Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henri Cartier-Bresson: Films April 8?11, 2010 Moma " This screening series is held in conjunction with MoMA's major photography retrospective Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century. Although Cartier-Bresson (1908?2004) was principally a still photographer, he made six documentary films, four of which are presented here. Read more>>" http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1058 HCB was a movie nut just like me. I've been reading his writings. The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers (Hardcover) by Henri Cartier-Bresson (Author, Photographer) http://www.amazon.ca/Minds-Eye-Writings-Photography-Photographers/dp/0893818 755 He's almost as good with an Olivetti as he is with a Barnack. Attributes everything to movies. - his landmark 1952 essay "The Decisive Moment," is in here and sure enough it does tell you the meaning of reality and the universe and its not 42 its more like 5.6 if you are a photographer and you save money because "The Decisive Moment," is selling for $4,500.00 used search engine it yourself. So I saved 4500 - 17.61 = 4482.39 dollars! Which is the most I've ever saved anywhere for anything. Now I can to on a date with myself to the movies and to IHOP afterwards. [Rabs] Mark William Rabiner