Finding Vivian Maier
2013 · Movie · NR · 83 min · ★ 7.6 · 85% critics
A box of forgotten negatives sparks a deep dive into the life and work of a reclusive street photographer whose images were never shared while she was alive. Through photographs, recordings, and interviews with people who knew her, the film follows the effort to bring the work to the public while piecing together an elusive personal story.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2014-03-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (330 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like art discoveries, human puzzles, and documentaries that balance admiration with uneasy contradictions; Not for you if you want tidy answers or a purely uplifting portrait, like in The Last Movie Stars.
Pros: remarkable street photos; intriguing real-life mystery; engaging interviews | Cons: some unanswered questions; mystery sometimes overplayed; occasionally TV-like feel
Themes
- photographer
- photography
- biography
- photograph
- art
- discovery
- film preservation
- eccentric artist
- art exhibition
- art restoration
- portrait of an artist
- female photographer
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
- VM
Vivian Maier
as Self (archive footage)
- JM
John Maloof
as Self - Narrator
- DA
Daniel Arnaud
as Self - Interview Subject
- SA
Simon Amédé
as Self - Interview Subject
- MB
Maren Baylaender
as Self - Interview Subject
- EB
Eula Biss
as Self - Interview Subject
- BB
Bindy Bitterman
as Self - Interview Subject
- RC
Roger Carlson
as Self - Interview Subject
Phil Donahue
as Self - Talk Show Host
- KF
Karen Frank
as Self - Interview Subject
Directed by John Maloof, Charlie Siskel