Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 – August 3 2004) was a French photographer. He was commonly considered the undisputed master of candid photography using the small-format 35mm rangefinder camera.

Filmography

Films directed by Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson was second assistant director to Jean Renoir in 1936 for La vie est à nous and Une partie de campagne, and in 1939 for La Règle du Jeu.

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• 1937 Victoire de la vie. Documentary on the hospitals of Republican Spain: Running time: 49 minutes. Black and white.
• 1938. L?Espagne Vivra. Documentary on the Spanish Civil War and the post-war period. Running time: 43 minutes and 32 seconds. Black and white.
• 1944–45 Le Retour. Documentary on prisoners of war and detainees. Running time: 32 minutes and 37 seconds. Black and white.
• 1969–70 Impressions of California. Running time: 23 minutes and 20 seconds. Color.
• 1969–70 Southern Exposures. Running time: 22 minutes and 25 seconds. Color.

Films compiled from photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson

• 1956 A Travers le Monde avec Henri Cartier-Bresson. Directed by Jean-Marie Drot and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Running time: 21 minutes. Black and white.
• 1963 Midlands at Play and at Work. Produced by ABC Television, London. Running time : 19 minutes. Black and white.
• 1963–65 Five fifteen-minute films on Germany for the Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Munich.
• 1967 Flagrants délits. Directed by Robert Delpire. Original music score by Diego Masson. Delpire production, Paris. Running time: 22 minutes. Black and white.
• 1969 Québec vu par Cartier-Bresson / Le Québec as seen by Cartier-Bresson. Directed by Wolff K?nig. Produced by the Canadian Film Board. Running time: 10 minutes. Black and white.
• 1970 Images de France.
• 1991 Contre l'oubli : Lettre à Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie. Short film directed by Martine Franck for Amnesty International. Editing : Roger Ikhlef. Running time: 3 minutes. Black and white.
• 1992 Henri Cartier-Bresson dessins et photos. Director: Annick Alexandre. Short film produced by FR3 Dijon, commentary by the artist. Running time: 2 minutes and 33 seconds. Color.
• 1997 Série "100 photos du siècle": L'Araignée d'amour: broadcast by Arte. Produced by Capa Télévision. Running time: 6 minutes and 15 seconds. Color.