The New York Times – Film:
This month offers a tribute to the prolific filmmaker who died last week at 96 and has a plausible claim to being the greatest documentarian who ever lived.
Category: Wiseman, Frederick
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Frederick Wiseman Watched People Like Nobody Else
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For more than 50 years, the influential documentarian found inspiration in filming the ways his ordinary subjects lived their lives.
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Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies
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He exposed abuses in films like “Titicut Follies,” a once-banned portrait of a mental hospital, but ranged widely in subject matter, from a Queens neighborhood to a French restaurant.
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Saving La Clef Cinema, With Help From Scorsese and Tarantino
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After a saga that kept its supporters on the edge of their seats for years, a beloved art-house cinema is now open for business once more, run by volunteers this time.
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What an Instagram Reel Has in Common With a 4-Hour Documentary
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Humans love to watch other humans, whether it’s movies by Frederick Wiseman or vertical videos on your phone. In a way, we’re all documentarians.
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‘Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros’ Review: A Beautiful Collaboration
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For his 44th documentary, Frederick Wiseman journeys to the French countryside to examine the workings of a family-owned, Michelin-starred restaurant.
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Claire Simon Finds a New Subject: Herself
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The French director Claire Simon was making a movie about a Paris hospital when she found out she had cancer. So she became a character in her own film.
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Examining the Regrettably Modern Marriage of Leo Tolstoy and Sophia Tolstaya
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Frederick Wiseman set aside the documentaries he’s known for to work on “A Couple,” a solo drama putting Leo Tolstoy’s much-burdened wife at its center.
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‘A Couple’ Review: Tolstoy Story
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In a rare turn to dramatic work, Frederick Wiseman directs a one-woman film about the long-suffering wife of a famous author.