Cinema Expanded: The Films of Frederick Wiseman (Blu-ray) Blu Ray

With a groundbreaking career spanning seven decades, Frederick Wiseman is one of the great American storytellers. His documentaries, shot vérité-style, are meticulously edited narratives chronicling life';s complexities through rich portraits of social and cultural institutions. Wiseman's themes are expansive: democracy, power, inequality and community, to name a few; but his focus is compellingly specific and humane. Whether revealing shortcomings in social support or celebrating culinary excellence, he has a unique eye - and ear - for detail. Representing their... first release in the UK, this 3-disc / 5-film collection features a selection of Wiseman's work made between 1967 and 1975, including Titicut Follies, High School and Juvenile Court. The Films: Titicut Follies (1967, 84 m) High School (1968, 75m) Hospital (1970, 84m) Juvenile Court (1973, 144m) Welfare (1975, 167m) Extras: · Newly restored in 4K by Zipporah Films and presented in High Definition · Newly commissioned video essay by Ian Mantgani on the films of Frederick Wiseman · Frederick Wiseman: A Discussion (2025): filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman and curator Matthew Barrington discuss Frederick Wiseman's aesthetics and approach to filmmaking. Recorded at BFI Southbank, London. · Limited edition including a perfect-bound book featuring essays by David Jenkins, Eric Marsh, Stephen Mamber, Philip Concannon and Shawn Glinis and Arlin Golden, hosts of the long-running Wiseman Podcast. Also includes a 1986 interview with William Brayne (cinematographer on Hospital and Juvenile Court) and a 1974 essay from Sight & Sound by Thomas Atkins · Newly created English descriptive subtitles on all five films ˜He's arguably the most brilliant, brave, and innovative person working in his field' Terry Atkinson, Los Angeles Times ˜Frederick Wiseman is probably the most sophisticated intelligence to enter the documentary field in recent years' Pauline Kael, The New Yorker ˜His work has offered an intimate, extracurricular history of this country by way of its institutions' Kevin Jackson, The Independent [show more]

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