Voyages of discovery : the cinema of Frederick Wiseman / Barry Keith Grant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grant, Barry Keith, 1947- author.

Series:

Nonfictions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wiseman, Frederick--Criticism and interpretation.

Wiseman, Frederick.

Documentary films--History and criticism.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Voyages of Discovery is the definitive account of Frederick Wiseman's career, offering a comprehensive analysis of the work of the leading documentary filmmaker in the United States. In this updated edition, Barry Keith Grant adds new material exploring the documentarian's works since the 1990s.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1. Man with a Movie Camera

2. American Madness: Titicut Follies (1967), High School (1968), Law and Order (1969), Hospital (1970), Juvenile Court (1974), Welfare (1975)

3. The Big Parade: Basic Training (1971), Manoeuvre (1979), Missile (1988)

4. Blood of the Beasts: Primate (1974), Meat (1976), Racetrack (1985), Zoo (1993)

5. When Worlds Collide: Canal Zone (1977), Sinai Field Mission (1978), Model (1980), The Store (1983)

6. The Bad and the Beautiful: The Cool World (1963), Seraphita's Diary (1982)

7. You and Me: Essene (1972), Blind (1987), Deaf (1987), Adjustment and Work (1987), Multi-Handicapped (1987), Aspen (1991)

8. Love and Death: Near Death (1989)

9. The Never-Ending Story: High School II (1994), Public Housing (1997), Domestic Violence (2001), Domestic Violence 2 (2002)

10. Playtime: Ballet (1995), La Comédie-Française, ou L'amour joué (1996), The Last Letter (2002), La Danse-Le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris (2009), Boxing Gym (2010), Crazy Horse (2011), National Gallery (2014), A Couple (2022)

11. Our Town: Central Park (1989), Belfast, Maine (1999), State Legislature (2007), At Berkeley (2013), In Jackson Heights (2015), EX-LIBRIS: The New York Public Library (2017), Monrovia, Indiana (2018), City Hall (2020)

Filmography

Individual Awards

Retrospective Screenings

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Grant, Barry Keith Voyages of Discovery

ISBN:

0-231-55637-3

OCLC:

1373984224