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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: DOCUMENTARIES II: Salesman (1969)
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CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of manipulation, religion.
It’s time for a new spin around the world of documentaries, and we’re starting things off with a certified gem that David brings from his “important film” days. In 1966, door-to-door sales were almost completely dead, but that didn’t stop Albert and David Maysles from centering their first-ever film on the subject. Their documentary was honed and crafted from 100 hours of footage and four men giving their best pitches for the Greatest Book Ever Written, and completely...