Academy Awards, USA 2015
| Nominated Oscar | Best Documentary, Feature John Maloof Charlie Siskel |
Sundance Selects
Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, IFC Films)
A blind buy at an estate sale leads to the discovery of a previously unknown photographer with a master's touch. The buyer, also the film's director, embarks on a crusade to get her work shown and to find out as much as he can about the photographer. It is no easy task, as Vivian Maier was an extremely private person and, it turns out, suffered from mental illness. Through photographs, home movies and interviews with the few people who knew her, he accomplishes his goal admirably. My only minor complaint is that this sometimes feels as much about the filmmaker as his subject.
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