Bill Cunningham New York
Thought-Provoking Documentaries
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1h 24m
Directed by Richard Press • Documentary • 2010 • US • English
Featuring Bill Cunningham, Anna Wintour, Iris Apfel
A delicate, funny and often poignant portrait of bicycle-riding octogenarian Bill Cunningham, the beloved 'New York Times' style photographer who was famous for his weekly columns "On the Street" and “Evening Hours.” Documenting uptown fixtures to downtown eccentrics, Cunningham’s enormous body of work is more reliable than any catwalk as an expression of time, place and individual flair.
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