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Remembering Frederick Wiseman, Documentary Master

by Pat Mullen
February 17, 2026
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Remembering Frederick Wiseman, the director of documentaries including Titicut Follies, National Gallery, Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros, and other "Wiseman-esque" films.

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