Frederick Wiseman

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Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
7.8

Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros

Founded in 1930, Troisgros has held three Michelin stars for 55 years. The children of the fourth generation, Marie-Pierre and Michel’s ...
City Hall
7.4

City Hall

Oct. 21, 2020

City Hall

An epic look at Boston’s city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
National Gallery
7.3

National Gallery

Oct. 08, 2014

National Gallery

A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the ...
At Berkeley
7.2

At Berkeley

Nov. 08, 2013

At Berkeley

Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous ...
Crazy Horse
6.5

Crazy Horse

Oct. 05, 2011

Crazy Horse

A cinéma vérité look inside Paris’ Crazy Horse, a club that boasts the greatest and most chic nude dancing in the world.
Welfare
8.2

Welfare

Sep. 23, 1975

Welfare

WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute ...
Juvenile Court
8.2

Juvenile Court

Jun. 04, 1973

Juvenile Court

JUVENILE COURT shows the complex variety of cases before the Memphis Juvenile Court: foster home placement, drug abuse, armed robbery, child ...
Essene
6.9

Essene

Nov. 13, 1972

Essene

Essene is about daily life in a Benedictine monastery and the resolution of conflict between personal needs and the institutional and ...
Basic Training
7.3

Basic Training

Jun. 01, 1971

Basic Training

Shot during the summer of 1970 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Frederick Wiseman’s film Basic Training focuses on a group of men going through infantry ...
Hospital
7.9

Hospital

Feb. 02, 1970

Hospital

Daily activities of the Metropolitan Hospital in New York City, with emphasis on the emergency ward and outpatient clinics. The cases depicted ...
Law and Order
7.6

Law and Order

Mar. 02, 1969

Law and Order

LAW & ORDER surveys the wide range of work the police are asked to perform: enforcing the law, maintaining order, and providing general ...
High School
7.5

High School

May. 14, 1969

High School

Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us inside Northeast High School as a fly on the wall to observe the teachers and how they interact ...
Titicut Follies
7.7

Titicut Follies

Oct. 03, 1967

Titicut Follies

A stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions that existed at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and ...
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
7.4

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital ...
In Jackson Heights
7.2

In Jackson Heights

Sep. 04, 2015

In Jackson Heights

Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (At Berkeley, National Gallery) explores the culture, politics and daily life of the Queens, ...