Voyeur

Name: Voyeur
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 1, 2017
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Edward Akrout, Edward Sabol, Gay Talese, Gerald Foos, Shelby Welinder

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Netflix | Release Date: December 1, 2017 | TV-MA

Starring: Edward Akrout, Edward Sabol, Gay Talese, Gerald Foos, Shelby Welinder

Summary: Voyeur follows Gay Talese—the 84-year-old giant of modern journalism—as he reports one of the most controversial stories of his career: a portrait of a Colorado motel owner, Gerald Foos. For decades, Foos secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an “observation platform” he built in theVoyeur follows Gay Talese—the 84-year-old giant of modern journalism—as he reports one of the most controversial stories of his career: a portrait of a Colorado motel owner, Gerald Foos. For decades, Foos secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an “observation platform” he built in the motel’s attic. He kept detailed journals of his guests’ most private moments -- from the mundane to the shocking -- but most of all he sought out, spied on, and documented one thing: strangers having sex. Talese’s insatiable curiosity leads him to turn his gaze to a man accustomed to being the watcher, exploring a tangle of ethical questions: What does a journalist owe to his subjects? How can a reporter trust a source who has made a career of deception? Who is really the voyeur?… Expand

Director: Josh Koury and Myles Kane

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 96 min

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Jordan Hoffman

Dec 9, 2017

There are issues of trust between the two men. It’s unclear who is exploiting whom—and impossible to know what is being recreated for the camera and what is being captured “live.” This is all to the betterment of Voyeur, which, it isn’t too much of a spoiler to say, ultimately concludes that Mr. Talese and Mr. Foos aren’t all that different from one another. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Dec 1, 2017

Too often, Kane and Koury don’t seem to trust entirely what they have, and they needlessly pad Voyeur with miniatures, re-enactments and an overall light, playful tone. It all seems at odds with the story’s fundamentally disturbing — yet gripping — content. Read full review

The Playlist Chris Barsanti

Jul 25, 2018

Unfortunately, the tendency of Voyeur to tilt towards comedy undermines the weight of its story. Read full review

Robert Abele

Nov 30, 2017

By the end of this captivating if unsettling movie, Foos’s unpunished criminality notwithstanding, you’ll have plenty to chew on about the nature of the relationship between journalist and subject. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Nov 30, 2017

Choosing not to delve too deeply into the mind of either man — or to question Mr. Talese’s journalistic ethics and less-than-scrupulous fact-checking — the directors are content to mostly watch as each vies for control of the movie, and his legacy. It’s an entertainingly desperate joust, playing out beneath defiantly unattractive lighting. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Nov 30, 2017

An article, a book, and now a film, Talese’s fascination with Foos’s voyeurism still hasn’t resulted in anything like rigorous journalism. The movie, though, at least lets us be the witnesses to something unsettling rather than just asking us to take some dude’s word for it. That means these cameramen are journalists. Read full review

Christopher Gray

Nov 26, 2017

It's hard to come away from the film feeling anything but disdain and a twinge of embarrassment toward Gay Talese. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Dec 12, 2017

The documentary is actually well made but I found the subject so boring that I wouldn't actually recommend it unless you're interested in it. It's very forgettable

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