High School (1969)
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
What really happens inside the walls of an American high school? Famed documentarian Frederick Wiseman answers that question in this peek inside Philadelphia's Northeast High School, where students constantly clash with teachers, and teachers wage their own battle against the administration. Delving into the everyday struggle teachers face to discipline their unruly charges, the audience is offered a glimpse into the highs and lows at an urban public school.
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What critics compared High School to
"Dazed and Confused" ought to be in a prominent place at the Library of Congress, next to "The Godfather," Frederick Wiseman's "High School," "American Graffiti," "Nashville," "Citizen Kane" and other quintessentially American works.
"Since this movie is set in a high school," says Van Sant, "and Wiseman made a movie called High School, there are repercussions or remembrances of his students going through the halls between their classes.
The Brutalist could’ve used much more documentary aesthetics of Frederick Wiseman (Titicut Follies, High School)…