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If One Thing Matters: A Film About Wolfgang Tillmans (2008)

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In the 1990s, Wolfgang Tillmans made a name for himself with photos of parties and club life. Today he is one of the most famous photographers in the world. Filmmaker Heiko Kalmbach accompanied Tillmans for four years. The result is a personal portrait featuring impromptu interviews and documentation of the immediate experience of Tillmans' work process. 'If One Thing Matters - a film about Wolfgang Tillmans' is a search for the core of an influential artist's practice.

Unrated, 1 hr. 12 min.

Documentary

Directed By: Heiko Kalmbach

Written By: Heiko Kalmbach, Alexander Pfeuffer

In Theaters: Sep 18, 2009 Wide

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All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (5)

It's like choking down 72 minutes of a stranger's unedited home videos, only without the occasional cute kiddie or pet to lighten the tedium.

September 18, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

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It does little to convince the unconverted of Tillmans's [genius].

September 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Nick Pinkerton

Village Voice

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Heiko Kalmbach�(TM)s video portrait of the German-born, London-based photographer frustrates because of the way it hovers between the esoteric and the quotidian.

September 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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John P. McCarthy

Boxoffice Magazine

A dull, meandering, lazy and poorly-edited documentary that fails to be captivating and insightful. [U]ltimately a missed opportunity.

September 22, 2009 Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

The risk of such hands-off filmmaking is that the narrative itself can become mired in the mundane; there's little that happens here to shed light on the way this renowned shutterbug works or thinks.

September 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Time Out New York

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S. James Snyder

Time Out New York

Tillmans outlines a fascinating, if partial, philosophy of his work.

September 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Andrew Schenker

Slant Magazine

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