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Psychiatry in Russia (1955)
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"The weekly documentary series Stranger Than Fiction, curated by the Toronto Film Festival’s Thom Powers and hosted at Manhattan’s IFC Center, wrapped up its Spring 2008 season last night with a screening of two rarely seen films directed by Albert Maysles, a Q & A with the octogenarian documentarian, and the obligatory after-movie cocktail session. If t two films shown offered object lesson’s in Maysles’ combined talents––patience, negotiation, and an unfailing knack at taking advantage of serendipity––the discussion after the screening offered a glimpse into this independent artist’s ever-present conflict between his stated mission and the economic sacrifices that support it. Before the screening, Maysles explained that the 13 minute Psychiatry in Russia, his first film, would have been a photo essay had he not ambled into the CBS building whilst in the neighborhood visiting Time/Life. Maysles said he walked into the television network’s New York headquarters and asked for Edward ... "
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"The weekly documentary series Stranger Than Fiction, curated by the Toronto Film Festival’s Thom Powers and hosted at Manhattan’s IFC Center, wrapped up its Spring 2008 season last night with a screening of two rarely seen films directed by Albert Maysles, a Q & A with the octogenarian documentarian, and the obligatory after-movie cocktail session. If t two films shown offered object lesson’s in Maysles’ combined talents––patience, negotiation, and an unfailing knack at taking advantage of serendipity––the discussion after the screening offered a glimpse into this independent artist’s ever-present conflict between his stated mission and the economic sacrifices that support it. Before the screening, Maysles explained that the 13 minute Psychiatry in Russia, his first film, would have been a photo essay had he not ambled into the CBS building whilst in the neighborhood visiting Time/Life. Maysles said he walked into the television network’s New York headquarters and asked for Edward ... "
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