Bill cunningham new york is a 2010 documentary film directed by richard press and produced by philip gefter. May 18, 2011 these days, you can find him featured in big spreads in the new york times, whose publisher, arthur sulzberger, was among the attendees at his birthday party. Bill cunningham new york is a delicate, funny and poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth is his own humanity and unassuming grace. Cunningham has two weekly columns in the style section of the new york times. Mark bozek began work on this lovely and invigorating film about the now legendary street photographer on the day of cunningham s death in 2016 at the age of 87. Bill cunningham, who turned fashion photography into his own branch of cultural anthropology on the streets of new york, chronicling an eras everchanging social scene for the new york times by training his busily observant lens on what people wore stylishly, flamboyantly or just plain sensibly died on saturday in manhattan. He sits in his small apartment, surrounded by file cabinets jammed with his work, a geek in his element, with a shock of gray hair and two jutting front. The apartment has no closet, kitchen, or private bathroom, and is filled with filing. A history of new york fashion and architecture, through bill cunninghams lens. With bill cunningham, anna wintour, michael kors, editta sherman. New york, which is far more a comprehensive look at cunningham s life and career than what bozek gives us. Zeitgeist films bill cunningham new york a film by.
Within are thousands of negatives of cunninghams shots capturing fashionforward individuals on the streets of new york, paris. The bill in question is new york times photographer bill cunningham. Bill cunningham new york a day in the life of the timess 82yearold bicyclebound fashion and society photographer. Bill cunningham new york a film by richard press we all get dressed for bill, says vogue editrix anna wintour.
This is about the unusual and devoted new york fashion photographer bill cunningham. The death of bill cunningham in 2016 marked the end of an era with the disappearance of his candid snapshots from the on the street and evening hours sunday columns in the new york. The documentary follows cunningham through the streets of manhattan at all hours of the day and night. Inside the screening for mark bozeks the times of bill. The ink was barely dry on the obituaries for new york times photographer bill cunningham when the lobbying began. Told in bill cunningham s own words from a recently unearthed sixhour 1994 interview, the iconic street photographer and fashion historian chronicles, in his customarily cheerful and plainspoken manner, moonlighting as a milliner in france during the korean war, his unique relationship with first lady jackie kennedy, his four decades at the new york times and his democratic view of fashion. After 50 years of cycling the streets of the big apple with his camera, snapping the great, the good and the stylish, bill cunningham is now in front of the lens in this loving and intimate. The times of bill cunningham film at lincoln center.
Bill cunningham new york 2010 directed by richard press. For decades, this schwinnriding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends. Within are thousands of negatives of cunningham s shots capturing fashionforward individuals on the streets of new york, paris. Bill cunningham new york is one of my most favorite types of documentaries because it took me on a journey to meet a fascinating person who id previously known nothing about. In the times of bill cunningham, the late new york times fashion photographer bill cunningham appears before us as a blissedout aging choirboy. Bill cunningham s legacy lives on post new york fashion week in director mark bozeks documentary, the times of bill cunningham. Mar 14, 2011 directed by richard press, the documentary film chronicles the work of bill cunningham, the the new york times photographer famous for his weekly photo column, blue smocks, quicksnap photography. We all get dressed for bill, says vogue editor anna wintour. Bill cunningham new york by richard press richard press. Bill cunningham, the 83yearold originator of streetstyle photography, has probably never celebrated valentines day like the rest of us. This beloved doc profiles street photographer bill cunningham, editor of the sunday times column that every fashion forward new yorker secretly hopes to. In turn, bill cunningham new york is a delicate, funny, and often poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth was his humanity and unassuming grace.
Asked about romantic relationships in bill cunningham new york. Bill cunningham new york was an official selection at the 2010 silverdocs documentary film festival. I think its a perfect night to watch the film after. Bill cunningham was lucky to find what he loves to do and do it, and win universal affection from.
