Cinema Verite

Cinema Verite is a 2011 HBO drama film directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. The film's main ensemble cast starred Diane Lane, Tim Robbins, James Gandolfini and Kathleen Quinlan. The film follows a fictionalized account of the production of An American Family, a 1973 PBS documentary television series that is said to be one of the earliest examples of the reality television genre. Principal photography was completed in Southern California. The film premiered on April 23, 2011. The film begins in 1971 with Craig Gilbert discussing with Pat Loud the idea of a documentary series... that would concern her family's day to day lives. Pat considers the proposal and accepts, amidst her son Lance moving to New York City. Pat's husband Bill travels often away on business, leaving his wife alone to care for their five children. The crew moves in with the Louds and begins to document them. Relations between Pat and Bill grow frayed due to his time away and the stress of the TV show's production.
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