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"For Ms. Weddell,
standing still may be life's only remaining terror."
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"Irresistable."
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"Fantastically
eccentric."
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"A delight! A great story about an amazing
woman everyone will love." -- Jeffrey Lyons
"Lively and touching."
"The
face may be vaguely familiar, and if the name "Mimi Weddell"
doesn't ring a bell it will after you've seen Jyll Johnstone's affectionate
documentary portrait of this unstoppable nonagenarian model and
actress."
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"Uplifting,
entertaining and enlightening, 'Hats Off'will make you feel that
anything is possible."
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Mimi Weddell and Jyll Johnstone Take Their Hats Off
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"A
loving profile."
"If
you think your weeks are exhausting, consider performer Mimi Weddell.
She spends 14-hour days at auditions, workouts and rehearsals --
and she's 93 years old. It'd be hard to find a better documentary
subject than this New Yorker, who began her career as an aspiring
actress when she was a mere 65."
"Inspriational."
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"Candid and unapologetic. " An astounding
feature documentary."
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"Mimi will inspire and enchant you, I guarantee. " —
4 1/2 stars out of 5
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"Her
secret for longevity: Stay active."
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The
film presents an uplifting portrait of a no-nonsense lady who’s
full of boundless energy and hard-won wisdom."
Jeff
Craig -- Sixty Second Preview *** 3 stars
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"A
warm hearted documentary... an inspiration to all of us."
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"A
tale with heart and humor."
"Fascinating."
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iPOP (TELLURIDE '07 | Still on Screen, At
92: Lloyd and Weddell)
by Eugene Hernandez
The
subjects of two Telluride Film Festival documentaries, actors Norman
Lloyd and Mimi Weddell, each 92 years young, pose for a photo at
the festival this weekend. Lloyd is the subject of Matthew Sussman's
"Who Is Norman Lloyd?" which looks at his career ranging
from vaudeville to television, to work with Charlie Chaplin, Orson
Welles & Alfred Hitchcock.
Weddell,
subject of Jyll Johnstone¹s "Hats Off," is a movie,
TV and print fixture (seen briefly in "Sex and the City,"
"The Purple Rose of Cairo" and "Hitch" who still
pounds the pavement in New York City auditioning, mostly for roles
that amount to brief cameos. "Rise Above It" is the phrase
that the vibrant Weddell has written in various places of the small
Manhattan apartment she shares with other members of her tight-knit
family and her large array of hats. Johnstone followed the actress
for more than a decade to capture the crowd-pleasing portrait. Asked
on Sunday to reveal her favorite actress, Weddell quickly responded
Vanessa Redgrave and then she recounted a recent encounter meeting
a young aspiring actress who asked her when she was born. Weddell
revealed that she was born the same day in 1915 as John Barrymore,
but the young woman asked Weddell, "Who's John Barrymore?"
Pausing for effect, Weddell smiled, "Amazing, isn't it!"
"One
of the most revealing, eloquent and well-received films at the Sundance
film festival... ambitious and emotionally deep. An affectionate
portrait." -- New York Times
"The
movie is touching, honest and revelatory." -- Washington
Post
"Highly
personal and original, Martha & Ethel deals with a subject
rarely seen onscreen before: nannies and their long-lasting influence
on the children they raise. Criss-crossing the paths of the filmmakers'
own nannies, a German-Catholic and a Southern black woman, this
remarkable docu provides a piercing yet subtle look at the inner
workings of two families as they change over five decades of American
history and politics. -- Variety
“Absorbing documentary..." -- TimeOut magazine
"This
lovely film also challenges our conventional notions of family.
Structured like intertwined family scrapbooks... a fascinating,
charming documentary... a hit at the recent Sundance Film Festival."
-- San Francisco Chronicle
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