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Matt Dentler recommended Grey Gardens (1975) in Movies (curated)

 
Grey Gardens (1975)
Grey Gardens (1975)
1975 | Biography, Comedy, Drama

"This film actually frightens me, and that’s saying something for a documentary made some thirty years ago. The Maysles brothers and their team crafted a glimpse into the dark and dysfunctional world of the American family and a failing American dream."

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Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
1982 | Documentary, Music
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Movie Favorite

"An incredible document of how man’s greatest endeavors have unsettling consequences,” Nolan told Criterion about Godfrey Reggio’s 1982 experimental documentary. “Art, not propaganda, emotional, not didactic; it doesn’t tell you what to think — it tells you what to think about."

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The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
1966 | Classics, Drama, War
7.4 (8 Ratings)
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"I don’t know how he made this movie, except that he used the real people. This is where Soderbergh learned half of his shit (as I’m sure he’ll admit). This is an amazing three-disc set, with hours of documentary footage."

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