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  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 19 m

Summary 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 a soaring free spirit continues to inspire....

Directed By: Albert Maysles

  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 19 m

Iris

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
80
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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Summary 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 a soaring free spirit continues to inspire....

Directed By: Albert Maysles

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91
May 22, 2015
At the heart of Iris is love, between Iris and the camera, Maysles and his subject, and Iris and Carl. They nailed it, this crazy life, and they're still getting a kick out of it.
By Jeff Baker FULL REVIEW
90
Apr 27, 2015
Maysles endearingly reveals Apfel’s blend of blind passion and keen practicality, her unflagging enthusiasm for transmitting her knowledge to young people, and her synoptic view of fashion as living history.
By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW
85
May 1, 2015
For those looking for regrets or profundity, Iris doesn’t dig particularly deep in that regard. But if you want merely to revel in the life of a singular figure who approaches her look and her life very much on her own terms, you’ll be charmed and delighted — and maybe even inspired to try something risky next time you get dressed up.
By Alonso Duralde FULL REVIEW
80
May 1, 2015
Apfel is constantly chatting to “Albert” off camera, not to us, and the affection adds an unusual meta level to Iris, a conversation between two old-timers who have gone from making history to becoming it.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
75
May 18, 2015
Maysles gets to the heart of what is important to Apfel: truth, in a world in which it’s in increasingly short supply.
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75
Apr 27, 2015
Maysles could have made this another “Grey Gardens,” seeing Apfel as just a well-heeled hoarder. But Apfel never comes off as eccentric, just singular.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
67
Apr 29, 2015
It’s a happily modest movie that, while frequently edging toward boredom, is never actively off-putting.
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Release Date Apr 29, 2015
Duration 1 h 19 m
Rating PG-13
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Website https://www.facebook.com/IrisFilm
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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Hamptons International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Indiewire Critics' Poll
• 1 Nomination

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