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Kanopy
87
7.4
/792/
71
/45/
64
/14/
3.9
/3421/
98
/64/
67
/2/
88
/17/

City Hall (2020)
An epic look at Boston’s city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
poster
85
7.7
/731/
72
/37/
71
/13/
4.0
/5118/
100
/56/
89
/4/
91
/20/

Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros (2023)
Founded in 1930, Troisgros has held three Michelin stars for 55 years. The children of the fourth generation, Marie-Pierre and Michel's sons are continuing the family business: César runs the Michelin-starred restaurant, "Le Bois sans feuilles" ("The Leafless Wood"), and Léo is in charge of one of the other two Troisgros restaurants, "La Colline du colombier" ("The Dovecote Hill"). From the daily market to the cheese maturing cellars, via the vineyard, the cattle farm and the vegetable garden adjacent to the restaurant, Menus-Plaisirs is an intimate, sensory journey through the kitchens of one of the world's most prestigious restaurants.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.7
/5574/
72
/174/
72
/139/
4.0
/13168/
100
/12/
89
/91/

Titicut Follies (1967)
A stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions that existed at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and documents the various ways the inmates are treated by the guards, social workers, and psychiatrists.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.3
/1786/
73
/55/
73
/45/
3.9
/3461/
95
/66/
71
/2136/
89
/22/

National Gallery (2014)
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 Gallery's visitors. The film portrays the role of the curators and conservators; the education, scientific, and conservation departments; and the audience of all kinds of people who come to experience it.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.2
/806/
68
/42/
67
/25/
4.0
/2383/
96
/52/
79
/3/

In Jackson Heights (2015)
Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (At Berkeley, National Gallery) explores the culture, politics and daily life of the Queens, NYC district of Jackson Heights, which lays claim to being the most diverse neighbourhood in the world.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.4
/1542/
77
/74/
64
/65/
4.0
/4601/
97
/70/
59
/12/
91
/23/

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017)
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
poster
Kanopy
75
7.0
/713/
78
/27/
62
/21/
3.7
/2409/
85
/62/
56
/8/

Monrovia, Indiana (2018)
Monrovia, Indiana explores a small town in rural, mid-America and illustrates how values like community service, duty, spiritual life, generosity, and authenticity are formed, experienced, and lived along with conflicting stereotypes. The film gives a complex and nuanced view of daily life in Monrovia and provides some understanding of a way of life whose influence and force have not always been recognized or understood in the big cities on the east and west coasts of America and in other countries.
poster
Kanopy
68
6.5
/927/
62
/40/
65
/28/
3.6
/1258/
85
/55/
53
/15/
72
/20/

Crazy Horse (2011)
A cinéma vérité look inside Paris' Crazy Horse, a club that boasts the greatest and most chic nude dancing in the world.
poster
Kanopy
66
5.5
/217/
37
/7/
69
/4/
2.9
/1556/
85
/33/
74
/13/

A Couple (2022)
"A Couple" is a film about a long term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is his wife, Sophia. They were married for 36 years, had 13 children, nine of whom survived. Each kept a diary. Although they lived together, in the same house, they wrote letters frequently to each other. Leo Tolstoy insisted that they read their diaries aloud to guests at dinner parties. The Tolstoy’s were also a dysfunctional couple, arguing frequently and being very unhappy with each other while occasionally enjoying passionate moments of reconciliation. The film is Sophia’s monologue about the joys and struggles of their life together, loosely drawn from their letters to each other and their diary entries.
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Kanopy
77
44
7.5
/228/
56
/8/
74
/9/
4.0
/1529/
92
/76/
86
/161/

Central Park (1990)
CENTRAL PARK is a film about the famous New York City landmark and the variety of ways in which people make use of it: running, boating, walking, skating, music, theatre, sports, picnics, parades and concerts. The film also illustrates the complex problems the New York City Parks Department deals with in order to maintain and preserve the park and keep it open and accessible to the public.
poster
Kanopy
76
44
7.0
/591/
73
/17/
66
/20/
3.6
/1187/
95
/42/
75
/14/
83
/14/

Boxing Gym (2010)
Explores the world of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, dwelling on the discipline of training as people from all walks of life aspire to reach their personal best.
poster
Kanopy
74
41
7.2
/718/
65
/12/
76
/18/
3.8
/1077/
87
/54/
74
/28/

La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009)
A film by Frederick Wiseman following the ins and outs of 7 ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet.
poster
Kanopy
80
37
8.2
/758/
74
/23/
72
/34/
4.3
/3285/
88
/5/

Welfare (1975)
WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where welfare workers as well as clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their work and life.
poster
Kanopy
68
27
7.2
/402/
62
/11/
62
/14/
3.9
/2157/

The Store (1983)
THE STORE is a film about the main Neiman-Marcus store and corporate headquarters in Dallas. The sequences in the film include the selection, presentation, marketing, pricing, advertising and selling of a vast array of consumer products including designer clothes and furs, jewelry, perfumes, shoes, electronic products, sportswear, china and porcelain and many other goods. The internal management and organizational aspects of a large corporation are shown, i.e., sales meetings, development of marketing and advertising strategies, training, personnel practices and sales techniques.
poster
Kanopy
77
22
8.1
/362/
65
/25/
68
/15/
4.2
/1340/
89
/2/