Director richard press on the making of bill cunningham new york. Bill cunningham, man on the street need to know pbs. It offers a relatively nofrills, yet highly personal, portrait of the life of renowned 80yearold new york times fashion photographer bill cunningham and his work. In the 2010 documentary, bill cunningham new york, he comes across as the fashion worlds equivalent of a monk, religiously devoted to his craft. Bill cunningham new york is distributed by zeitgeist films and was released in theaters on march 16, 2011. Roger ebert on bill cunningham new york in the documentary bill cunningham new york, bill celebrates his 80th birthday. Bill cunningham new york is a documentary film about renowned new york times photographer, bill cunningham. Do not make the mistake of calling bill cunningham a fashion photographer. Theres already buzz about bill cunninghams replacement. We all get dressed for bill, says anna wintour about bill cunningham, the 80yearold new york times photographer and unlikely manabouttown. Filmmaker richard press offers a look into the life and art of this influential and enigmatic figure in the documentary bill cunningham new york, which follows him as he works and tries to reveal what makes this unique artist tick. It shows cunningham traveling through manhattan by bicycle and living in a tiny apartment in the carnegie hall building. B ill cunningham is a dedicated photographer of fashion, now in his 80s, who lives in. Bill cunningham documentary to screen at new york film festival.
Cunningham, the new york times fashion photographer who died in. Bill cunningham takes to the streets the new yorker. Bill cunningham new york dvd kino lorber home video. In 2010, filmmaker richard press and writer philip gefter of the new york times produced bill cunningham new york, a documentary about cunningham. A harvard university dropout, he first became known as a designer of womens hats before moving on to writing about fashion for womens wear daily and the chicago tribune. Jan 24, 2012 after 50 years of cycling the streets of the big apple with his camera, snapping the great, the good and the stylish, bill cunningham is now in front of the lens in this loving and intimate. A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran new. Then again, bozek has built his entire film around a single interview he did with cunningham in 1994. Photograph by bill cunningham courtesy new york times. This fantastic film celebrates a true new york icon. Bill cunningham photographs women during new york fashion week 2010 in a scene from bill cunningham new york. And its one that the film depicts as not as odd as initial appearances. A tour of the building shows no exhibits but lots of almostcompleted.
Bill cunningham new york the name of the film is simply fascinating, spotless, and just like the. Jun 26, 2016 bill cunningham, who turned fashion photography into his own branch of cultural anthropology on the streets of new york, chronicling an eras everchanging social scene for the new york times by. There was a documentary made about cunningham in 2010 called bill cunningham new york, which followed him as he took street fashion photos for the new york times, and now we get this new. Cunningham at work on the street and finishing it off with soundbites. E ven those of us who used to await and savor bill cunningham s streetfashion photochronicle every week in the new york timeswhere his work appeared from 1978 to 2016probably had no idea. Does the world need another bill cunningham documentary. Bill cunningham has a unique perspective on life, which is reflected in his photographs. Bill cunningham american photographer 19292016, the new york times bill cunningham journalist born 1932, canadian television journalist bill cunningham judge born 1944, author and associate justice of the kentucky supreme court. We follow bill as he rides around the city, working on the streets and in his office and we also learn. In turn, bill cunningham new york is a delicate, funny and often poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth was his own humanity and unassuming grace.
He rides his push bike through the streets of new york before chaining it to a lamppost, this is because hes had 27 stolen. Bill cunningham is an old man who is obsessively interested in taking photographs to document the way people dress, a new york times photographer who has two columns in the style section, but nobody knows who he is. Every day of his life he still pedals around manhattan on his bicycle, taking photographs of what people are wearing. Bill cunningham new york played at new york citys film forum from march 16 to 29, 2011, before opening in theaters in a limited release around the united states. The film is at heart the story of a man for whom lifes great joy has come from wholesale immersion in artistic obsession. The famously elusive new york times fashion photographer allowed filmmakers to trail him for a documentary in theaters this weekend. Bill cunningham new york letterboxd your life in film. Bozek is working with precious material, including a lengthy 1994 filmed interview with cunningham shot when he received a media award. Bill cunningham new york a film by richard press zeitgeist films. Hes been shooting street style longer than any of those bloggers. The artistic evolution of american dancer and choreographer merce cunningham.
Bill cunningham is an old man who is obsessively interested in taking photographs to document the way people dress, a new york times photographer who has two columns in. Bill cunningham doc is a love letter to nyc spokane7. Ikke mange mennesker har som bill cunningham brugt utallige timer. Bill cunningham is astutely defined by bill cunningham new york as not simply a traditional photographer of clothing, but an anthropological historian. In the times of bill cunningham, an iconic photographer marches to the beat. Bill cunningham new york premeires today at film forum, new york and in select theatres nationwide. Bill is a small elderly man now 86 who carries a nikon film camera round his neck. Lost interview focus of new bill cunningham documentary. As the lens turns back on him, its about time he got his closeup. Press handles the film well by keeping it moving jauntily along and choosing cunningham at his most entertaining. A new bill cunningham doc delightfully captures his. On the street, cunningham s video column, can be viewed on the on the new york. Bill cunningham new york i knew i was going to be moved by the documentary, which follows the life and career of photographer bill cunningham perhaps best known for his new york times columns on the street and evening hours, but it completely exceeded my expectations.
