![]() ![]() But I must not let on that I know this,” he says as a wide, genuine smile slowly consumes his face. ![]() To be in a state of pleasant confusion sometimes can be very satisfying, especially if you’re slightly crazy. A self-proclaimed “lost, confused person who sometimes used the camera with a touch of intelligence-but not too much,” Leiter-never one to take himself seriously-finishes almost every sentence with a contagious giggle.Ībout the overwhelming clutter in his apartment, Leiter muses, “But disorder, there’s a certain kind of charm and comfort in disorder that not everyone appreciates. “I aspire to be unimportant.”Īs Leach’s camera pans Leiter’s cluttered apartment, you hear the filmmaker’s gentle voice ask Leiter about a variety of topics-his photographic accomplishments, making money and his longtime lover and muse, to name a few-all of which reveal an incredibly jovial, kind-hearted man secure in his choices in life. “I was hoping to be forgotten,” he says in the film. ![]() Leach and Leiter have an obvious connection, and their conversations are rife with sweet, simple exchanges about life, art, and Leiter’s distinctly demure outlook on his life. “In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life With Saul Leiter” is a lovely, tender documentary film that portrays Leiter as he clears a lifetime of photographs, paintings and personal memorabilia from his apartment in New York City. ![]()
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