My Views: Documentary: Finding Vivienne Meyer

Kaya 2022-04-20 09:02:54

Highlights: 1: It is clear and structured, and it is easy to take a seat on Vivian Maier's life, and also has a more appropriate and intuitive expression of Vivian Maier's achievements and influence.

2: The director found as many as dozens of people who had personal contact or even shared life with Vivienne Maier, which greatly enhanced the authenticity of the documentary and made the content very rich. And the people interviewed have almost run through Vivian Maier's life, which can infect the audience very much.

As an ordinary person, Vivienne Meier took 150,000 photos by herself, but she never made them public and never thought of becoming famous. She is an ordinary dream chaser who insists on what she wants to do and brings an incredible life story to this impetuous society. I remember someone saying, I forget who said it: Doing a good thing and not wanting to be known is the real virtue. I really admire Vivian Maier: This is my own business, what does it have to do with others?

Disadvantages: It is too well-established, except for Vivian Maier's own story, there is nothing attractive, and it is easy to fall asleep.

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  • Shana 2022-04-11 09:01:07

    Howard Greenberg, the gallery representing her posthumous works, is located in the Fuller Building, an old gallery complex on 57th Street. After watching the documentary, I went there specially, and they were all printed with silver halide, using the technology of the time as much as possible. I've been thinking about how Maier would react if she saw how these photos were developed. She marveled at the unintentional beauty of the photos, which she had already expected, so she didn't need to see the final appearance at all.

  • Zane 2022-04-03 09:01:12

    The guy who discovered Vivian's work is an amazing guy, he not only unearthed this ordinary photographer and her great work, but also made this meaningful documentary, proving that all those who make good things start to Always live with a curious soul. I just feel that the excavation of Vivian's private life in the second half of the film is a bit too much, which is also a question worth considering by the documentary filmmakers.