Directing · b. 1908 · Chanteloup-en-Brie, France

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Biography

Henri Cartier-Bresson (22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French artist and humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment.

Directed

Southern Exposures 1971 California Impressions 1970 Stop Laughing, This Is England 1963 Reunion 1946 L'Espagne vivra 1939 Return to Life 1937 With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain 1937 Life Is Ours 1936

Cinematography

California Impressions 1970

Acting

Ettore Sottsass - Der Sinn der Dinge self 2007 Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye Self 2003 Just Plain Love himself 2001 Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II Self (voice) 1993 Against Oblivion Self 1991 Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur Self 1967

Other Credits

The Decisive Moment Writer 1973 A Day in the Country Second Assistant Director 1946 The Rules of the Game First Assistant Director 1939

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