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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye

2003-04-11
6.2
fr 72m
Documentary
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.

Director

Heinz Bütler

Executive Producer

Agnès Sire

Executive Producer

Wolfgang Frei

Editor

Anja Bombelli

Sound

Luc Yersin

Director of Photography

Matthias Kälin

Status

Released

Countries

  • France
  • Germany

Companies

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