PinnedAnna WeltnerFact and poetry in Kiarostami’s Close UpAbbas Kiarostami’s Close Up (1990) opens with a reporter in a Tehran taxicab, on the way to the residence of a middle-class family. He…3 min read·Dec 29, 2020----
PinnedAnna WeltnerA pop quiz on Cindy ShermanOne time I missed a test question about one of my favorite artists, and it led me on a weird journey.11 min read·Oct 31, 2020----
Anna WeltnerA melodrama in a haunted house: tracing genre influences in Grey GardensDavid and Albert Maysles’ documentary film Grey Gardens (1975), a portrait of “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Beale — a mother and daughter…13 min read·Jun 4, 2019----