A few summers ago, on upper fifth avenue, bill cunningham spied a remarkable. The great new york times photographer bill cunningham, who died in 2016 at age 87, liked to call himself a fashion historian, a surprisingly stodgy term for someone whose street eye for. Apr 21, 2011 bill cunningham new york chronicles the octogenarian photographers peripatetic bike rides throughout the city as he scouts for birds of paradise to showcase in his columns in the. The times of bill cunningham is the second documentary to be made about the times legendary onthestreet photographer and shutterbug of society, and it contains a revealing story about the first, bill cunningham new york. These days, you can find him featured in big spreads in the new york times, whose publisher, arthur sulzberger, was among the attendees at his birthday party. Whether you know the name bill cunningham or not, theres something here for everyone to enjoy. That is the name of the legendary new york times photographer. Living in a tiny corner studio apartment in the fabled carnegie hall studio apartments, new york times photographer bill cunningham sleeps on a makeshift bed among his beloved file cabinets. A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran new york city fashion photographer. In turn, bill cunningham new york is a delicate, funny and often. An intimate portrait of bill cunningham, the 80 year old new york times photographer who for forty years has been riding around new york city on his bicycle, documenting fashion trends on the street by day and new york s social scene at night for his two weekly columns in the sunday times. We all get dressed for bill, says vogue editrix anna wintour. Bill cunningham is a fashion photographer, but unlike most in his profession, he rarely spends a day in a photo studio.
For decades, this schwinnriding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion. His private life has always been somewhat of a mystery, even to those who consider him a friend. Given his fourdecadeplus career as a new york city chronicler of both. In completing the film bozek was granted access to an archive of three million documents. That film was released in 2011, when cunningham was in his early eighties he died in 2016, and it was a profile made with. Bill cunningham new york is a minor joy, lurking amid the weeks nonfiction. An intimate portrait of bill cunningham, the 80 year old new york times photographer who for forty years has been riding around new york city on his bicycle, documenting fashion trends on the street by day and new yorks social scene at night for his two weekly columns in the sunday times. This fascinating documentary about famed photographer bill cunningham features interviews with vogue editor anna wintour, author tom wolfe and new york times publisher arthur sulzberger jr. Mar 16, 2011 bill cunningham new york 2010 out of 4 nice documentary cover photographer bill cunningham who rides around new york city on his bicycle taking pictures of everyone from your average person on the street to some higher known people. Bill cunningham new york 2010 out of 4 nice documentary cover photographer bill cunningham who rides around new york city on his bicycle taking pictures of everyone from your average person on the street to some higher known people. Bill cunningham new york was an arthouse hit in the spring of 2011.
Richard press, left, director of bill cunningham new york, and philip gefter, the producer, at the opening of current exhibit, celebrating bill cunningham, at the new york historical society, a show of artifacts from bill s past hats he designed, letters, mementos, etc. Another new york snapshot sarah jessica parker narrates a documentary about this former new york times personality and street photographer. Jun 28, 2016 theres already buzz about bill cunninghams replacement. Cunningham s work has been a longtime fixture in the new york times. Astor, david rockefellerwho all appear in the film out of their love for bill. Filmed sometime in 2010, the film follows bill as hes pushing 80. Bill cunningham new york rarely has anyone embodied contradictions as happily and harmoniously as octogenarian new york times photographer bill cunningham.
On the street, in which he identifies fashion trends as he spots them emerging on the street. The apartment has no closet, kitchen, or private bathroom, and is filled with filing cabinets and boxes of his photographs. Mar 17, 2012 bill cunningham photographs women during new york fashion week 2010 in a scene from bill cunningham new york. The times of bill cunningham doc to screen at the new york film. About the fashion on film series monthly screenings of documentary and feature films explore the world of fashion, design, sustainability, and global traditions. March, 1929 june 25, 2016 was an american fashion photographer for the new york times, known for his candid and street photography.