In this third installment of our four-part series on restorations of Wiseman’s older works, we find how Wiseman creates meaningful, memorable, and consistently engaging films that incisively reflect on American government bureaucracies.
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Frederick Wiseman's documentaries The Store and Law and Order highlight different stages of sociopolitical change, through plainly depicting his subjects with as little interpretive framework as possible.
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Time Passages is a deftly woven scrapbook and an act of mourning.
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Seeking Mavis Beacon is inventive and powerful, playful and thoughtful in turn.
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