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Cinema Verite: Defining the Moment

Released Feb 11, 2000 1h 50m Documentary List
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From "Lonely Boy" to "The Blair Witch Project," Peter Wintonick's historical look at cinéma vérité honors seminal filmmaking. Wintonick surveys the origins of the genre in the 1950s and '60s, using footage from old films and interviews with directors such as Barbara Kopple. In his travels across the United States and Europe, he also surveys the form in more contemporary settings, with the new technologies and television shows that have changed the way cinéma vérité is made.

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Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Ed Kelleher Film Journal International Cinema verite has survived over the years, and filmmaker Peter Wintonick's movie walks the viewer up through those years. Sep 30, 2003 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 30, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis From "Lonely Boy" to "The Blair Witch Project," Peter Wintonick's historical look at cinéma vérité honors seminal filmmaking. Wintonick surveys the origins of the genre in the 1950s and '60s, using footage from old films and interviews with directors such as Barbara Kopple. In his travels across the United States and Europe, he also surveys the form in more contemporary settings, with the new technologies and television shows that have changed the way cinéma vérité is made.
Director
Peter Wintonick
Producer
Eric Michel, Adam Symansky
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada
Production Co
National Film Board of Canada
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 11, 2000, Original
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Surround