Voyeur (film)

Voyeur is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Myles Kane and Josh Koury and starring Gay Talese and Gerald Foos. It globally premiered as a Netflix Original documentary film in December 2017.[1][2][3]

Voyeur
Directed byMyles Kane
Josh Koury
Produced byTrisha Koury
StarringGay Talese
Gerald Foos
Music byJoel Goodman
CinematographyCristobal Moris
Edited byMyles Kane
Josh Koury
Production
company
Brooklyn Underground Films
Chicago Media Project
Impact Partners
Public Record
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the owner of a Colorado motel, who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an "observation platform" he built in the motel's attic.[4]

Reception

Critical reviews have been mostly positive. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an 82% approval rating, based on 28 reviews with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Absorbing, unpredictable, and overall compelling, Voyeur is a singularly unusual — and utterly memorable — documentary experience."[5] Charles Bramesco wrote in Vulture, "Their documentary forms a sharp image of the thornier side to investigative journalism".[6] Jordon Hoffman in Vanity Fair called it "a marvelous documentary" and said the film was "packed beyond vacancy with discussions of weighty topics like authorial intent, truth in journalism, and media manipulation."[7] IndieWire had a more critical review, writing "Voyeur is so eager to tell a good story that it tells the wrong one".[8]

gollark: we mostly only have outages here for a few hours after/during stormy weather.
gollark: You may also want to check the starboard.
gollark: Also apparently a chocolate chip cookie recipe.
gollark: I see.
gollark: Don't spread freedom units here, it will merely bring suffering.

References
  1. Berkowitz, Jackie; Gordon, Kim Parker (August 23, 2017). "Netflix Announces Original Documentaries "Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold" and "Voyeur"". Netflix Media Center. Netflix. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. Gordon, Kim Parker (August 23, 2017). "Voyeur | Only on Netflix". Netflix Media Center. Netflix. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. Scheck, Frank (October 5, 2017). "'Voyeur': Film Review | NYFF 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  4. Hoffman, Jordan. "Voyeur Review: A Fascinating, Complicated Film About Sex and Secrets". HWD. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  5. "Voyeur (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. Bramesco, Charles (December 4, 2017). "The Strange, Twisted Story Behind Netflix's Voyeur". Vulture. New York Media. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. Hoffman, Jordon (October 5, 2017). "Voyeur Review: A Fascinating, Complicated Film About Sex and Secrets". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. Ehrlich, David (November 30, 2017). "'Voyeur' Review: Netflix's Deviant Gay Talese Doc Can't Decide What it Wants to Look At". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved July 1, 2018.


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