        BLANK  .  The Direct Cinema of David and Albert Maysles       w Copyright © 2005 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University Paperback edition 2010 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 4 3 2 1 The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Vogels, Jonathan B., 15– The direct cinema of David and Albert Maysles / Jonathan B. Vogels. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. I. Maysles, David—Criticism and interpretation. II. Maysles, Albert—Criticism and interpretation. III. Title. PN1.3.M35V4 2005 1.4302'33'0223—dc22 ISBN 0-03-243-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 20040214 ISBN -0-03-243-3 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN -0-03-300- (paperback) ISBN 0-03-300-1 (paperback) ISBN -0-03-01- (ebook) ISBN 0-03-01-1 (ebook) The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for In- formation Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z3.4-12. ∞ To my wife, Heidi Chesley BLANK Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface: Fate, Faith, and Reality xi Acknowledgments xv . Direct Cinema and the Maysles Brothers  . Celebrity and Authenticity: The Films of –  . Salesman and the Limits of Language  . Can We See How They Look?: Observing the Rolling Stones in Gimme Shelter  . Working Within the Limitation of Reality: The Christo Films  . Looking into Grey Gardens  . Taking Direct Cinema into the s  Filmography  Notes  Bibliography  Index  BLANK Illustrations Following page  Filmmakers David and Albert Maysles, circa  Albert Maysles working on his camera during the shooting of Jean-Luc Godard’s Paris vu Par () Paul Brennan wooing a prospective buyer in Salesman David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, and Albert Maysles in  during the making of Gimme Shelter Mick Jagger in performance in Gimme Shelter () Christo holding a sketch of his Running Fence at one of the many public hearings on the matter The constructed Running Fence () as it undulates toward the sea Little Edie Beale appearing in costume at a door in Grey Gardens () The Beale women in the bedroom where a large portion of Grey Gardens takes place Albert Maysles,  ix