Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
Palm Pictures | Release Date: January 13, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
He rarely allowed himself to be interviewed, but Henri Cartier-Bresson, here nearing 100, comes off as a marvelous, spritely, and companionable figure. Read full review
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The New York TimesStephen Holden
The documentary, which subscribes to the Great Man school of reverential portraiture, is not a biography but an interview (in French, simultaneously translated into English) conceived as a master class on art appreciation, with guest commentators augmenting Cartier-Bresson's own sparsely chosen words. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Overall, it's like watching a home movie of a charming relative. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeMark Feeney
Pays high-toned tribute to its subject. How high-toned? Bach and Ravel play on the soundtrack as a honeyed light streams through the windows of Cartier-Bresson's Paris apartment. Read full review
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