Salesman

synopsis

American filmmakers are the furthest from Vertov’s notion of film-truth. The Maysles directing duo is known for reducing the influence of editing. Salesman is based on the concept of living camera: to be as close as possible to the essence of the events and preserve their ambiguity. The film’s subject are the lives of door-to-door Bible salesmen.

biography

Brothers Albert (1926-2015) and David (1931-1987) Mayles approach filmmaking like impressionist painters attempting to capture a vanishing existence. They worked for Drew Associates and later founded their own company.
Charlotte Zwerin (1931 –2004) was an American documentary film director and editor. Salesman was her first film.

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