Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth. Was found guilty of contempt of congress for refusing to reveal to the house unamerican activities committee the names of members of a literary circle accused of communist affiliations. After airing on hbo, it was nominated for an emmy for outstanding arts & culture documentary at the 40th news and documentary emmy award references. Explore the rich, literary life of one of the 20th centurys most acclaimed playwrights through a treasure trove of archival material in arthur miller.
Writer will be seen at the film society of lincoln centers 55th new york film festival, which runs september 28october 15 the 98minute film. Rebecca miller almost didnt include herself in her new. Download from thousands of titles to watch offline. Writer is an intimate portrait of one of the greatest american playwrights of the 20th century. Filmmaker rebecca miller presents a portrait of her father, the prolific american playwright arthur miller. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Writer is a moving tribute, comprising footage of interviews the personal velocity director shot with her father, as well as chats with mike nichols and tony kushner that provide.
New york film festival 2017 sets documentary lineup full. The elder miller comes across as wise, open and funny in the film based on revealing interviews the director did with her father more than 20 years ago arthur miller died in. The novel is set in new york towards the end of the second world war. Featuring material never before seen by the public, including indepth interviews and home moviestyle footage, the film opens the door to the man behind the icon, delving. Arthur miller s daughter made an intimate hbo documentary about her father premiering march 19, rebecca miller s depiction of the hardened playwrights story fills the gaps between his. Theres an eloquent handmade quality to arthur miller.
Sep 09, 2017 a daughters poignant tribute to her famous father. The film contains material never before seen by the public, including indepth interviews and homemovie style glimpses into millers persona. Writer joan allen joan copeland peter falk 2017 filmmaker rebecca miller presents a portrait of her father, the prolific american playwright arthur miller. Rebecca millers documentary portrait of her father comes to nyff home. Focus is a 1945 novel by arthur miller which deals with issues of racism, particularly antisemitism.
Taking death of a salesman to tehran the salesman is the latest work by celebrated iranian filmmaker asghar farhadi. Filmmaker rebecca miller debuted what may be her most personal project, a touching and personal look at the life of her father, iconic playwright arthur miller, at the museum of modern art in new york city. Based on arthur miller s death of a salesman, the film. Writer, rebecca miller s documentary portrait of her father. Writer, rebecca millers documentary portrait of her father. Writer is an intimate portrait of the great american playwright and social critic, arthur miller, from the unique perspective of an awardwinning filmmaker his daughter, rebecca miller. It is a close consideration of a singular life shadowed. Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth of personal archival material, and provides new insights into millers life as an artist and exploring his character in all its complexity. Oct 09, 2017 avail yourself of an exclusive clip from arthur miller. Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth of personal. This celebration of the great american playwright is quite different from what the public has ever seen. Avail yourself of an exclusive clip from arthur miller. The film premiered at the 2017 telluride film festival.
Writer at jfi winterfest on sunday, february 11 at the alamo drafthouse. Aug 04, 2018 this highly personal and lovingly crafted film shines new light on the celebrated american playwright and um alumnus arthur miller from someone who knew him besthis daughter, rebecca miller maggies plan, tcff 2016. Writer will be seen at the film society of lincoln centers 55th new york film festival, which runs september 28october 15 the 98minute film, directed by. Writer and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker rebecca miller, arthur miller. Few remember that the movie was, sadly, the only one ever made by writer director steve gordon, who died less than a year after the film s release. Its also thoroughly excellent in its presentation of the larger and more. Blame, a new film by writerdirectorproducereditorstar quinn shephard showing at the tribeca film festival 2017, is a poignant and incisive examination of modern american adolescence, as filtered through the lens of arthur millers the crucible and the salem witch trials of 1692, which form the inspiration for this modernday narrative.
Writer, despite the fact that its about her own father. Arthur millers daughter made an intimate hbo documentary. Jan 28, 2017 taking death of a salesman to tehran the salesman is the latest work by celebrated iranian filmmaker asghar farhadi. Writer is a tv movie starring joan allen, joan copeland, and peter falk. Playwright in a new film, rebecca miller paints an intimate portrait of her father, the towering icon of american theater and onetime. A bit more objective analysis would have strengthened this last section of the film. The 2017 new york film festivals spotlight on documentary lineup includes work by a number of notable directors, with world premieres by vanessa redgrave sea sorrow, alex gib. The film contains material never before seen by the public, including indepth interviews and home movie style glimpses into miller s persona. The documentary is told from the unique perspective of an awardwinning filmmaker. Writer is a thorough and thoroughly excellent documentary about a very significant 20th century writer.
In 2017 his daughter, rebecca miller, a writer and filmmaker, completed a documentary about her fathers life, under the title arthur miller. Writer, which had its world premiere in telluride, offers a highly personal. Arthur was a huge hit when released in 1981, as was its oscarwinning theme song by christopher cross. Rebecca miller s film is a portrait of her father, his times and insights, built around impromptu interviews shot over many years in the family. Rebecca millers film, a portrait of her father, his times and insights, built around impromptu interviews shot over many years in the family home, is a celebration of the great american playwright different from what the public has ever seen. Filmmaker rebecca miller presents a portrait of her father, the prolific american. Rebecca millers film is a portrait of her father, his times and insights, built around impromptu interviews shot over many years in the family home. Rebecca miller on doc portrait of father arthur miller. Assembled from over twenty years of archival footage and interviews, miller delivers an engaging portrait of a complicated man who used his personal struggles to create. Mar 09, 2018 told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker rebecca miller, arthur miller. As the movie opens, we see some very old tv footage of an arthur miller interview imagine if we knew the truth.
Far from a conventional biographical documentary, arthur miller. Based on arthur millers death of a salesman, the film explores the life of a. The documentary benefits from the best of both worlds as she brings a. With joan allen, joan copeland, peter falk, clark gable. Rebecca miller s film is a portrait of her father, his times and insights, built around impromptu interviews shot over many years in the family home.
Now, millers reputation has the great fortune to be in the hands of his talented daughter rebecca miller, an accomplished filmmaker maggies plan, the ballad of jack and rose who crafts a thoughtprovoking study of her father in arthur miller. Nevertheless, for those who revere arthur millers best work, this film is an indispensable and deeply personal addition to an understanding of the artist and the man. Rebecca miller almost didnt include herself in her latest film, the documentary arthur miller. Oct 09, 2017 hbo will air the film later this year. Writer invites you to see how one of americas sharpest social commentators formed his ideologies, how his life reflected his work, and, even in some small part, shaped the culture of our country in the twentieth century.