Rent Cinema Expanded: The Films of Frederick Wiseman (1975)
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9h 14min
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- Synopsis:
With a groundbreaking career spanning seven decades, Frederick Wiseman is one of the great American storytellers. His documentaries, shot vérité-style, are meticulously edited narratives chronicling life's complexities through rich portraits of social and cultural institutions. Wiseman's themes are expansive: democracy, power, inequality and community, to name a few; but his focus is compellingly specific and humane. Whether revealing shortcomings in social support or celebrating culinary excellence, he has a unique eye - and ear - for detail. Representing their first release in the UK, this collection features a selection of Wiseman's work made between 1967 and 1975...
The Films:
- Titicut Follies (1967, 84 mins)
- High School (1968, 75 mins )
- Hospital (1970, 84 mins)
- Juvenile Court (1973, 144 mins)
- Welfare (1975, 167 mins)- Actors:
- Eugene Friedman, Stanley Friedman, Robert Schwartz
- Directors:
- Frederick Wiseman
- Producers:
- David Eames, Frederick Wiseman
- Writers:
- Frederick Wiseman
- Aka:
- Titicut Follies / Student Affairs / Hospital / Juvenile Court / Welfare
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/01/2026
- Run Time:
- 554 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Audio Description
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly commissioned video essay by Ian Mantganion the films of Frederick Wiseman
- Frederick Wiseman: A Discussion (2025): filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman and curator Matthew Barrington discuss Frederick Wiseman's aesthetics and approach to filmmaking. Recorded at BFI Southbank, London
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