Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League's New York
Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League's New York Image
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  • Summary: Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League's New York is a feature-length documentary film which tells the story of the rise and politically motivated fall of the Photo League, (1936–1951) which for fifteen years served as the center of the documentary movement in American photography at a time whwhen the camera was held to be, in James Agee’s words, “the central instrument of our time.” (Daedalus Productions)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    Jun 22, 2012
    75
    Provides a fascinating tour of the city's past.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    Jun 21, 2012
    70
    Extremely likable and has value as a historical document specifically because it includes snippets from a dozen later-life interviews with Photo League members like Rosalie Gwathmey and Mr. Engel.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Andrew Schenker
    Jun 19, 2012
    70
    Ordinary Miracles offers a breezy and informative overview of the legendary photographic collective known as the Photo League.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Glenn Heath Jr.
    Jun 21, 2012
    50
    Nina Rosenblum's love letter never attains that essence of ambiguity that makes the best nonfiction films live on after the credits fade.

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