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Looking for Light: Jane Bown

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British photographer Jane Bown is passed among aunts in childhood, serves in World War II, then has a long career of taking amazing portraits of famous people.

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Kate Muir Times (UK) There is no great revelation and the documentary can be a tad lumbering, but Bown's photographs are a glorious gallery trip from a cinema seat. Dec 31, 2017 Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator It's a quiet, moving portrait of Jane Bown, the longstanding Observer photographer who has taken all those iconic pictures you know but probably didn't know she'd taken. May 1, 2014 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) [An] affectionate and somewhat wistful account of her rise to prominence as a portrait photographer of legend and renown. Rated: 3/5 Apr 27, 2014 Full Review Edward Frost CineVue As a showcasing of the evolution of such a remarkable career, Looking for Light is a stimulating distillation of a life captured on celluloid and a woman who thrived in a predominantly male-driven industry. Rated: 4/5 Mar 20, 2019 Full Review Siobhan Synnot Scotsman Unfortunately Bown herself is not terribly revealing. Rated: 3/5 Jun 8, 2014 Full Review Josh Winning Total Film This gentle, no-frills doc eschews music to let the images do the talking - Bown's striking snaps are the real stars. Rated: 3/5 Apr 21, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member intersting look at the work of Jane Brown and her life. Somehow lacking insight Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis British photographer Jane Bown is passed among aunts in childhood, serves in World War II, then has a long career of taking amazing portraits of famous people.
Director
Luke Dodd, Michael Whyte
Producer
Luke Dodd, Michael Whyte
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 30m