Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 11, 2003

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Italian, French, English

Production

NZZ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung),Xanadu Film,Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson

Cast

Isabelle Huppert,Robert Delpire,Arthur Miller,Elliott Erwitt,Henri Cartier-Bresson,Josef Koudelka,Ferdinando Scianna

Director

Heinz Bütler

Producer

Agnès Sire,Wolfgang Frei,Heinz Bütler

Cinematography

Matthias Kälin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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