His maximal studies of US institutions such as welfare bureaucracy and an intensive care unit were packed with human detail and free from explicit commentary

Among the world's most admired and influential filmmakers, Wiseman won an honorary Academy Award in 2016 and completed more than 35 documentaries, some several hours long.

Recognised with an honorary Academy Award in 2016, Wiseman directed and produced almost 50 films with a lifelong commitment to curiosity and naturalism

El cineasta, autor de medio centenar de filmes y Oscar de Honor en 2016, fue un creador profundamente humanista

Vier Stunden waren am Ende fast schon normal für seine Dokumentationen. Jetzt ist Frederick Wiseman, der Meister des Institutionenporträts, im Alter von 96 Jahren gestorben.

The creator of an immense and unparalleled social portrait of American society, who filmed everything from hospitals to department stores and museums, died on Monday at the age of…

His maximal studies of US institutions such as welfare bureaucracy and an intensive care unit were packed with human detail and free from explicit commentary