Albert Maysles
Director · 1926 – 2015 · Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).
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Movie7.4DocumentaryMusicA detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.
Gimme Shelter
1970 · 201 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryEdie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.
Grey Gardens
1976 · 256 votes
MovieDocumentaryTV MovieA delve into the character and life of Albert Maysles, who, alongside his brother David, created some of the most well-known and iconic documentaries of the 20th century. Film extracts include Meet Marlon Brando (1965), Salesman (1968), Gimme Shelter (1970), and Grey Gardens (1975).
Movie6.1DocumentaryFrom cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian's journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?
Capturing Reality
2008 · 8 votes
Movie6.2DocumentaryHistoryEsther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams, Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, offers a exploration of the Factory era, an homage to Williams's talent, a journey of family discovery and a compelling inquiry into Williams's mysterious disappearance at age 27.
Movie5.2DocumentaryMichael Wilson, like the subject of his film, is trying to get an interview with a multi-millionaire; however, in this case, that millionaire is Michael Moore himself.
Michael Moore Hates America
2004 · 25 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryDramaMother and daughter - Big Edie and Little Edie Beale - live with six cats in a crumbling house in East Hampton. Little Edie, in her 50s, who wears scarves and bright colors, sings, mugs for the camera, and talks to Al and David Maysles, the filmmakers. Big Edie, in her 70s, recites poetry, comments on her daughter's behavior, and sings "If I Loved You" in fine voice. She talks in short sentences; her daughter in volumes. The film is episodic: friends visit, there's a small fire in the house, Little Edie goes to the shore and swims. She talks about the Catholic Church. She's ashamed that local authorities raided the house because of all the cats. She values being different.
The Beales of Grey Gardens
2006 · 33 votes
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Filmmaker, Walter Forsyth sets out on a journey to make a tribute film about photographer/filmmaker, Robert Frank, deconstructing the documentary form along the way. With appearances by Albert Maysles, Nick Broomfield, ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor, Alfred Leslie and Matt Damon. "He pulled a sad poem right out of America, taking his place among the great poets of our time" - Jack Karoac.
After Frank
2005
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A portrait of the late documentarian David Maysles by his daughter, Celia.
Wild Blue Yonder
2007
MovieDocumentaryColleagues, friends and specialists pay tribute to the filmmaker Mario Ruspoli in a portrait that mixes encounters, archive images and film excerpts. With testimonies from Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, Edgar Morin, D.A. Pennebaker and others.
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The Newsweek critic, Jack Kroll, interviews Albert and David Maysles about their new film, Salesman (1968).
The Maysles Brothers
1969 · 4 votes
MovieDocumentaryShort documentary on the life and work of photographer and filmmaker Morris Engel
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In 1998, documentary filmmaker Robert Drew and his associates attend the Museum of Tolerance.
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryWanda Horowitz reminisces about her husband, the great pianist Vladimir Horowitz, with clips from his television appearances.
Horowitz: A Reminiscence
1993 · 2 votes
MovieDocumentaryA documentary about the making of the film "The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit"