In “City Hall” Frederick Wiseman follows Marty Walsh, the mayor of Boston, to administrative meetings, community events and ceremonies
WHEN FREDERICK WISEMAN started making films, more than half a century ago, mobile cameras and sound were making it easier than ever to chronicle people’s lives. D.A. Pennebaker won plaudits for shadowing Bob Dylan and Jane Fonda; Robert Drew followed John F. Kennedy during his campaign in 1960 and his presidency. Mr Wiseman, who originally trained as a lawyer, chose to focus on ordinary workers and workplaces.
Mr Wiseman—who turned 90 in January—is always thinking of his next project. But as he awaits the first public screenings of his latest documentary, “City Hall”, at the film festivals in Venice and Toronto, the American master is stuck in France. He lives and works in Paris for part of the year and, like many, he remains stranded abroad by the covid crisis. “Patience is the key,” he says. “I don’t always have it.
“City Hall” shows politicians and public officials that strive to serve their electorate as best they can. Mr Wiseman shows everything from opioid-treatment planning to Veterans’ Day events; the concern throughout is making the local population feel heard. Or, as one citizen puts it: “How do we tell the story about what’s happening here?” In one scene, a committee discusses aid for small businesses in underrepresented or deprived communities .
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