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National Gallery

2014

Frederick Wiseman

Documentary

7.2

666

Documentary The National Gallery in London is one of the great museums of the world with 2400 paintings from the 13th to the end of the 19th century. Almost every human experience is represented in one or the other of the paintings. The sequences of the film show the public in various galleries; the education programs, and the scholars, scientists and curators, studying, restoring and planning the exhibitions. The relation between painting and storytelling is explored. [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"A mesmerising look at the great gallery at work. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Like most of Mr. Wiseman's work, the movie is at once specific and general, fascinating in its pinpoint detail and transporting in its cosmic reach."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An intriguing and valuable record. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"If a picture is worth a thousand words, then there are at least a million things worth talking about in 'National Gallery'."	POS
United States	Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"It is such a gift that Frederick Wiseman, who is edging toward 85, continues to let his curiosity and his craft fill his days and our theaters."	POS

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