OT: documentary bio of Haskell Wexler

PossibilityX wrote on 8/6/2005, 10:23 AM

Last night I saw TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE, a fascinating biodocumentary of noted cinematographer Haskell Wexler (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, In The Heat Of The Night, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Coming Home, Bound For Glory, numerous docs).

The film was produced and shot by Mark Wexler, Haskell's son...Haskell also contributed footage and more than a little on-screen input, telling Mark what to do to make the film better!

If you want to read up a bit on Wexler, check this out:
http://www.cameraguild.com/interviews/chat_wexler/wexler_lifetime_of_achievement.htm

If you want to know more about TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE, here's the link:
www.tellthemwhoyouare.com

I recommend this film---Wexler is an interesting dude.

Comments

CKC wrote on 8/6/2005, 7:58 PM

From the New York Times:

Almost every frame of "Tell Them Who You Are" conveys an intimate, emotionally charged understanding that only a spouse or an immediate family member could bring to such a project. Near the beginning of the movie, the younger Wexler admits that the film is his attempt to get closer to his father. This sense of personal mission helps make "Tell Them Who You Are" the richest documentary of its kind since Terry Zwigoff's "Crumb."

busterkeaton wrote on 8/7/2005, 3:38 PM

I loved his work on John Sayles's movie, Matewan. It may a low-budget filmlook like an old Hollywood Western