The B-Side: Elsa Dorfmans Portrait Photography

  • 2017


MOVIE IS revealing affectionate specialized informal emotional
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Average Rating 3.7/5
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3.5
As is, The B Side feels a bit like a B side itself: good enough to merit release, but probably just not strong enough to chart. Av Club
1.5
Although the film doesnt dwell on individual photographs, these images of cultural luminaries will be of interest to students of the period. Austin Chronicle
3.0
The B Side is not one of Errol Morris finely focused film essays; instead, you may feel a desire to shake it like a Polaroid picture in an effort to e .. Austin Chronicle
3.5
Not only is it an affectionate and personal film the subject, Elsa Dorfman, is a long standing friend and Morriss emotional investment in her story is .. Screen Daily
4.5
It would be inaccurate to say The B Side only scratches the surface of Dorfman, but this lovely portrait takes pains to adopt her mindset, finding the .. Paste Magazine
3.8
Its also an affecting account of the friendship and mutual respect between artists (Morris has known Dorfman for decades) as well as a fine grained (n .. Rogerebert
3.8
Shes retiring now, but if this doc is sometimes elegiac in tone, there is nothing mournful about it. The Globe And Mail
4.2
A warm hearted documentary about a down to earth photographer who used Polaroids to shoot her portraits . Sover
3.8
Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger than life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. Blu Ray
5.0
It simply tells the story of a portrait photographer, Elsa Dorfman. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
That helps the film, which is pretty much dictated by her stories and her attitude, tremendously.The B Side: Elsa Dorfmans Portrait Photography doesnt .. Mark Reviews Movies
3.5
Dorfman seems to be more interested in capturing the surface of people and things, not exploring their inner workings.The film seems to be more about .. Lariat
4.5
The pure spunk of its subject, with her myriad, sometimes rueful recollections of a long life lived freely and well, helps to hurtle it past the confi .. Film Journal
5.0
It has nothing to do with finding Ginsbergs inner essence, or anyone elses in her collection of luminaries and just plain folks. Npr
4.5
Errol Morriss documentary portrait of the photographer Elsa Dorfman is both a celebration of her art and a study of photography itself. New Yorker
2.0
In the impressive body of work of Academy Award winning, Cambridge based filmmaker Errol Morris, The B Side: Elsa Dorfmans Portrait Photography may be .. Boston Herald
3.8
Nestled in the title of Errol Morriss The B Side: Elsa Dorfmans Portrait Photography is a resonant allusion to the torturous subjectivity of art. Slant Magazine
3.8
In a film that ultimately becomes a provocative meditation on impermanence, the artist laughs at the futility of that effort. Washington Post
3.5
But you would be wrong, and this is part of the point that Mr. Morris makes, quietly, with this enjoyable but also profound movie. The New York Times
2.5
This concept carries a poignancy of its own, but it is not enough to overcome a technical presentation that more affirms a stereotype of banality than .. The Film Stage
3.5
Long time documentary filmmaker Errol Morris gives a look into the life of that artist in The B Side: Elsa Dorfmans Portrait Photography. Reeling Reviews
4.0
But it would be easy to sense a kinship even if theyd never met prior to the film. Uproxx
5.0
The B Side: Elsa Dorfmans Portrait Photography: Telluride Review Oscar winning director Errol Morris turns his camera on a gifted photographer who spe .. Hollywood Reporter
4.2
Part character study and part social expose, The B Side: Elsa Dorfmans Portrait Photography examines the artistic process of a woman whose divinely qu .. Coles Mithey
4.0
But this time around, hes taken off his inquisitors cap, set aside the Interrotron Dorfman is clearly talking to the side of the lens and settled in l .. Los Angeles Times
5.0
But discount it at your peril: This portrait of the artist as an old woman is a gentle hearted gem, as profoundly subtle as it is subtly profound. Variety
3.1
Its the emotional fulcrum of this brief piece, as the now 79 year old Dorfman looks back on a lifetime of pictures taken while she went from being a s .. Film Freak Central
4.0
Short circuiting any self seriousness and using food metaphors to explain her theories of art, Dorfman gives The B Side life and energy. Now Toronto
3.8
Dorfman smiles and laughs her way through her interview with a touch of silly warmth, almost embarrassed to be the center of attention. Deseret News
3.0
The B Side is indeed a minor work, if only in matters of size and scope, but theres nothing minor about the insights that surface from this tender and .. Lw Lies
3.0
The B Side: Elsa Dorfmans Portrait Photography is an affectionate portrait of the photographer who made her illustrious reputation with the 20 by 24 i .. Wsj
4.2
Enhancing the visuals is a terrific soundtrack by Paul Leonard Morgan that perfectly matches the films bittersweet mood. Patriot Ledger
3.8
1 of 2 View Caption The 20 by 24 Polaroid camera on which Elsa Dorfman takes her pictures, seen in Errol Morris documentary The B Side: Elsa Do Photog .. Sltrib
3.5
1 of 2 2 of 2 A documentary by Errol Morris.Rated PG Elsa Dorfmans name is not on the lips of your average photography collector and thats pretty much .. Straight
3.5
The B Side is on the dull side given that its largely a one hander but its central character does give the audience insight into how a photographer ca .. Shockya
4.0
Morris films are gorgeous and aggressively visual, but theyre never about whats on the surface. Metro New York
4.5
More than any of Morriss films, The B Side is directly about the mystery of capturing a persons identity on film...This likeable close up portrait may .. Film Comment
3.5
Its a journey over destination kind of film, but with a destination so satisfying, youll wonder how you even arrived. Movie Mezzanine
4.0
Its not challenging or artistically ravishing or anything like that, but it forges a penetrating, enriching human connection between the viewer and th .. Alternate Ending
4.5
However, the films comparatively informal style makes for an affectionate and deceptively layered portrait of a singular character. Bfi
4.5
RECOMMENDED Errol Morris The B Side is compact and so vast, so bittersweet and so kind and giving, a brilliantly casual portrait of Morris cheery frie .. New City Film
4.5
Soft spoken and funny, Dorfman has an uncanny ability to say something profound in simple, arresting terms. Washington City Paper
4.5
Think of it as a revealing miniature about a woman who made very large photographs. Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
1.5
Im glad, at least, to have this film, even if we wont have any more of her singular, stunning portraits. Vogue
4.0
Suffice it to say, Polaroid technology was not new to me, but there was still something fairly magic about it. Womens Voices For Change
0.3
There is an elegant, simple beauty in documentarian Errol Morriss affectionate portrait of his friend, soft spoken, 80 year old Elsa Dorfman, in his n .. Film International



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