Capturing the Friedmans

2003
Not Rated
1h 47min

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7,6/10

28 k

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueDocumentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with sh... Tout lireDocumentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.

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- Andrew Jarecki
Casting principal

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7,6/10

28 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Andrew Jarecki
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 Oscar
- 25 victoires et 16 nominations au total

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Jesse Friedman

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David Friedman

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Elaine Friedman

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Seth Friedman

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John McDermott

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Frances Galasso

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Anthony Sgeugloi

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Chuck Scarborough

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Joseph Onorato

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Judd Maltin

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Howard Friedman

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Abbey Boklan

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Ron Georgalis

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Scott Banks

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Larry King

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Debbie Nathan

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Jerry Bernstein

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Anecdotes
Director/producer Andrew Jarecki was in the process of making a documentary about people who work as children's birthday party clowns in New York which led to the discovery of David Friedman's story. David Friedman was considered the most successful of the city's party clowns. The resulting clown documentary, Just a Clown (2004), is included as an extra on the DVD for this movie.

Crédits fous
Only the immediate members of the Friedman family (listed 1-5) are credited in a standard cast list. The other cast members are identified by on-screen graphics.

Connexions
Featured in SexTV: Playgirl/Peter Gorman/Capturing the Friedmans (2003)

Bandes originales
Act Naturally
Performed by Buck Owens
Written by Vonnie Morrison and Johnny Russell
Courtesy of Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)

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The Real Dysfunction

The most riveting aspect of this documentary was the inclusion of home movie footage taken during the family's most profoundly personal private moments in real time. How could the Friedmans allow its most painful moments to be recorded? And what kind of child would record such events? That's how I realized how deeply dysfunctional the whole family is. This family is guilty, and it's not of pedophilia, but of an extreme form of alienation from one's own humanity. And the worst part of it is they are not even aware of it. In a way, I found the family's obsession with home movies frightening. It made them vulgar and I felt cheap and dirty, as if I were a peeping Tom. What a frightening film. And how seductive Mr. Jarecki is for capturing my attention.