Is The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography

Name: The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Elsa Dorfman, Errol Morris

The camera is magic

Directed by Errol Morris

Produced by Fourth Floor Productions, Moxie Pictures

201776 min6.8 / 10

A tender, visually luminous meditation on a photographer's life work, memory, and the passage of time captured through intimate portraits and fading Polaroids.

Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next thirty-five years, she captured the “surfaces” of those who visited her studio: families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notables. As pictures begin to fade and her retirement looms, Dorfman gives Errol Morris an inside tour of her backyard archive.

Clusters

Heartwarming Family Friendships Bittersweet Family Stories Founders and Visionaries

Genres

Documentary

Questions people ask

Is The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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