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"The art of observing life" : conversations with documentary masters / a film by Marina Goldovskaya ; Goldfilms.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drew, Robert.
- Drew, Anne.
- Hegedus, Chris.
- Pennebaker, D. A.
- King, Allan, 1930-2009.
- King, Allan.
- Leacock, Richard.
- Lalonde, Valérie.
- Maysles, Albert.
- Mekas, Jonas, 1922-2019.
- Mekas, Jonas.
- Rogosin, Lionel, 1924-2000.
- Rogosin, Lionel.
- Rubbo, Michael.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Interviews.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Documentary films.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (71 minutes)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Cinema Guild, [2014]
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- Renowned documentarian Marina Goldovskaya provides a master class in cinema verite and an appreciation of the filmmakers who transformed the documentary. Featuring generous clips from many of the most important and memorable documentary works, the film includes intimate conversations with Robert Drew (Primary), Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker (The War Room, Monterey Pop, Don't Look Back,), Allan King (A Married Couple, Warrendale), Richard Leacock (Primary, Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment), Albert Maysles (Salesman, Grey Gardens), Jonas Mekas (Walden, Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania), Lionel Rogosin (On The Bowery), Anne Drew, Valerie Lalonde, and Michael Rubbo. Filmed mostly in Goldovskaya's home in Los Angeles over an extended period of time, these conversations carry a loose and convivial tone. A fellow filmmaker and close friend, Goldovskaya poses straightforward questions and allows these legendary directors to talk freely about their work. They open up about the struggles and excitement of their early years, the making of some of their landmark films, their strategies and approaches to filmmaking and their philosophies to capturing life on screen. It is at once an homage to documentary filmmaking, a rare personal look at its luminaries, and a precious gift for students and lovers of documentary film. - from Cinema Guild website.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Marina Goldovskaya ; editor, Esther Julie-Anne ; producers, George Herzfeld, Vivian Umino.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on July 27, 2023).
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014.
- Official selection, International Film Festival Amsterdam
- OCLC:
- 880141684
- Publisher Number:
- 2478 Cinema Guild
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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