Personal Info
Birth date
1926-11-26 (98 Years)
Day of death
2015-03-05
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as
알버트 메이즐스
알버트 메이슬리스
Albert Maysles
Biography
Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).
Filmography
30 for 30
7.4
Overview:
30 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This currently includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series under the ESPN Films Presents title in 2011–2012, and a series of 30 for 30 Shorts shown through the ESPN.com website. The series has also expanded to include Soccer Stories, which aired in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and audio podcasts. This entry refers to the main Volumes of the series presented by ESPNWhen We Were Kings
7.696
Overview:
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.Primary
6.419
Overview:
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occurring. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1998.Monterey Pop
7.3
Overview:
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.Grey Gardens
7.288
Overview:
Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.The Love We Make
7.2
Overview:
"The Love We Make", a film directed by Albert Maysles ("Gimme Shelter") and Bradley Kaplan, follows Paul McCartney as he journeys through the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. It also chronicles the planning and performance of the benefit concert that took place less than six months after the attacks: "The Concert For New York City".Gimme Shelter
7.337
Overview:
A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.Salesman
7.169
Overview:
This documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working for the Mid-American Bible Company: Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDevitt, James "The Rabbit" Baker and Raymond "The Bull" Martos. Times are tough for this hard-living quartet, who spend their days traveling through small-town America, trying their best to peddle gold-leaf Bibles to an apathetic crowd of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples.Soul Power
6.4
Overview:
Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.Addiction
5.3
Overview:
Assembled by some of the nation's top documentary filmmakers, this centerpiece film in HBO's 'Addiction' campaign features insights from experts on trends and treatments in the ongoing battle against drug and alcohol abuse. This documentary consists of nine segments that focus on case studies and cutting-edge treatments that challenge traditional beliefs about addiction.Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
NYR
Overview:
Colleagues, friends and specialists pay tribute to the filmmaker Mario Ruspoli in a portrait that mixes encounters, archive images and film excerpts. With testimonies from Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, Edgar Morin, D.A. Pennebaker and others.Six in Paris
6.5
Overview:
Six vignettes set in different sections of Paris, by six directors. St. Germain des Pres (Douchet), Gare du Nord (Rouch), Rue St. Denis (Pollet), and Montparnasse et Levallois (Godard) are stories of love, flirtation and prostitution; Place d'Etoile (Rohmer) concerns a haberdasher and his umbrella; and La Muette (Chabrol), a bourgeois family and earplugs.Capturing Reality
6.1
Overview:
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex creative process that goes into making non-fiction films. Deftly charting the documentarian's journey, it poses the question: can film capture reality?Cut Piece
6.5
Overview:
Filmed at New York’s Carnegie Hall, Cut Piece documents one of Yoko Ono’s most powerful conceptual pieces. Performed by the artist herself, Ono sits motionless on the stage after inviting the audience to come up and cut away her clothing in a denouement of the reciprocity between victim and assailant.The Beales of Grey Gardens
7.3
Overview:
Mother and daughter - Big Edie and Little Edie Beale - live with six cats in a crumbling house in East Hampton. Little Edie, in her 50s, who wears scarves and bright colors, sings, mugs for the camera, and talks to Al and David Maysles, the filmmakers. Big Edie, in her 70s, recites poetry, comments on her daughter's behavior, and sings "If I Loved You" in fine voice. She talks in short sentences; her daughter in volumes. The film is episodic: friends visit, there's a small fire in the house, Little Edie goes to the shore and swims. She talks about the Catholic Church. She's ashamed that local authorities raided the house because of all the cats. She values being different.Jimi Plays Monterey
7.4
Overview:
Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever. Virtually unknown to American audiences at the time, even though he was already an established entity in the UK, Hendrix and his two-piece Experience explode on stage, ripping through blues classics "Rock Me Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor," interpreting and electrifying Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," debuting songs from his yet-to-be-released first album and closing with the now historic sacrificing/burning of his guitar during an unhinged version of "Wild Thing" that even its writer Chip Taylor would never have imagined. Hendrix uses feedback and distortion to enhance the songs in whisper-to-scream intensity, blazing territory that had not been previously explored with as much soul-frazzled power.Iris
