Arthur Miller: Writer
ARTHUR MILLER: WRITER is an intimate portrait of one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. The documentary is told from the unique perspective of an award-winning filmmaker: his daughter, Rebecca Miller. The film includes material never before seen by the public, including in-depth interviews and home movie-style footage, providing insights into Miller that are quite different from the ones the public has previously seen. Rebecca Miller opens the door to the man behind the icon, delves into the roots of his life as an artist, and explores his character - both its strengths and its weaknesses.
16 July 1956, New York City, New York, USA
1 June 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
9 May 1918, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
1 October 1921, White Plains, New York, USA
17 October 1915, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
27 August 1908, Stonewall, Texas, USA
27 January 1948, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
20 April 1889, Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
14 February 1902, Brooklyn, New York, USA
6 November 1931, Berlin, Germany
1 February 1901, Cadiz, Ohio, USA
5 August 1906, Nevada, Missouri, USA
5 February 1938, New York City, New York, USA
1 June 1922, New York City, New York, USA
7 September 1909, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
5 August 1911, Filley, Nebraska, USA
16 September 1927, New York City, New York, USA
8 March 1959, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 January 1895, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
20 August 1956, Rochelle, Illinois, USA
15 September 1962, Roxbury, Connecticut, USA
December 03, 2017
She interviewed [her father] for decades...Adds personal and archival photographs, home movies, and talks with relatives and friends, this is a warm and intimate reflection.
March 22, 2018
A thoughtful and ethically illuminating documentary
March 16, 2018
Much worse is her fractured retelling of the events surrounding Miller's confrontation with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and its investigation of Hollywood's Communist Party in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
March 19, 2018
[It] is a thorough and thoroughly excellent documentary about a very significant 20th century writer. It's also thoroughly excellent in its presentation of the larger and more universal quandaries around how children understand their parents
March 19, 2018
That documentary, which airs on HBO Monday night, is a true labor of love-a charming 100-minute film that offers an insider's account of a complicated life.
December 07, 2017
There's an eloquent handmade quality to "Arthur Miller: Writer," filmmaker Rebecca Miller's engagingly intimate portrait of her famous father.
March 19, 2018
... the comprehensive documentary "Arthur Miller: Writer" (HBO, 8 p.m.) the author of "Death of a Salesman" and so many other works is warm, thoughtful and expansive, probably because he's talking to his daughter [director Rebecca Miller].
March 26, 2018
A bit slow in the early chapters devoted to Miller's family history, the documentary takes off once the playwright's career kicks into gear.
