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Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; / ˈ m eɪ z ɛ l z / MAY-zelz) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style.
Albert and David Maysles, American documentary filmmakers who worked in a cinema verite style that was sensitive and compassionate as well as revelatory. Their best-known movies were Salesman (1969), about door-to-door Bible salesmen; Gimme Shelter (1970), about the 1969 Rolling Stones tour; and Grey Gardens (1975).
- Pat Bauer
Two of America’s foremost non-fiction filmmakers, Albert Maysles and his brother David (1932-1987) are recognized as pioneers of “direct cinema,” the distinctly American version of French “cinema verité.”
Grey Gardens is a 1975 American documentary film by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive, upper-class women, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived in poverty at Grey Gardens, a derelict mansion at 3 West End Road in the wealthy Georgica Pond neighborhood of East Hampton, New York.
- Gimme Shelter (1970) “Gimme Shelter” is a 1970 documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin. The film documents the Rolling Stones’ 1969 US tour, which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert in California, where a man was killed by the Hells Angels motorcycle gang who were hired as security for the event.
- Grey Gardens (1975) “Grey Gardens” (1975): Intimate character study: “Grey Gardens” is a documentary that explores the lives of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, also named Edith, who were relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
- When We Were Kings (1996) “When We Were Kings” is a 1996 documentary film directed by Leon Gast, which chronicles the historic “Rumble in the Jungle” boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in 1974.
- Salesman (1968) Salesman is a 1968 documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin. The film follows four door-to-door Bible salesmen as they travel across New England, trying to sell expensive illustrated Bibles to working-class people who can barely afford them.
Mar 6, 2015 · Albert Maysles, the award-winning documentarian who, with his brother, David, made intensely talked-about films, including “Grey Gardens” and “Gimme Shelter,” with their American version of...
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Mar 9, 2015 · With his brother David, Albert Maysles helped redefine documentary film-making with such stark slices of life as Gimme Shelter, about the Rolling Stones and Altamont, and Grey Gardens, about...
