and Piccoli is always thoughtful and humane as his troubled soul pushes him from bakery to theatre to hotel.
Soul-stirring and humane, Two Days, One Night assures us that the journey is what matters and that the fight is always worth it.
We have been taken on a tour of America's entire racial history in preparation for this moment: understanding why this particular white soul, with the most humane and unprejudiced of parents and the most integrated public education that America has to offer, lost all his black friends with the nset of puberty.
If what's left of our greatness is not to disappear, then all of us need to do some soul-searching and act like responsible, humane citizens of planet Earth.
It is the heart and soul of this rich, deeply thoughtful and humane documentary, told from the perspective of a person who appears to be divided.
Elements like these may not justify a meticulous restoration, but they certainly suggest that they can be transformed into humane, even exhilarating, housing without completely stripping them of their soul.
