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Back Talk: Frederick Wiseman

Christine Smallwood
December 22, 2009   |    This article appeared in the January 11, 2010 edition of The Nation.
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A conversation with the director of La Danse about the discipline of ballet--and documentary filmmaking.

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Christine Smallwood
Christine Smallwood, a writer in New York, is former associate literary editor of The Nation.

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Christine Smallwood
December 22, 2009   |    This article appeared in the January 11, 2010 edition of The Nation.
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