Belfast, Maine (1999)
BELFAST, MAINE is a film about ordinary experience in a beautiful old New England port city. It is a portrait of daily life with particular emphasis on the work and the cultural life of the community. Among the activities shown in the film are the work of lobstermen, tug-boat operators, factory workers, shop owners, city counselors, doctors, judges, policemen, teachers, social workers, nurses and ministers. Cultural activities include choir rehearsal, dance class, music lessons and theatre production.
poster
Kanopy
75
21
7.3
/311/
70
/15/
68
/17/
3.8
/874/
89
/4/

Primate (1974)
Primate sees realist documentarian Frederick Wiseman hone his lens on the inmates of the Yerkes Primate Research Centre. A representative scientist explains the aims and outcomes of the organisation, describing the mating habits and relationships of the animals.
poster
Kanopy
67
18
7.0
/237/
61
/10/
61
/7/
3.8
/1297/

Model (1981)
MODEL shows male and female models at work on TV commercials, fashion shows, magazine covers, and advertising for a variety of products, including designer collections, fur coats, sports clothes and automobiles. The models are seen at work with photographers whose techniques illustrate different styles of fashion and product photography. The business aspect of running an agency is also shown: interviewing prospective models, career counseling, arranging portfolios, talking with clients, and planning trips. The film presents a view of the intersections of fashion, business, advertising, photography, television and fantasy.
poster
Kanopy
68
12
7.1
/189/
65
/8/
65
/8/
3.7
/603/

Missile (1988)
MISSILE follows the 4315th Training Squadron of the Strategic Air Command at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where Air Force officers are trained to man the Launch Control Centers for the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. Sequences include discussion of the moral and military issues of nuclear war; the arming, targeting and launching of the missile; codes; communications; protection against terrorist attack; emergency procedures; staff meetings and tutorial sessions.
poster
Kanopy
67
12
7.5
/178/
51
/8/
66
/11/
3.8
/539/

Blind (1986)
BLIND shows the educational programs and daily life of students in kindergarten through the 12th grade at the Alabama School for the Blind. The School is organized around the effort to educate blind and visually impaired students to be in charge of their own lives. Sequences in the film include mobility training, braille instruction and orientation as well as traditional classroom subjects such as English, history, science and music. Other sequences show psychological counseling sessions; vocational training; staff dealing with student disciplinary problems; and the wide variety of recreational and athletic programs.
poster
Kanopy
70
9
7.2
/158/
54
/5/
72
/6/
3.6
/579/
80
/3/

Zoo (1993)
ZOO is a film about the zoo in Miami, Florida, the care and maintenance of the animals by the keepers, the work of the veterinarians and their staff, and the visits to the zoo by people from all over the world. The film presents the wide diversity of interests and activities at the zoo and the interrelatedness of the animal, human, ethical, financial, technical, organizational and research aspects of operating the zoo.
poster
Kanopy
?
6.5
/73/
57
/4/
55
/6/

La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué (1996)
La Comédie-Française is the oldest continuous repertory company in the world, founded in Paris in the late 17th century. This is the first time a documentary film-maker has been allowed to look at all the aspects of the work of this great theatrical company. Sequences in the film include sections of plays, casting, set and costume design, administrative meetings and rehearsals and performances of four classic French plays, Don Juan by Molière, La Thebaide by Racine, La Double Inconstance by Marivaux and Occupe-toi d'Amelie by Feydeau. (Zipporah Films)
poster
Kanopy
64
?
6.5
/114/
62
/8/
60
/8/
3.5
/360/

Racetrack (1985)
RACETRACK is about the Belmont Race Track, one of the world's leading race tracks for thoroughbred racing. The film highlights the training, maintaining and racing of thoroughbred horses. Everyday occurrences are shown: in the backstretch — the grooming, feeding, shoeing, and caring for horses and the preparation for races; at the practice track the various aspects of training, exercising, and timing the horses; at the paddock — the pre-race presentation of the horses; and in the grandstand — betting and watching the races. The film also has sequences showing the variety of work done by trainers, jockeys, jockey agents, grooms, hot walkers, stable hands, and veterinarians.
poster
Kanopy
?
7.5
/98/
35
/2/
83
/10/

Deaf (1986)
The School for the Deaf at the Alabama Institute is organized around a theory of total communication i.e. the use of signs and finger spelling in conjunction with speech, hearing aids, lip reading, gestures and the written word. The film shows sequences dealing with various aspects of this comprehensive training such as teaching students and parents to sign; speech therapy; psychological counseling; regular academic courses; vocational training; disciplinary problems; parents visits; sports and recreational activity; training in living and working independently; and developing skills in home and money management.
poster
Kanopy
65
?
7.4
/140/
50
/3/
63
/9/
3.8
/491/

High School II (1994)
HIGH SCHOOL II is a film about Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS), a successful alternative high school in New York's Spanish Harlem, 85-95% of whose graduates go on to four year colleges. The film illustrates the school's emphasis on the “Habits of Mind” program (weighing evidence; awareness of multiple points of view; seeing connections and relationships; speculating on possibilities; and assessing values.) Sequences illustrating the school's approach to learning include: classroom activities in the humanities and sciences; family conferences; discussions of race, class, and gender; faculty meetings; disciplinary problems; sex education; conflict resolution by students; and student council meetings.
poster
Kanopy
65
?
7.2
/95/
53
/6/
65
/6/
3.6
/291/

Adjustment & Work (1986)
Wiseman enumerates the sights and sounds of Talladega, Alabama – the railroad tracks, quiet streets and homes, a few shops downtown – almost as if to list those things most of us might take for granted. Of the four films in this series, Adjustment & Work is the only one that focuses entirely on adults—specifically adults who have recently lost their sight (and hence are adjusting to this change) and those without sight or hearing who are learning skills in order to enter the workforce.


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