To me, this movie is perfection.

It's one of the most original films you'll likely see all year, which, depending on your threshold for certifiably crazy storylines, could be a rewarding experience or one that frustrates you.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Finding Vivian Maier is one of the most intriguing documentary. It follows mysterious life of a Nanny who clicked brilliant photographed only to be found after her death.

Saw this on a flight to France. I found it very thought-provoking. Vivian was a self- constructed loner who had her Graflex with her almost constantly, and was an observer rather than an involved bystander. Because she looked down through her viewfinder she could photograph people without being discovered. Her photos are touching and disturbing...like the ones she took after one of her young charges had been hit by a car. Her work was discovered by a young real estate agent who became her promoter after her death. He continued to buy her negatives at public sales and assured that she would be remembered. This movie caused me to wonder what secret genius or talent may be hiding in people who don't even register on our consciousness. Maybe it was just the eight hours of wine that mellowed me out, but I would love to watch it again. I really felt sympathy and admiration for her and the guy who resurrected her work.

I was prepared to dislike this documentary of a dead photographer, but the photographs were so great that they drew me in. Then I cared about who she was. Clearly she was a very eccentric person, and possibly mentally ill, but there is no denying the power of her art. She may be the greatest photographic artist of the 20th century. For mainstream museums, such as New York's MOMA, to ignore her is baffling. They show the works of such ordinary talents as Cindy Sherman, while ignoring someone with true human insight, such as Vivian Maier. This reinforces to me the idea that the mainstream art scene is mostly political, and has little to do with actual merit. I have only the highest admiration for the photographs of Vivian Maier that I have seen on this documentary.

An intriguing, well-constructed documentary that I highly recommended for every artist and indeed for all who appreciate a great image. Maier is only beginning to be recognized as one of America's premiere street photographers. Her compelling body of work, never seen during her lifetime, was discovered posthumously and by accident. This film attempts to piece together her mysterious story.Vivian's lens turned ordinary Chicago street scenes into iconic expressions of human dignity. The effect is powerful and moving. Her work might have been lost to the world, and is sadly again in peril because of a lawsuit concerning ownership of the copyright to her negatives. What a tragedy it will be if her photographs are again locked away from the public. PLEASE look at her work! It takes my breath away.