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In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter

Name: In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter
Director: Tomas Leach
Released: 2014
Duration: 75 min

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2.8/10

Limited

2014

Director

Tomas Leach

Runtime

75 minutes

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In No Great Hurry is an aesthetic and philosophical inquiry rather than a vehicle for social representation. It disrupts the 'great man' biography cliché by focusing on the quiet, uncelebrated aspects of a creative life. The film's diversity is largely atmospheric, derived from the urban environment captured through Leiter's unique visual perspective. While it lacks multi-layered character's ability to drive the story, it avoids promoting traditional, high-achievement hierarchies. Ultimately, the documentary celebrates a life lived outside the pressures of mainstream institutional validation, prioritizing personal authenticity over commercial success.

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Category Breakdown

Does In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The documentary focuses on Saul Leiter's personal philosophy and professional archive. There is no explicit depiction or narrative centering of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.

How does In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter portray gender?

Fair

The film centers on a male subject and his solitary creative pursuits. It presents a contemplative masculinity that avoids traditional 'strong leader' clichés but remains within a standard biographical framework.

How racially and ethnically diverse is In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter?

Fair

Diversity is shown through Leiter's photographic archive of New York City. While his work captures a multifaceted view of various ethnic backgrounds, these depictions are passive rather than character-driven.

How does In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film adopts a secular, humanist perspective that prioritizes the beauty of the mundane. It subtly critiques capitalist drives for fame by celebrating Leiter's non-conformist, individualistic existence.

Does In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not focus on disability, neurodivergence, or chronic illness as central narrative components.

Present on Screen

Focuses on quiet, uncelebrated creative processes, disrupting traditional biographical clichés.
Provides a visual tapestry of diverse urban life through Leiter's photographic archive.
Challenges capitalist notions of success by celebrating a non-conformist, autonomous lifestyle.

Limited or Absent

Lacks active, character-driven roles for diverse groups within the primary narrative.
Provides only passive inclusion of racial and ethnic diversity through archival imagery.
Does not engage with LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationship dynamics.

Official Synopsis

Saul Leiter could have been lauded as the great the pioneer of color photography, but was never driven by the lure of success. Instead he preferred to drink coffee and photograph in his own way, amassing an archive of beautiful work that is now piled high in his New York apartment. An intimate and personal film, In No Great Hurry follows Saul as he deals with the triple burden of clearing an apartment full of memories, becoming world famous in his 80s and fending off a pesky filmmaker.

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