Original Schtick
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Maciek Wszelaki
Bronwyne Smith
| Original Schtick | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Maciek Wszelaki |
| Written by | Peter George Maciek Wszelaki |
| Produced by | Peter George Bronwyne Smith |
| Starring | Bob Fischer |
| Cinematography | Maciek Wszelaki |
| Edited by | Jane Usher |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Original Schtick is a 1999 documentary film directed by Maciek Wszelaki. It exposes Bob Fischer, an American artist.[1] It debuted at the Melbourne International Film Festival in July 1999 where Fischer was in attendance, turning the post-film question-and-answer session into a spectacle.[2]
Writing in the Age Adrian Martin gave it 3 stars stating "Ultimately, Original Schtick is less an investigative documentary than a queasily compelling soap opera. It sticks relentlessly to a video-vérité style poised just a couple of inches from its subjects' mugs, and is strung together in a simple, linear, storytelling style familiar from Rats in the Ranks."[3] Margaret Pomeranz commenting on The Movie Show said "it`s jaw-droppingly revealing and very clever...Really well shot and directed by Maciej Wszelaki and edited by Jane Usher the documentary is beautifully ironic"[4] Jim Schembri's 3 star capsual review in the Age finished "Very Spinal Tap in flavor, very funny."[5] In the Australian Shane Danielson says "As a study in cultural cringe and personal idiocy, it's priceless. But as an illustration of the bankruptcy of at least some contemporary art, it's invaluable."[6]