Magnum Cinema: Photographs from 50 years of movie-making - Softcover

Bergala, Alain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714837725 ISBN 13: 9780714837727

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 1998

Synopsis

The photographers associated with "Magnum" have worked with movie-makers since its creation nearly 50 years ago. Robert Capa, one of the founders of what has become the world's most prestigious picture agency, had many friends in the film business - including Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Billy Wilder and, particulary, John Huston - which gave him, and through him other "Magnum" photographers, access to the charmed world of Hollywood. This connection with the film world has continued to the present day and widened to include movie-makers all over the world. The resulting on and off set photographs gathered together in this book include portraits of such screen legends as Marilyn Monroe, Clint Eastwood, Ingrid Bergman, James Dean, Clark Gable and many others, as well as outstanding directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Reed, Francois Truffaut and Andrei Tarkovsky. The roll call of over 50 leading photographers includes Eve Arnold, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Raymond Depardon, Philippe Halsman, Elliott Erwitt, David Seymour and Dennis Stock.

About this title

About the Author:

Alain Bergala is a writer and film-maker and former editor of the French magazine Cahiers du Cinema.

Review:

'These are photographs of the great, taken by the great ... history in the making on both sides of the camera.' (Guardian) 'It is precisely this vaunted knack for being there that elevates Magnum Cinema above the panting pack of visually breathless Hollywood picture books.' (Vogue) 'Most movie photo books are ephemeral by nature, this is one to savor.' (Los Angeles Times) 'A must for anyone interested in film.' (The Times)

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0714837725
• ISBN 13: 9780714837727
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360