William Eggleston in the Real World

Filmmaker Michael Almereyda gives the most persuasive possible account of the upswing in Eggleston's critical standing.

Almereyda has crafted an uncannily revealing portrait of a major American artist at work, all the more remarkable for the deceptive casualness with which it unfolds, as if Almereyda had just shown up.

Subtle, elegant documentary.

Refreshingly offbeat documentary.

The result isn't particularly mesmerizing, but it does offer a well-rounded portrait that will be of particular interest to photography lovers.

The trouble with artists making documentaries about other artists is that art tends to get in the way.

Almost utterly defeated by its subject's sardonic stonewalling.