Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Bill Cunningham New York

Director Richard Press made his feature debut with this moving documentary about the legendary photo journalist Bill Cunningham who has been a fixture on the streets of New York for five decades to capture fashion trends. Press followed Cunningham doing his business interwoven with interviews with subjects, admirers and friends who have nothing but praise for a remarkable individual who's hiding a tragic story behind the humble facade. Besides giving insight to who Bill Cunningham is, Press shows the history of New York how it changed in the decades while Cunningham was able to remain the same with his unparalleled ethic and integrity that makes this documentary remarkably moving and profound. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.

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