Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 22, 1908, Chanteloup-en-Brie, France
- Died
- August 3, 2004
- Movies
- 21
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.
Best-Known Movies
7.5
The Rules of the Game
1939
7.3
A Day in the Country
1946
6.4
Life Is Ours
1936
6.2
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
2003
4.8
With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain
1937
6.8
Reunion
1946
8.0
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
1967
7.0
Lest We Forget
1991
6.7
Just Plain Love
2001
6.3
The Decisive Moment
1973
Filmography
| 2012 | Le Siècle de Cartier-Bresson | |
| 2007 | Ettore Sottsass - Der Sinn der Dinge | self |
| 2003 | Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye | Self |
| 2001 | Just Plain Love | himself |
| 1993 | Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II | Self (voice) |
| 1991 | Lest We Forget | Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie") |
| 1973 | The Decisive Moment | Himself |
| 1967 | Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur | Self |
| 1963 | Stop Laughing, This Is England | Narrator (voice) |
| 1962 | Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Adventure | Self |
| 1946 | A Day in the Country | Seminarian (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Rules of the Game | Le domestique anglais (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1973 | The Decisive Moment | Writer |
| 1971 | Southern Exposures | Director |
| 1970 | California Impressions | Director |
| 1963 | Stop Laughing, This Is England | Director |
| 1946 | Reunion | Director |
| 1939 | Spain Will Live | Director |
| 1937 | Return to Life | Director |
| 1937 | With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain | Director |
| 1936 | Life Is Ours | Director |
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