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    Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye

    72'

    2003-04-11

    6.2

    Documentary

    Overview:

    Heinz Bütler interviews Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) late in life. Cartier-Bresson pulls out photographs, comments briefly, and holds them up to Bütler's camera. A few others share observations, including Isabelle Huppert, Arthur Miller, and Josef Koudelka. Cartier-Bresson talks about his travels, including Mexico in the 1930s, imprisonment during World War II, being with Gandhi moments before his assassination, and returning to sketching late in life. He shows us examples. He talks about becoming and being a photographer, about composition, and about some of his secrets to capture the moment.

    DirectingHeinz Bütler

    Cast

    1

    Self

    Henri Cartier-Bresson

    1

    Self

    Robert Delpire

    1

    Self

    Elliott Erwitt

    3

    Self

    Isabelle Huppert

    1

    Self

    Josef Koudelka

    1

    Self

    Arthur Miller

    1

    Self

    Ferdinando Scianna

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. Germany
    • List of languages:
      1. French
      2. Italian
      3. English
      4. German
    • List of companies:
      1. NZZ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung)
      2. Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
      3. Xanadu Film
    • Vote Count: 12
    • Popularity: 0.9265
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Henri Cartier-Bresson - Biographie eines Blicks

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