Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff

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Audience Member Jack Cardiff's life offers a wonderful inspiration to explore the birth of color film as enlivened behind his lens. The combination of personal conversations, celebrity and collaborator interviews, and prize scenes from his greatest works brings viewers into a golden-red, green, and blue-age of cinema in transition. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member â??Cameramanâ?? should be required viewing for anyone interested in becoming more visually literate in an ever-more-media-drenched age. Whatâ??s more, itâ??s chock-full of anecdotes from Cardiffâ??s work with such stars as Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe, who inscribed a photo to him with the line, â??Dear Jack, if only I could be the way you created me.â?? And if only movies could be the way Cardiff himself made them: drenched in color, spinning with movement and brimming with an intoxicating sense of life. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A fitting tribute to a cameraman that not only kept current during 8 decades but was sort after by some of the most legendary directors. Jack Cardiff was the cutting edge cinematographer of early technicolor & worked on many films where color became a character. He photographed many stunning actress' & worked on some of Hollywood's biggest films. An English man at heart & master of the camera, a terrific documentary. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A must see for those interested in film-making, photography, art, etc. Some very interesting, educational, as well as funny stories of old Hollywood classic films, actors, actresses, directors, etc. by a pioneer and master of cinematography and film-making. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Awesome, my only complaint is that he didn't get the chance to share tips and tricks. nicest guy it seemed thought. kudoos Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member A great documentary that inspires the viewer to become a photographer. Great interviews with Martin Scorcese. Jack is completely loveable and humble as well as being one of the most inspirational cameramen of all time. Well done and interesting every step of the way. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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