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fromThe Independent
2 days ago

Frederick Wiseman death: Acclaimed documentary filmmaker dies aged 96

Frederick Wiseman, pioneering documentary filmmaker known for uncompromising institutional portraits like Titicut Follies, died at 96, leaving a transformative legacy in nonfiction cinema.
fromIndieWire
2 days ago

Frederick Wiseman Dies at 96: The Documentary Legend Was One of Cinema's Greatest Masters

Wiseman is best known for first film, 1967's "Titicut Follies," a harrowing look at the inhumane treatment of the criminally insane. After the controversial debut, there were no mainstream breakthroughs or Oscar nominations (though he did receive an honorary Oscar in 2016). There is no well-accepted canon or top 5 from his catalogue of 40+ feature films. Yet each of Wiseman's films stands an ambitious cinematic achievement and, as a whole, his oeuvre serves as an invaluable anthropological study of institutional function.
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