Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye

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11/08/2011 awesome doc about an amazing photographer told by himself. See more 10/18/2011 i saw this dudes exhibit at moma. one might think taking photographs and gettting a meaningful shot is pretty easy but it actually isnt. this guy travelled all over the place to take pictures, often times at important historical moments. he definitely had a knack for capturing a moment which today, we are able to reflect. See more Walter M @Harlequin68 04/20/2011 To its credit, this documentary is not so much interested in the details of the personal life and long career of Henri Cartier-Bresson, photojournalist, but in what makes a great photographer.(Although you can infer some of the details from the photographs on display.) Basically, it comes down to framing a shot and timing, not only being in the right place at the right time(he was visiting Gandhi right before he was assassinated, so he was in a perfect position to record the country's reaction), but also to take the photograph at precisely the right time to capture that moment that would have otherwise been lost to eternity. With portraits, he has never posed his subjects, again waiting for that magic moment, as Isabelle Huppert and Arthur Miller testify to. At the time of this documentary, Cartier-Bresson is content to stand still in one place for a change and work on his painting. See more 03/18/2011 The simplest of documentary films: spend 70 minutes in the company of the world's greatest photojournalist as he talks you through some of his favourite photographs from his archives. Nothing more, and nor need it be, because Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was such a master of composition and light that any insights he can offer into his art of the 'decisive moment' are priceless. He has quite a sense of humour too, claiming that photographic inspiration sometimes deserts you but it always returns, 'just like a burp'. There's a fair helping of pseud-ish analysis dished up too by some of the other talking heads, but then this is photography we're talking about, so it's no great surprise. See more 10/04/2010 Really great to hear the old master speak about his own work! See more 11/24/2009 If you are a photography buff, or a fan of Cartier-Bresson "the father of photo-journalisim" in particular, you might enjoy this documentary. It is fine-tuned to his photos only and offers little of his personal life. We do see him going through and commenting on many of his own photos just the year before he passed. The movie also offers some commentary by his friend Arthur Miller and others who were fans of his work. See more Read all reviews

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