Summary“We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour. The “Bill” in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns “On the Stre... Read More
Directed By:Richard Press
Bill Cunningham New York
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87% Positive
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May 19, 2011
100
Here is a good and joyous man who leads a life that is perfect for him, and how many people do we meet like that? This movie made me happy every moment I was watching it.
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Jun 18, 2012
10
Personally, The world needs more people like Bill Cunningham.This man portrays how to be truly carelessly satisfied with the pleasure of happiness in his own individual way without being a burden to anybody ,neither to himself.
May 19, 2011
80
Near the end Press poses a couple of personal questions that pierce the old man's defenses in the most painful and revealing way, suggesting a much more complicated emotional wellspring for the work that consumes his life.
Mar 14, 2011
80
The documentary will resonate with New York Times' readers and fans of personal stories.
Apr 7, 2011
75
It's as much a portrait of a kind of artist as it is a document of a city's evolving sense of style.
Mar 15, 2011
70
No passion for fashion is required to enjoy this absorbing portrait of legendary New York Times "On the Street" photographer Bill Cunningham, but a sense of history and tragedy might help.
Mar 15, 2011
60
Anyone curious about the man behind the lens may find this doc, like its subject, frustratingly opaque and out of reach. Those interested in witnessing a true NYC eccentric document everyday-people city life one outfit at a time, however, will feel like this has been tailor-made.
Nov 20, 2015
8
A movie about a guy who is passionate about what he does is a movie I like to watch. Bill Cunningham in Bill Cunningham New York is eccentric in one of the best ways possible. Living a hassle-free life in the middle of New York while somehow maintaining elite status among the written world. He's been doing it for ages and still continues today, the documentary shows an amazing window into a very interesting person's life. I loved getting to know Bill and if I'm ever strolling around in Manhattan, know that I'm dressing for him.
Production Company:
- First Thought Films
Release Date:Mar 16, 2011
Duration:1 h 24 m
Awards
Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
• 1 Nomination
