CENTRAL PARK - PERSONAL MEMORIAM
USA 1990 – Director: Frederick Wiseman – Original language: English – Subtitles: None – Length: 176 min.
While New Yorkers are relaxing in the sun, the sound of sirens can be heard in the distance. Switching between administrative meetings of the park authority and scenes of everyday life, the film paints a multi-layered portrait of what is perhaps the world’s most famous public park: Central Park. D.B.
No youth rating
Biography
Frederick Wiseman was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He initially worked as a lawyer in Paris and turned to independent documentary filmmaking in 1967. His body of work, comprising over 45 films, has been honored with the Living Legend Award (Amsterdam) and the Lifetime Achievement Award (Chicago).
His works typically focus on institutions and the interactions between individuals and their respective environments. In this context, Wiseman explores the emergence and exertion of authority, as well as various questions of resistance. His debut film, TITICUT FOLLIES from 1967, documented the shocking conditions at the Bridgewater Institution, where offenders with mental illnesses were forced to live. After that, Wiseman shot a new film almost every year. The director deliberately avoided voice-over narration and explanatory interviews.
In der Reihe Personal Memoriams ist jeder Abend einer verstorbenen Persönlichkeit des Dokumentarfilms gewidmet – kuratiert und moderiert von einer Person, die ihr fachlich oder persönlich eng verbunden ist. An diesem Abend steht der Filmemacher Frederick Wiseman im Fokus und es wird sein Film CENTRAL PARK gezeigt. Filmkurator und Autor Hannes Brühwiler gibt eine Einführung.
Lesen Sie auch die Erinnerungen, die Hannes Brühwiler zu Frederick Wiseman in Worte gefasst hat.
English/Original Title: CENTRAL PARK - Personal Memoriam. Production: Zipporah Films. Producer: Zipporah Films.
