Finding Vivian Maier

Finding Vivian Maier (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
84 min + Extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Maloof
Charlie Siskel

Written By:
John Maloof
Charlie Siskel

Actors:
Vivian Maier ..... Herself (archive footage)
John Maloof ..... Himself - Narrator
Daniel Arnaud ..... Himself - Interview Subject
Simon Amédé ..... Himself - Interview Subject
Maren Baylaender ..... Herself - Interview Subject
Eula Biss ..... Herself - Interview Subject
Bindy Bitterman ..... Herself - Interview Subject
Roger Carlson ..... Himself - Interview Subject
Phil Donahue ..... Himself - Talk Show Host
Karen Frank ..... Herself - Interview Subject
Dayanara Garcia ..... Herself - Interview Subject
Howard Greenberg ..... Himself - Gallery Owner
Sylvain Jaussaud ..... Himself - Interview Subject
Patrick Kennedy ..... Himself - Interview Subject
Virginia Kennedy ..... Herself - Interview Subject

Synopsis:

FINDING VIVIAN MAIER is the critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny, who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and, discovered decades later, is now among the 20th century's greatest photographers. Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, Maier's strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never before seen photographs, films, and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her.

Real estate agent John Maloof explains how a trip to a local auction house, in search for old pictures to use for a history book about his neighborhood, resulted in him bidding and winning a box full of old negatives. John goes through the massive quantity of negatives, describes how impressed he is by the quality of the images, becomes quickly determined they are not reverent to his project and just puts them away. That could have very likely had been the end of the story, if the power of the images had not pushed him to fall in love with photography. John confides that his photo hobby quickly motivated him to set up a darkroom and devote large amounts of time shooting. As he learned more about photography, he recognized that those negatives he had bought, then stored, were the work of a real master. In an attempt to confirm his suspicion, he selected about 100 images and put them online with the hope that the feedback would confirm his judgement as to the strength of the images.

A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 25 February, 2015.

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