Frederick Wiseman Movies

When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the sudden death of a patient, she suspects murder. She mounts a private investigation,...

When aimless Manon begins work at À mon seul désir, a strip club that offers high concept performances, she instantly bonds with her...

Rachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old...

An aspiring author looking to get more out of life takes up a writing residency and finds herself in the sort of romantic entanglements that could...

The famous New York City landmark is given the spotlight, as well as the variety of ways in which people make use of it: running, boating, walking,...

A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital...

Realist documentarian Frederick Wiseman hones his lens on the inmates of the Yerkes Primate Research Center in Atlanta, GA. A representative...

Employing methods of direct cinema–observation, limited stylization, and non-intervention–this stark look into the State Prison for the...

One camera in one setting, one attic and eight young directors – the result is a unique Dadaistic collage of seven short sketches. The original...

Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous...

Frederick Wiseman is back to school, this time at Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS), a successful alternative high school in New York's...

A cinéma vérité exploration of the grueling schedules, auditions, lighting design, and backstage operations at the famous...

As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league teams face off for the last...

18 years after his last film, (The Troubles We've Seen), Marcel Ophuls emerges from retirement as one of our last masters, the most corrosive, the...

Famous in the 19th-century for silver mining, Aspen is now better known for its scenic splendor, skiing, hiking, and fashion. One typical winter, the...

A group of middle-aged men dressed as the Nazi high command gather in London to attempt a crucial experiment: making the first film entirely shot by...

A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the...

Founded in 1930, Troisgros has held three Michelin stars for 55 years. The children of the fourth generation, Marie-Pierre and Michel's sons continue...

Explores a long-term relationship between a man and a woman: the man, Leo Tolstoy; the woman, his wife, Sophia. Married for 36 years, had thirteen...

Frederick Wiseman observes the ins and outs of the Paris Opera House, including the processes behind seven of their operas: Genus (Wayne McGregor),...