
Arthur Miller: Writer
Documentary
Overview
One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which continue to move audiences around the world today. He also made headlines for being targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee at the height of the McCarthy Era and entering into a tumultuous marriage with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker Rebecca Miller, Arthur Miller: Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth of personal archival material, and provides new insights into Miller’s life as an artist and exploring his character in all its complexity.
Top Cast


Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller
Self (archive footage)


Joan Allen
Joan Allen
Self (archive footage)
Joan Allen
Self (archive footage)


Joan Copeland
Joan Copeland
Self (archive footage)
Joan Copeland
Self (archive footage)


Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Self (archive footage)
Peter Falk
Self (archive footage)


Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
John Guare
John Guare
Self (archive footage)
John Guare
Self (archive footage)


J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Self (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover
Self (archive footage)


John Huston
John Huston
Self (archive footage)
John Huston
Self (archive footage)


Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)


Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Self (archive footage)
Elia Kazan
Self (archive footage)
Similar Movies

Disgusted by life and uninterested in earthly subjects, Lovecraft intentionally avoided reality when writing, veering into the unknown and inspiring the fear that lurks in nightmares. But, how do you portray the indefinable mythology that gave birth to Dragon, or the mysterious Cthulhu, or the uniquely strange Necronomicon? Directors Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic asked themselves this question before responding with this unorthodox documentary that re-creates the atmosphere of claustrophobia, anxiety, and madness of Lovecraft s life and work.

An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV +) and their wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the daring sexual transformations the pair underwent for their 'Pandrogyne' project.

In the aftermath of a death, a home is cleaned out; the accumulation of a life is removed in bags and recycle bins. But what becomes of the collection of books? Laura Rantanen’s resoundingly moving and wistful documentary reflects on the end of life, what lingers behind, and the moments when a book breaks through the monotony to open the world around us.

Quentin Crisp was a writer, raconteur, social rebel, and "professional being". He was nearly 91 when he died of heart failure in 1999, and his death powerfully affected those who loved him. In this portrait, Tim Fountain (Crisp's biographer, and author of the play RESIDENT ALIEN) interviews friends and family of Crisp, to learn something of the significance of his death, and the "enigma of his life".



















