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By Alan Zilberman (171) for Washington City Paper (500) on 13 Jul 2017

Directed by famed documentarian Errol Morris, The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography is a perfect match of filmmaker and subject…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 13 Jul 2017

Another fascinating non-fiction effort from the Academy Award winning master Errol Morris…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 12 Jul 2017

The most interesting parts of this conversation come when Dorfman talks about the art of portraiture…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jul 2017

about a true artist for which her beloved cameras were the implement that allows you to eat the soup. It is not the soup,…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 10 Jul 2017

Like discovering the incredible history of an old friend…

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By Jonathan Romney (434) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 10 Jul 2017

More than any of Morris's films, The B-Side is directly about the mystery of capturing a person's identity on film...This likeable close-up…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 05 Jul 2017

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography doesn't delve deep, but the film serves as a fine story of success and the end of an era…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 05 Jul 2017

Part character study and social expose, The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography examines the artistic process of a woman whose divinely…

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By Ray Pride (544) for Newcity (539) on 04 Jul 2017

Compact and so vast, so bittersweet and so kind and giving, a brilliantly casual portrait of Morris' cheery friend and Cambridge neighbor…

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By Steven G (866) on 01 Jul 2017

Terrific documentary about a photographer who has never really made it big despite enjoying some acclaim…

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By Mike Mazzanti (39) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 29 Jun 2017

If one wishes to get a glimpse into Elsa Dorfman’s life and work, this is not a poor place to do it…

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By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 29 Jun 2017

In its quiet, charming way, this is a sad, dark Errol Morris movie, about loss and change and aging out of one's profession…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Jun 2017

An octogenarian pioneer of instamatic photography as art is glowingly featured in this likeable doc…

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By Matthew Eng (14) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 29 Jun 2017

There's a lot more movie contained within this charming oddity, but only for those who are willing to look deeper…

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By Matt Zoller Seitz (637) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 29 Jun 2017

If you're interested in that period, the sheer number of notable photos shown here is reason enough to see the movie…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 29 Jun 2017

Lovely portrait of a haimish artist, self-described nice Jewish girl, friendly and homey...most charming centerpiece is the montage of the…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 28 Jun 2017

This is the rare Morris movie that feels led by the personality of its star figure, in this case Dorfman’s wry positivity and love of what…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for The New York Times (9,847) on 28 Jun 2017

Ms. Dorfman emerges as an artist of deep compassion, empathy, humor and wisdom…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 28 Jun 2017

Ms. Dorfman, bless her open heart, has been captivated by the surfaces of the people she shoots, of how they seem…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for NPR (1,713) on 28 Jun 2017

Clocking in at a trim 76 minutes, The B-side is as warmly affectionate as its subject, a close friend and neighbor of the director…

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