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High School

Premiere Date: August 28, 2001

Synopsis

Remember high school? Renowned filmmaker Frederick Wiseman's classic documentary High School renders this nearly universal American experience in unforgettable terms. Cited by the Library of Congress as a National Treasure, this 1968 film is both a document of the times and a statement of the ways in which school is used by one generation to pass its values on to the next. A P.O.V. Classics presentation, featuring premieres of landmark documentaries from the past which illuminate contemporary issues.

TAGS: 1968, cinema verite, direct cinema, philadelphia, youth

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Filmmaker

Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman

Critical Acclaim

As a expression of existential exhaustion and despair, the landscape of High School is as eloquent as any dreamed up by Camus or Sartre.”

— Steven Vineberg
The New York Times