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    Review: Documentary legend Frederick Wiseman and his secret weapon in 'Monrovia, Indiana'

    by Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Nov 05, 2018 3 minutes

    "Monrovia, Indiana" does not sound like a scintillating topic for a documentary. But in the hands of Frederick Wiseman, you never get what you expect.

    America's premier documentarian, the 88-year-old has made more than 40 films about various aspects of this country's life and times over a career that's lasted more than half a century.

    Wiseman's done it, among other reasons, by giving his formidable curiosity free rein. Who are these people, he in

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