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Movies 101

The Careers of Robert Duvall and Frederick Wiseman

Robert Duvall (left) and Frederick Wiseman (right).
Robert Duvall (left) and Frederick Wiseman (right).

As with most art forms, movies depend heavily on tradition—either by embracing it or countering it in new, original ways. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the importance of two cinema giants, artists who in their respective ways represented the best that moviemaking has to offer: the Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall and the master documentary director Frederick Wiseman.