7.4
Overview:
IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even in Iris’ dotage, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment.Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
10
Overview:
Additional musical performances from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California, shot for the film Monterey Pop (1968) and released on the Criterion Blu-ray The Complete Monterey Pop Festival.This Is an Adventure
6.5
Overview:
During production on the film "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou", documentary filmmakers followed the cast and crew of a film which depicts other documentary filmmakers who follow animal life. In this film, we get a first hand look at the sets and come very close to many of the cast and crew members at work, especially Bill Murray and Wes Anderson.The Grateful Dead Movie
7.5
Overview:
The Grateful Dead performs live at Winterland in San Francisco in October 1974.Anastasia
4
Overview:
The life of Anastasia Stevens, an American dancer at the Bolshoi Ballet, at the height of the Cold War. An early work by the Maysles brothers for the NBC television network, produced by acclaimed screenwriter Bo Goldman.A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
10
Overview:
Bringing to life an American President who was widely respected by his countrymen and celebrated around the world. Composed from four break through films by Robert Drew, each an unprecedented record in candid photography of a phase of John F. Kennedy’s political life. Kennedy is seen in close up from young Senator campaigning for the Presidency, to an ebullient new President moving into the White House, to a burdened President trying to solve grave problems in the Oval Office. The shock of his death is seen through the faces of his compatriots. Now these four films are edited together with other footage of the time. This film is an intimate history of how one American President struggled to bring wisdom and honor to the office of the Presidency.Shake! Otis at Monterey
7.2
Overview:
Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, singing at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. Comedian Tom Smothers introduces Redding to a crowd that is leaving -- until Redding grabs them with his charged rendition of "Shake." Redding's performance also includes "Respect" (which he wrote), "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Satisfaction," and "Try a Little Tenderness." Tragically, Redding died in a plane crash six months later. An innovative filmmaker who started in the 1950s making experimental films, Pennebaker garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature in 1993 for The War Room, his behind-the-scenes look at Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. His other subjects have included Norman Mailer, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie.The Face on the Cover
NYR
Overview:
The life of the world’s top model Jean Shrimpton and her svengali photographer David Bailey.After Frank
NYR
Overview:
Filmmaker, Walter Forsyth sets out on a journey to make a tribute film about photographer/filmmaker, Robert Frank, deconstructing the documentary form along the way. With appearances by Albert Maysles, Nick Broomfield, ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor, Alfred Leslie and Matt Damon. "He pulled a sad poem right out of America, taking his place among the great poets of our time" - Jack Karoac.Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
NYR
Overview:
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert is the second live album by the Rolling Stones, released on 4 September 1970 in the UK and the United States. It was recorded in New York City and Baltimore in November 1969 prior to the release of Let It Bleed.Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
NYR
Overview:
Filmed with an intimate three camera shoot by Antonio Ferrera, a close friend of John Zorn and a long time cameraman for the documentary masters the Maysles Brothers, this concert film captures the band performing a set of Zorn's Masada compositions at their home base in the Lower East Side, Tonic, in the summer of 1999.Acting
2016Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance as Self
2011Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales as Self
2008Capturing Reality as Self
2008Morris Engel: The Independent as Self
2007Wild Blue Yonder as Self (Archive)
2007A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory as Self
2006Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye as Self
2006The Beales of Grey Gardens as Self
2005After Frank as Self
2004Michael Moore Hates America as Self
2004The Making of the Beatles First U.S. Visit as Self - Filmmaker
1993Horowitz: A Reminiscence as Self (Archive Footage)
1976Grey Gardens as Self (uncredited)
1970Gimme Shelter as Self
1969The Maysles Brothers as Unknown
Directing
