Albert Maysles

Albert Maysles

Born: November 26, 1926
Died: March 5, 2015
in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).

Movies for Albert Maysles...

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Title: Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Character: Self
Released: April 20, 2016
Type: Movie
In 1998, documentary filmmaker Robert Drew and his associates attend the Museum of Tolerance.
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Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
Title: Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Colleagues, friends and specialists pay tribute to the filmmaker Mario Ruspoli in a portrait that mixes encounters, archive images and film excerpts. With testimonies from Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, Edgar Morin, D.A. Pennebaker and others.
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Capturing Reality
Title: Capturing Reality
Character: Self
Released: November 1, 2008
Type: Movie
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian's journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?
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Morris Engel: The Independent
Title: Morris Engel: The Independent
Character: Self
Released: May 8, 2008
Type: Movie
Short documentary on the life and work of photographer and filmmaker Morris Engel
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A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
Title: A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
Character: Himself
Released: September 19, 2007
Type: Movie
Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams, Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, offers a exploration of the Factory era, an homage to Williams's talent, a journey of family discovery and a compelling inquiry into Williams's mysterious disappearance at age 27.
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The Beales of Grey Gardens
Title: The Beales of Grey Gardens
Character: Self
Released: July 21, 2006
Type: Movie
Mother and daughter - Big Edie and Little Edie Beale - live with six cats in a crumbling house in East Hampton. Little Edie, in her 50s, who wears scarves and bright colors, sings, mugs for the camera, and talks to Al and David Maysles, the filmmakers. Big Edie, in her 70s, recites poetry, comments on her daughter's behavior, and sings "If I Loved You" in fine voice. She talks in short sentences; her daughter in volumes. The film is episodic: friends visit, there's a small fire in the house, Little Edie goes to the shore and swims. She talks about the Catholic Church. She's ashamed that local authorities raided the house because of all the cats. She values being different.
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After Frank
Title: After Frank
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 2005
Type: Movie
Filmmaker, Walter Forsyth sets out on a journey to make a tribute film about photographer/filmmaker, Robert Frank, deconstructing the documentary form along the way. With appearances by Albert Maysles, Nick Broomfield, ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor, Alfred Leslie and Matt Damon. "He pulled a sad poem right out of America, taking his place among the great poets of our time" - Jack Karoac.
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Michael Moore Hates America
Title: Michael Moore Hates America
Character: Himself
Released: September 12, 2004
Type: Movie
Michael Wilson, like the subject of his film, is trying to get an interview with a multi-millionaire; however, in this case, that millionaire is Michael Moore himself.
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Horowitz: A Reminiscence
Title: Horowitz: A Reminiscence
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Released: March 11, 1993
Type: Movie
Wanda Horowitz reminisces about her husband, the great pianist Vladimir Horowitz, with clips from his television appearances.
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Grey Gardens
Title: Grey Gardens
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: February 19, 1976
Type: Movie
Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.
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Gimme Shelter
Title: Gimme Shelter
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 1970
Type: Movie
A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.
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The Maysles Brothers
Title: The Maysles Brothers
Released: April 20, 1969
Type: Movie
The Newsweek critic, Jack Kroll, interviews Albert and David Maysles about their new film, Salesman (1968).