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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2003)

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Upon his death in 2004 at the age of 96, peripatetic photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was mourned as "the father of photojournalism." Though the camera-shy shutterbug was reluctant to offer himself up as a subject, this documentary from director Heinz Bütler offers a rare moment alone… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Heinz Bütler
Genres
Documentary, Musical & Performing Arts, Special Interest
In Theaters
Jan 13, 2006 Limited
Palm Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Kam Williams, Upstage Magazine

    Not a particularly overtly political documentary, yet effective, given that Monsieur Henri was most definitely blessed with an eye for freezing reality via the magic of still photography.

  • Kam Williams, Upstage Magazine

    Not a particularly overtly political documentary, yet effective, given that Monsieur Henri was most definitely blessed with an eye for freezing reality via the magic of still photography.

  • Noel Murray, AV Club

    [Director] Bütler maintains a staid, steady pace, with still more pictures, and still more chatter about the pictures, and nothing challenging said.

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  • Walter M


    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… More

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