Bill Cunningham New York

Hi! This fascinating documentary about famed photographer Bill Cunningham features interviews with Vogue editor Anna Wintour, fashion icon Iris Apfel and author Tom Wolfe. Let's be honest, documentaries about the world of fashion have almost become mini-genre. 

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This 84-minute movie is a little bit different, because while Bill Cunningham has photographed celebrities of couture and high culture for the last 50 years, he remains definitely outside that chic universe. I actually think it's quite unfair or incomplete to just refer to him as a photographer! He had TWO columns for the New York Times. One, "Evening Hours" shows off the elegant parties and charity shindigs frequented by the rich and famous.  But in "On the Street" he captures ordinary New Yorkers as they race around the city. 

Bill Cunningham travels everyday on his bicycle, stopping frequently when an image strikes his eye. He comments that he's had 27 bicycles stolen (which I would be really annoyed about!). The film also introduces dramas of Cunningham living in a studio apartment above Carnegie Hall. 

The film is a touching tribute to a man whose enduring love affair has been with his work and with all the strangers who continue to engage his curiosity. I absolutely loved this documentary and I'll recommend it a thousand times!

Column "Evening Hours" New York Times

Column "On the Street" New York Times

I'll include the Bill Cunningham New York documentary link below if anybody is interested in watching it below and enjoy!

 http://123movies.net/watch/ovlpglvP-bill-cunningham-new-york.html

Brandi Kristine

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