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Frederick Wiseman’s ‘National Gallery’ is a Masterpiece of Impression
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Frederick Wiseman’s ‘National Gallery’ is a Masterpiece of Impression

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Christopher Campbell
Jun 12, 2015
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Frederick Wiseman’s documentaries have always been about how he sees things, the impression that he got while visiting a hospital for the criminally insane or a high school or a welfare office or Madison Square Garden. Recently, though, he’s been making some films of places of a more spectatorial nature, where he not only captures how he sees things but…

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