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Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; / ˈ m eɪ z ɛ l z / MAY-zelz) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style.
Albert and David Maysles, American documentary filmmakers who worked in a cinema verite style that was sensitive and compassionate as well as revelatory. Their best-known movies were Salesman (1969), about door-to-door Bible salesmen; Gimme Shelter (1970), about the 1969 Rolling Stones tour; and Grey Gardens (1975).
Jan 4, 1987 · David Maysles, the documentary film maker, credited with his brother, Albert, as being one of the founders of the documentary genre known as cinema verite, died at Roosevelt Hospital yesterday...
Jan 5, 1987 · David Paul Maysles, who with his brother, Albert, became one of America’s most celebrated documentary film makers with their “direct cinema” style, died Saturday.
Mar 9, 2015 · With his brother David, Albert Maysles helped redefine documentary film-making with such stark slices of life as Gimme Shelter, about the Rolling Stones and Altamont, and Grey Gardens, about...
Albert (1926) and David (1932–1987) Maysles were born in Boston, Massachusetts. For three decades, they made documentaries together with lightweight sync-sound cameras in a kind of roamy, observational mode.
Dec 11, 2020 · David and Albert Maysles discuss Gimme Shelter, their document of the Rolling Stones's 1969 US tour that culminated with the violence and murder of Altamont.
