Paleo Retiree writes:
Arts buffs should enjoy this sweet documentary about Sister Jacques-Marie, a French nun who was close to the painter Henri Matisse during his final years. (She not only posed for him but also helped him realize the Vence Chapel, which Matisse himself felt was his masterpiece.) It’s a pleasantly modest and slight production, a straightforward combo of interview and archival footage and photos. But director Barbara Freed’s work also has brains as well as considerable charm, not the least of which is in the glimpses it affords of both the aged Matisse and the very plain-spoken sister. It should suit when you’re in a mood for a footnote to art history. The film, which is just over an hour long, is available on Netflix Instant.
Am I the only person who, thanks to Netflix Instant, finds him/herself watching a lot more documentaries than usual?
Blowhard, Esq.
Callowman
Sherbrooke
Eddie Pensier
Enzo Nakamura
Epaminondas
Fabrizio del Wrongo
Fenster
Brundle Guy
Glynn Marshes
Paleo Retiree
Atypical Neurotic
Question Lady
Sax von Stroheim
Sir Barken Hyena
The Mistaken
Uncouth Reflections 
Been watching tons of docs since I got the Roku. Been planning a post on that, but it hasn’t materialized. Haven’t seen this one yet. Thanks for the rec.
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Netflix Instant makes it so easy to find appealing docs. And it’s nice too that doc makers are beginning to leave behind the convention that all docs must be feature length. Fuck that. A movie should be as long as the movie needs to be and no longer, IMHO.
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