SHOWMAN

David Maysles

Albert (1926) and David (1932-1987) Maysles were born in Boston, where they graduated in psychology. In 1962 they founded Maysles Film and produced their first documentary, Showman. Together with Charlotte Zwerin they gave impetus to the American school of Direct Cinema, in particular with Salesman (1968).

FILMOGRAFIA

Albert e David Maysles: Youth in Poland (1957), Primary (1957), Yanki No! (1960), Adventures on the New Frontier (1961), Eddie (1961), Showman (1963), What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. (1964), Grey Gardens (1976), Ozawa (1985), Vladimir Horowitz the Last Romantic (1985), Islands (1986).

Albert Maysles

Albert (1926) and David (1932-1987) Maysles were born in Boston, where they graduated in psychology. In 1962 they founded Maysles Film and produced their first documentary, Showman. Together with Charlotte Zwerin they gave impetus to the American school of Direct Cinema, in particular with Salesman (1968).

FILMOGRAFIA

Albert Maysles: Psychiatry in Russia (1955), Christo in Paris (1990), Abortion: Desperate Choices (1992), Umbrellas (1995), Letting Go: A Hospice Journey (1996), Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center (1998), LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton (2001).