The Windmill Movie
The Windmill Movie

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Filmmaker Richard P. Rogers tried for twenty years to make a documentary about his own life. He died in 2001, leaving the project unfinished, until his widow, acclaimed photographer Susan Meiselas, commissioned his former student Alexander Olch to make a film out of the pieces. Starting in the Hamptons, in the town of Wainscott, the film weaves Rogers' footage into a journey through childhood memories, a less than encouraging mother, a family background of privilege, and Roge... (Full plot summary below)

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Richard P. Rogers
Wallace Shawn
Bob Balaban

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Filmmaker Richard P. Rogers tried for twenty years to make a documentary about his own life. He died in 2001, leaving the project unfinished, until his widow, acclaimed photographer Susan Meiselas, commissioned his former student Alexander Olch to make a film out of the pieces. Starting in the Hamptons, in the town of Wainscott, the film weaves Rogers' footage into a journey through childhood memories, a less than encouraging mother, a family background of privilege, and Rogers' persistent, dogged attempts to document his own life. Rogers' friend, actor and writer Wallace Shawn, joins in the process, as the film investigates the differences between documentary and fiction, and tells the tragic story of Rogers' life.

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Boston Phoenix - 10/10 by Chris FaraoneUnfortunately, a man died (from cancer) in the making of this explicitly introspective life tome; it was the only way he saw to complete his masterpiece.
Filmcritic.com - 9/10 by Paul Brennera heady combination of Synecdoche, New York, Annie Hall, Peeping Tom, and It's All True but all the more compelling because The Windmill Movie is all true.
Boston Globe - 9/10 by Wesley MorrisIt would be a stretch to call The Simpsons Movie more than a crisper, livelier-looking episode of the series. The change in mediums changes nothing.
Cinematical - 8/10 by Karina LongworthOne gets swept up in the first soapy, then tragic melodrama of the life matter that overwhelmed Rogers' desire/compulsion/ability to make art.
Newsday - 8/10 by Rafer GuzmanThe examined life may be the only one worth living, but as The Windmill Movie profoundly illustrates, it's no guarantee of happiness.
New York Times - 8/10 by Stephen HoldenThe Windmill Movie is a version of the autobiography of Richard P. Rogers that might have been.
L.A. Weekly - 8/10 by Philippe GarnierThere hasn't been as good a film of this type in this country since Tarnation, which means Olch's movie is a treat and a surprise no one should pass on.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 8/10 by Joe WilliamsLate in this meandering film, Rogers' romantic infidelities and the onset of illness add some much-needed dynamics, but even when it's just shooting the breeze, The Windmill Movie is captivating.
About.com - 8/10 by Jennifer MerinIn embracing Richard Rogers' style and adopting his tone, Alexander Olch creates a documentary that's as much a respectful, moving tribute to Rogers, as it is the projected realization of Rogers' intended cinematic autobiography.
New York Post - 8/10 by V.A. MusettoA warm portrait of the fascinating Richard P. Rogers, an experimental filmmaker.

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