2015In Transit ... Director
2014Iris ... Director
2013The Secret of Trees ... Director
2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas ... Director
2011The Love We Make ... Director
2009Muhammad and Larry ... Director
200930 for 30 (1 Episode) ... Director
2008The Gates ... Director
2007Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!! ... Director
2007Addiction ... Director
2006Time Piece ... Director
2006The Beales of Grey Gardens ... Director
2005This Is an Adventure ... Director
2001With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson ... Director
2001LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton ... Director
1997Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center ... Director
1996Letting Go: A Hospice Journey ... Director
1995Accent on the Offbeat ... Director
1994Umbrellas ... Director
1992Abortion: Desperate Choices ... Director
1991The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit ... Director
1991Soldiers of Music ... Director
1990Christo in Paris ... Director
1990Jessye Norman Sings Carmen ... Director
1987Islands ... Director
1987Horowitz Plays Mozart ... Director
1985Ozawa ... Director
1980Muhammad and Larry ... Director
1977Running Fence ... Director
1977Six American Families (1 Episode) ... Co-Director
1976Grey Gardens ... Director
1976The Burks of Georgia ... Director
1974Christo's Valley Curtain ... Director
1970Gimme Shelter ... Director
1970Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert ... Director
1969Salesman ... Director
1968Experiment on 114th Street ... Director
1966Meet Marlon Brando ... Director
1966Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream ... Director
1966Orson Welles in Spain ... Director
1966With Love from Truman ... Director
1965Cut Piece ... Director
1964IBM: A Self Portrait ... Director
1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA ... Director
1964Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York ... Director
1963Showman ... Director
1962Anastasia ... Director
1961Adventures on the New Frontier ... Director
1961Safari Ya Gari ... Director
1960ABC Close-Up! (2 Episodes) ... Director
1957Russian Close-Up ... Director
1955Psychiatry in Russia ... Director
Camera
2015In Transit ... Director of Photography
2014Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity ... Director of Photography
2011The Love We Make ... Director of Photography
2009Muhammad and Larry ... Director of Photography
2009South of the Border ... Director of Photography
2009Soul Power ... Director of Photography
2008Four Seasons Lodge ... Director of Photography
2008The Gates ... Director of Photography
2006The Beales of Grey Gardens ... Director of Photography
2006Stolen ... Director of Photography
2005This Is an Adventure ... Director of Photography
2004Masada: Live at Tonic 1999 ... Camera Operator
2004Ilona, Upstairs ... Camera Operator
2004The Jeff Koons Show ... Director of Photography
2001With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson ... Camera Operator
1996Letting Go: A Hospice Journey ... Director of Photography
1996When We Were Kings ... Director of Photography
1992Abortion: Desperate Choices ... Director of Photography
1990Jessye Norman Sings Carmen ... Director of Photography
1987Jimi Plays Monterey ... Camera Operator
1987Shake! Otis at Monterey ... Camera Operator
1985Horowitz: The Last Romantic ... Director of Photography
1977The Grateful Dead Movie ... Director of Photography
1976Grey Gardens ... Director of Photography
1970Gimme Shelter ... Director of Photography
1970Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert ... Director of Photography
1969Salesman ... Director of Photography
1968Monterey Pop ... Camera Operator
1966Orson Welles in Spain ... Director of Photography
1966With Love from Truman ... Director of Photography
1965Six in Paris ... Director of Photography
1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA ... Director of Photography
1964The Face on the Cover ... Director of Photography
1961Safari Ya Gari ... Director of Photography
1960Primary ... Camera Operator, Director of Photography
1960Yanki No! ... Director of Photography
1960Integration Report 1 ... Camera Operator
1957Russian Close-Up ... Director of Photography
1955Psychiatry in Russia ... Director of Photography
Crew
2013The Secret of Trees ... Cinematography
2009Muhammad and Larry ... Cinematography
2008A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy ... Cinematography
2002Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances ... Cinematography
1990Christo in Paris ... Cinematography
1966Meet Marlon Brando ... Cinematography
Editing
2008A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy ... Editor
1966With Love from Truman ... Editor
Production
1992Abortion: Desperate Choices ... Producer
1989James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket ... Executive Producer
1976Grey Gardens ... Producer
1969Salesman ... Producer
1966Orson Welles in Spain ... Producer
1966With Love from Truman ... Producer
1965Cut Piece ... Producer
1961Safari Ya Gari ... Producer
1957Russian Close-Up ... Producer
Writing
1955Psychiatry in Russia ... Writer