Exposing Muybridge

Play trailer

Exposing Muybridge

2021

1h 28m

Documentary

History

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

100%

Tomatometer

7 Reviews

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Few figures have played such a seminal role in our moving picture history as the revolutionary photographer Eadweard Muybridge. His unprecedented images of running horses instantly transformed the camera into a machine of unmatched powers of perception and persuasion, and set the course for the birth of cinema. Muybridge was a complicated man whose personal story was imbued with ambition, success, loss, and even cold-blooded murder. He directly inspired numerous artists from Francis Bacon to David Hockney to Gary Oldman, whose passionate contribution to this documentary is exceptional.

Watch on Peacock

Stream Now

Leslie Felperin

Guardian

One key achievement alone would be worthy of a documentary. But director Marc Shaffer unfolds an even richer story with this cinematic biography...

Rated: 3/5

Aug 9, 2022

Full Review

Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

While starchy in presentation, “Exposing Muybridge” makes clear that its subject’s images still have a lot to show us.

Aug 2, 2022

Full Review

Greg Carlson

Vague Visages

Photography buffs and silent film aficionados will enjoy Marc Shaffer’s feature documentary Exposing Muybridge, a visually engaging account of curious cinematic forefather Eadweard Muybridge.

Jul 27, 2023

Full Review

Annette Basile

FILMINK (Australia)

Brilliantly and beautifully edited, the technical details of Muybridge’s work are clearly explained, and fascinating.

Rated: 19/20

Sep 12, 2022

Full Review

Peter Keough

Arts Fuse

Muybridge’s earlier work demonstrates photography as a medium for recording historical reality and perpetrating historical fraud.

Aug 26, 2022

Full Review

John Fink

The Film Stage

The film, like Muybridge, is full of mystery, playfulness, and complexity—an illuminating and engaging history lesson.

Rated: B+

Aug 23, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

Randy J

Fascinating. Very informative.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Marc Shaffer

Director

Gary Oldman

Self

Luther Gerlach

Eadweard Muybridge

Richard Jackson Kushakaak

Self

Rebecca Gowers

Self

Byron Wolfe

Self

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Explorer

100%

64%

Explorer

Watchlist

The Real Charlie Chaplin

95%

83%

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Velvet Queen

100%

85%

The Velvet Queen

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Velvet Queen

House of Cardin

80%

%

House of Cardin

Watchlist

TRAILER

for House of Cardin

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

100%

%

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Few figures have played such a seminal role in our moving picture history as the revolutionary photographer Eadweard Muybridge. His unprecedented images of running horses instantly transformed the camera into a machine of unmatched powers of perception and persuasion, and set the course for the birth of cinema. Muybridge was a complicated man whose personal story was imbued with ambition, success, loss, and even cold-blooded murder. He directly inspired numerous artists from Francis Bacon to David Hockney to Gary Oldman, whose passionate contribution to this documentary is exceptional.

Director: Marc Shaffer
Producer: Marc Shaffer, Elisabeth Haviland James, Serginho Roosblad
Screenwriter: Marc Shaffer
Production Co: Inside Out Media
Genre: Documentary, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2022
Runtime: 1h 28m

Most Popular at Home Now