Review of Finding Vivian Maier (2014) by Martin M — 28 Jan 2015

Lovely movie. Tells you enough of Vivian to be absorbing, but not too much.

This review of Finding Vivian Maier (2014) was written by Martin M on 28 Jan 2015.

Finding Vivian Maier has generally received very positive reviews.

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