Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye

Name: Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
Director: Heinz Bütler
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-04-11
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Delpire, Elliott Erwitt, Isabelle Huppert, Josef Koudelka

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2003 · 72 min · Documentary · TMDB 6.2/10

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.

Directed by Heinz Bütler

Cast

Henri Cartier-Bresson — Self
Robert Delpire — Self
Elliott Erwitt — Self
Isabelle Huppert — Self
Josef Koudelka — Self