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Absolute Wilson (2006)
Unrated
105 min | Documentary

Absolute Wilson (2006)

Unrated

105 min | Documentary

From director, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, a provocative and moving documentary on the life and work of Robert Wilson, one of the most visionary and controversial theater artists of our time. The film delivers a surprisingly candid look at ...See moreFrom director, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, a provocative and moving documentary on the life and work of Robert Wilson, one of the most visionary and controversial theater artists of our time. The film delivers a surprisingly candid look at Robert Wilson, who drops his characteristic reticence and speaks with unprecedented candor about his personal life. Nothing is left in the shadows, as he discusses his troubled and lonely childhood as the son of the Mayor of Waco, Texas, his early learning disabilities, his work with disabled children using therapy as a tool for artistic expression, his departure from Texas at the time of his coming out and his fascination with the downtown New York avant-garde scene of the late 60's. What emerges is a life full of impressions, colors and rhythms, making it all the more poignant how Wilson's early hardships ultimately shaped his ground-breaking aesthetic vision. More than a biography, the film becomes an exhilarating exploration of the transformative power of creativity itself and the inspirational tale of a shy, stuttering boy who grew up to become a fearless artist with a profoundly original perspective to share with the world. See less

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34 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Wilson Self Self See fewer	The Black Rider (1990)
Arnold Aronson Self Self See fewer	A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom (1996)
Robin Brentano Self Self See fewer	In the Name of the Emperor (1998)
David Byrne Self Self See fewer	True Stories (1986)
William S. Burroughs Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Charles Fabius Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Felipe Fernandez Self Self See fewer	Forgotten Soldiers (2012)
Andy De Groat Self Self See fewer	Visionary of Theater, 1994-1997 (2003)
Philip Glass Self Self See fewer	The Truman Show (1998)
Arthur Holmberg Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
George Klauber Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Trudy Kramer Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Stephan Lang Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Harvey Lichtenstein Self Self See fewer	Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989)
Cindy Lubar Self Self See fewer	Visionary of Theater, 1994-1997 (2003)
Earl Mack Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Christophe De Menil Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Carol Mullins Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Jim Neu Self Self See fewer	Doomed Love (1984)
Maita Di Niscemi Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Jessye Norman Self Self See fewer	Wild at Heart (1990)
John Rockwell Self Self See fewer	Bam150 (2012)
John Simon Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Inés Somellera Self (as Ines Somerella) Self (as Ines Somerella) See fewer	A Trickle of Blood (1995)
Susan Sontag Self Self See fewer	Zelig (1983)
Joseph Volpe Self Self See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Tom Waits Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Jörn Weisbrodt Self (as Jorn Weissbrodt) Self (as Jorn Weissbrodt) See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Geoffrey Wexler Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Suzanne Wilson Self Self See fewer	Absolute Wilson (2006)
Christopher Knowles Self Self See fewer	Einstein on the Beach (2022)
Carl Rux Self Self See fewer	Bratz (2007)
Giorgio Armani Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Elysium (I) (2013)
Dominique Horwitz Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Stalingrad (1993)