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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye

Apr 11, 2003 · 1h 12m
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PLOT

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.

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CAST

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Self
Robert Delpire
Self
Elliott Erwitt
Self
Isabelle Huppert
Self
Josef Koudelka
Self
Arthur Miller
Self
Ferdinando Scianna
Self
Directed by Heinz Bütler

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
NZZ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Xanadu Film
Country
FR, DE
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