Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin

Meet Marlon Brando

Name: Meet Marlon Brando
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1966
Duration: 28 min

English / 1966 / 28m

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Documentary

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Synopsis

Filmed during a studio-organized press junket, "Meet Marlon Brando" observes Marlon Brando as he fields a succession of television interviews meant to promote Morituri. Rather than comply, Brando deflects questions with irony, flirtation, and philosophical detours, subtly undermining the promotional ritual itself. Shot in direct-cinema style by Albert Maysles and David Maysles, the film becomes a candid study of celebrity, media performance, and resistance to commodification.