Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment
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| Directed by | Peter Wintonick |
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Adam Symansky Éric Michel |
| Written by | Kirwan Cox |
| Cinematography | Francis Miquet |
| Edited by | Marlo Miazga |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment is 1999 Canadian documentary film directed by Peter Wintonick about cinéma vérité filmmaking. The film looks at the work of such notable documentary filmmakers as Jean Rouch, Frederick Wiseman, and Barbara Kopple, as well as the contributions of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), with excerpts from the NFB documentary Lonely Boy and Primary. The film also looks at the influence of cinéma vérité on the pioneering found footage horror film The Blair Witch Project, and interviews video-auteur Floria Sigismundi. Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment was produced by the NFB.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Crow, Jonathan. "Cinema Verite: Defining the Moment (1999)". New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ Pevere, Geoff (1 May 2000). "Documentaries speak volumes ; Hot Docs truth often stranger than fiction". Toronto Star. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ Wyndham Wise, ed. (2001-09-08). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0802083982.
- ↑ Speller, Katherine (December 2000). "Cinema Vérité: Defining the Moment". Senses of Cinema (11).