William Eggleston in the Real World
Palm Pictures | Release Date: August 31, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleKenneth Baker
Filmmaker Michael Almereyda gives the most persuasive possible account of the upswing in Eggleston's critical standing. Read full review
90
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
Almereyda has crafted an uncannily revealing portrait of a major American artist at work, all the more remarkable for the deceptive casualness with which it unfolds, as if Almereyda had just shown up. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
An elegantly discursive examination of one of the great modern photographers, a surprisingly intimate portrait of an elusive, laconic man. Read full review
80
Village VoiceEd Halter
Subtle, elegant documentary. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Mr. Eggleston proves the polished granddaddy who, early on, recognized beauty in a garish wasteland. In this accomplished look at a storied career, he instructs - without words - how to see all that is hauntingly familiar. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Eggleston doesn't speak much, and when he does, it's usually a mutter, forcing Almereyda to use subtitles. Fortunately, Eggleston's photographs come across loud and clear. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Refreshingly offbeat documentary. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeMark Feeney
The documentary is elliptical, with a slow, drifty rhythm. It presents an up-close but impersonal view of Eggleston. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Without slavishly imitating the photographer's distinctive style, Almereyda also manages to connect his own images to all that's "Egglestonian" in the photographer's world. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The result isn't particularly mesmerizing, but it does offer a well-rounded portrait that will be of particular interest to photography lovers. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The trouble with artists making documentaries about other artists is that art tends to get in the way. Read full review
40
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Almost utterly defeated by its subject's sardonic stonewalling. Read full review
40
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Despite Almereyda's strong following in arthouse circles, William Eggleston in the Real World --which requires patient if not repeat viewing -- will probably not venture far into it. Read full review
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