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Examining The Great American Novelist

Credit: NYT

Frederick Wiseman is not a household name, but among serious cinephiles, he?s revered as perhaps the greatest living American filmmaker. The 90 year old documentarian?s great subject is institutions and the people who populate them, and through a career that has spanned nearly half a century, his immersive, long-form style of filmmaking has covered the inner workings of ballet companies, libraries, hospitals, the criminal justice system, and a whole lot more. He spends years inhabiting these places, quietly observing, letting the real life drama unfold naturally with a fly-on-the-wall approach. His film?s aren?t flashy, but they?re deeply perceptive. His latest film?s subject is municipal government, not typically thought of as thrilling cinema, but ?City Hall? is getting rave reviews, and generating a renewed interest in Wiseman?s work. This lengthy feature story in the New York Tim...