Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
Average Rating: 8/10
Reviews Counted: 67
Fresh: 66 | Rotten: 1
Suffused with happiness and modest charm, Bill Cunningham New York offers a touching, gently humorous portrait of its subject without invading his jealously guarded privacy.
Average Rating: 8.3/10
Critic Reviews: 20
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 0
Suffused with happiness and modest charm, Bill Cunningham New York offers a touching, gently humorous portrait of its subject without invading his jealously guarded privacy.
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"We all get dressed for Bill," says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour. The "Bill" in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns "On the Street" and "Evening Hours." Documenting uptown fixtures (Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor, David Rockefeller-who all appear in the film out of their love
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He was the first, and what's obvious from this lively and engaging doc, an original.
Top CriticWhatever this Times-produced, TV-ready tribute lacks in tension is amply compensated by the pleasure of watching an enthusiast ply the craft he loves.
It's not just what he does. It's who he is. And he approaches it with such unbridled passion and joy that you can't help but sharing in it; absolutely no knowledge or love of fashion is required.
[A] marvelous documentary.
Here is a movie about a happy and nice man.
Filmmaker Richard Press offers a humorous, touching and insightful portrait about a subject who clearly would have preferred to stay behind the camera.
Press is careful to keep the focus on Cunningham as he's keeping his focus on those around him.
Genuinely in love with clothes, Cunningham makes you think of fashion in a more positive and enlightened way.
Recommended if you are a dedicated follower of fashion.
This affectionate documentary celebrates the veteran photographer who, at 84, still works a tough schedule, taking photos on the street of real people wearing real fashion.
This isn't the confessional exposé some would hope, but it is a reverent profile of a fascinating, funny and inspirational gentleman.
Bill Cunningham New York is a minor joy, lurking amid the week's non-fiction.
Gives you new perspectives of fashion, photography and New York.
There's few sharp edges or dirt digging, but it's no less engaging for that.
A doc that'll make more than just fashionistas smile.
Press asks Cunningham only two questions: one about love, the other God. Both cut deep. The price of this lifelong quest to document beauty is a heavy one.
A collective of well-groomed talking heads chronicle Cunningham's career as a milliner-turned-fashion historian, and their insights speak volumes about the origins of this pillar of integrity's faultless work ethic.
Don't worry if you've never heard of Bill Cunningham. This delightful documentary is all about getting to know the man - and he's a major, fascinating character.
Bill has followed his bliss for 60 years, and it's a delight to follow him for 80 minutes - even if you have no interest in fashion. Don't miss it.
It is both insightful and strangely moving.
A wonderfully understated delight.
This is a fascinating portrait of a unique character who has built his own world out the worlds of others. Quite unlike poseur photographers, he dresses, eats sleeps and talks simply; he gets around on a push bike. And he smiles a lot
This is a rare and special film that should be savoured
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