Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment

Jun 9 2000 N/A 3h 13m
Documentary

A documentary about direct-cinema from its very beginnings (Nanook of the North) to the fake-direct-cinema of the Blair Witch Project. All the important direct-cinema filmmakers are portrayed and/or interviewed: Leacock, Wiseman, Maysles, Pennebaker, Reisz and others.

Plot

This is a documentary about direct-cinema from its very beginnings (Nanook of the North) to the fake-direct-cinema of the Blair Witch Project. All the important direct-cinema filmmakers are portrayed and/or interviewed: Leacock, Wiseman, Maysles, Pennebaker, Reisz and others.

Written by

Kirwan Cox

Directed by

Peter Wintonick

Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Languages

Français, English

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
248
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA