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By Andi N (3) on 12 Sep 2008

One the best examples of direct cinema I've ever seen…

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By Pandu H (88) on 30 Aug 2008

The first time I bumped into direct cinema. A very good doumentary of 4 door-to-door salesmen in the 60's…

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By C F (62) on 20 Aug 2008

Not only is this a beautiful piece of direct cinema, but it also serves a fine piece of carbon-dating, as a snapshot of a time and place in…

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By Katie S (632) on 01 Aug 2008

I love this movie. My attention was riveted to the tv screen…

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 11 Jul 2008

The Maysles Brothers were documentary filmmakers back in the 60's and 70's…

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By Jenny L (266) on 23 May 2008

The Maysles brothers might be my favorite documentary filmmakers ever…

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By Davey M (514) on 06 May 2008

Devastating. Just devastating. Arthur Miller comparisons are understandable, but, unlike Willy Loman, these are real people…

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By Joe W (560) on 29 Apr 2008

This documentary film is teriffic. It's heartbreaking to watch the life of these men…

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By Ed Q (179) on 25 Apr 2008

Salesman is a glimpse into the nature of existence and the American way of life, in which humor, absurdity, and sadness become indistinguishable…

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By David K (1,644) on 20 Apr 2008

Spends too long focusing on blank stares and lengthy stretches of silence rather than in the interesting quirks of the salesmen. Still good…

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By Louis F (268) on 09 Apr 2008

Incredible. Honest, real, too real? Too human? A study of a bygone age in a country that only exists in old films and books…

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By Justin M (1,525) on 23 Mar 2008

So depressing. What an awful way to make money. Fascinating faces…

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By Keith S (371) on 22 Mar 2008

A deeply moving and timeless documentary that covers the day and life of traveling door-to-door salesman…

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By Eric O (621) on 07 Mar 2008

[font=Arial]A man in his late 40s tells a woman ten years younger than she is about a new illustrated version of the bible that he would like…

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By Cheating T (7) on 01 Feb 2008

Salesman depicts selling as an alienating and absurd act - this is both a funny and profoundly depressing film…

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By Dustin F (68) on 30 Dec 2007

A groundbreaking documentary, in my opinion. Finally, we see the underbelly of the traveling retail gig...and with bibles nonetheless…

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By D.j. P (27) on 28 Dec 2007

Depressing. an amazing insight into american life 50 years ago…

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By Jack G (1,167) on 23 Dec 2007

One of the best pieces of direct-cinema ever produced (as opposed to Cinema Verite, a term the Maysles hate). A masterpiece from the brothers…

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By Jeremiah L (151) on 14 Dec 2007

One of the best documentaries ever, but I still prefer Grey Gardens…

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By Arun C (125) on 04 Dec 2007

I always hoped that Willy Loman didn't exist. Now I know better…

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