Barbara Kopple is an American documentary filmmaker and director known for immersive, character-driven documentaries and feature work. She is a two-time Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature.

Two-time Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature (Harlan County U.S.A., American Dream). Known for cinéma vérité / direct cinema approaches and long-form documentary work.

Two DeBaser reviews cover Barbara Kopple's work from a jazz tour documentary with Woody Allen to her fiction feature Havoc. The coverage is mixed: Wild Man Blues is praised as pleasant and affectionate; Havoc is described as uneven and excessive. Recommended starting point: the Wild Man Blues review.

For:Fans of documentary cinema, Woody Allen followers, and viewers interested in social-issue films and 1990s–2000s indie features.

 The good acting by the cast "saves what’s salvageable," but there’s little else to do.

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 It almost seems like watching a collection of snippets taken from his films rather than a documentary, with so many absurd and grotesque moments, plus the addition of his voice-over narrating anecdotes, memories, and impressions.

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