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96 year old filmmaker Frederick Wiseman and actress Jodie Foster sit facing each other on a couch.

Fred Wiseman’s Cameo in A Private Life Shows Why He’s a Cinematic Institution

by Pat Mullen
January 23, 2026
Features/Interviews/TIFF

A Private Life shows how veteran documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman is a natural screen actor. Jodie Foster and Rebecca Zlotowski tell us about working with him in the French drama.

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