Welfare

MOVIE #1,845 • 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 • 07.24.24 𝙳𝙸𝚁𝙴𝙲𝚃𝙾𝚁 𝙵𝙾𝙲𝚄𝚂: 𝙵𝚁𝙴𝙳𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙲𝙺 𝚆𝙸𝚂𝙴𝙼𝙰𝙽 Watching this instead of endless coverage of the Trump assassination attempt didn't exactly improve my bleak mood. The Schedule is all that matters (see below). I am the US postal service of movie watchers, people are saying. What could happen in the world, or directly in my life, that would make me deviate from The Schedule? It's a very short list, I think. After the only dip in quality (the previous year’s Primate), Wiseman returns to form here: a crushing, close to 3-hour look at the welfare system in NYC. The final character sums it up nicely, speaking directly to God…

Thinking about what happened to these people. They're all probably dead. I hope they found a little peace before that.


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Welfare is a 1975 film directed by Frederick Wiseman. It examines the welfare system in the United States, both from the viewpoints of the officials and the claimants. Welfare is considered Wiseman's masterpiece. It was released on September 24, 1975.