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Finding Vivian Maier

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 23m
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Finding Vivian Maier (2013)
Who is Vivian Maier? Now considered one of the 20th century's greatest street photographers, Vivian Maier was a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that went unseen during her lifetime. Since buying her work by chance at auction, amateur historian John Maloof has crusaded to put this prolific photographer in the history books. Maier's strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never-before-seen photographs, films, and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her.
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A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.

  • Directors
    • John Maloof
    • Charlie Siskel
  • Writers
    • John Maloof
    • Charlie Siskel
  • Stars
    • Vivian Maier
    • John Maloof
    • Daniel Arnaud
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    15K
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    • Directors
      • John Maloof
      • Charlie Siskel
    • Writers
      • John Maloof
      • Charlie Siskel
    • Stars
      • Vivian Maier
      • John Maloof
      • Daniel Arnaud
    • 58User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 12 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Finding Vivian Maier: You Always Want To Know (German)
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    Finding Vivian Maier: Why Were They Never Shown? (German)
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    Finding Vivian Maier: What's The Point Of Making It? (German)
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    Finding Vivian Maier: I Didn't Know If It Was Really Good (German)
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    Vivian Maier
    Vivian Maier
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    John Maloof
    John Maloof
    • Self - Narrator
    Daniel Arnaud
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Simon Amédé
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Maren Baylaender
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Eula Biss
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Bindy Bitterman
    Bindy Bitterman
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Roger Carlson
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Phil Donahue
    Phil Donahue
    • Self - Talk Show Host
    Karen Frank
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Dayanara Garcia
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Howard Greenberg
    Howard Greenberg
    • Self - Gallery Owner
    Sylvain Jaussaud
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Patrick Kennedy
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Virginia Kennedy
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Jeffrey 'Guffy' Levant
    • Self - Interview Subject
    • (as Jeffrey 'Duffy' Levant)
    Jennifer Levant
    • Self - Interview Subject
    Sarah Matthews-Ludington
    • Self - Interview Subject
    • Directors
      • John Maloof
      • Charlie Siskel
    • Writers
      • John Maloof
      • Charlie Siskel
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    9/10
    Wonderful documentary with two main interwoven stories.
    I saw Finding Vivian Maier last night and thought that the movie was very interesting and riveting. I've been following the story of Vivian Maier's photography ever since the story first appeared on PBS-WTTW, Chicago. At first pass, the story was lacking in general information about her, but the many 1950s/1960s street photos of Chicago (mostly) and New York City were wonderful. The photos, I think it's fair to say, took the international photo art world by storm.

    After she died, the bulk of her photos and negatives were bought by John Maloof, a co-director of the movie. Vivian Maier's personal and photographic story, along with John Maloof's story relative to purchasing the photos and fleshing out information on Ms Maier are the subject of the movie and the two interwoven stories are most interesting.

    Interviews of those that knew her or her work are in the movie, many of her photos are shown, as are shows of her photos.

    I, like the previous reviewer, would like to see the movie again. If it comes out in CD or similar form, I'd be a buyer.
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    • Release date
      • April 17, 2014 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Vivian Maier'in Peşinde
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Ravine Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,514,782
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $63,600
      • Mar 30, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,385,956
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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