How To With John Wilson – Part I

John Wilson
United States | 2020 | 81 min
Language : English
Subtitle : French

In this selection of episodes from his hit series, John Wilson shares lessons on how to tackle everyday problems, each becoming a pretext for a series of digressions and quirky, hilarious yet touching encounters. A deadpan anthropology of contemporary New York, How To takes a deep dive into the mundane to reveal its full, delicious absurdity. Utterly unique.

Some of John Wilson’s sharpest comedy and his most affecting ordinary drama coalesce in this first of our selection of episodes from his one-of-a-kind HBO series. Part I makes for the perfect introduction to both his signature formula as well as a few of his peculiar obsessions, be it the absurdity of metropolitan urban engineering, deeply amusing human quirks or the desire for connection (however clumsy).

Our second selection of episodes from John Wilson’s unique HBO series sees him test the boundaries of his trusted recipe as well as his own personal limits. From questioning notions of truthfulness and honesty within his own practice of image-making to committing acts of trespassing, this sample reveals a filmmaker determined not to settle into a rut.

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