Finding Vivian Maier (2014) [NR]
Featuring:
Vivian Maier, John Maloof, Daniel Arnaud
Written by:
John Maloof
Charlie Siskel
Directed by:
John Maloof, Charlie Siskel
Release Date:
March 21, 2014
Original Title:
Finding Vivian Maier
Alternate Titles:
Alla ricerca di Vivian Maier
비비안 마이어를 찾아서
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Ravine Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
CA: 18A FI: K-12 KR: 전체관람가 SE: 11 US: NR
Runtime: 83
Vivian Maier's photos were seemingly destined for obscurity, lost among the clutter of the countless objects she'd collected throughout her life. Instead these images have shaken the world of street photography and irrevocably changed the life of the man who brought them to the public eye. This film brings to life the interesting turns and travails of the improbable saga of John Maloof's discovery of Vivian Maier, unravelling this mysterious tale through her documentary films, photographs, odd collections and personal accounts from the people that knew her. What started as a blog to show her work quickly became a viral sensation in the photography world. Photos destined for the trash heap now line gallery exhibitions, a forthcoming book and this documentary film.
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 printing. 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.
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