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Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum
7.7 / 10• 2017• 52m•NR• French
Documentary
Storyline
The film tells the story of the intimate and unprecedented encounter between the photojournalists of the Magnum Agency and the world of cinema. The confrontation of two seemingly opposite worlds – fiction and reality. For 70 years their paths crossed: a family of photographers, amongst them the biggest names in photography, and a family of actors and filmmakers who helped write the history of cinema, from John Huston to Marilyn Monroe to Orson Welles, Kate Winslet and Sean Penn.
Cast & Crew
Isabella Rossellini
Interviewee
LeadSB
Sophie Bassaler
Narrator
Eve Arnold
Interviewee
BD
Bruce Davidson
Interviewee
Elliott Erwitt
Interviewee
JG
Jean Gaumy
Interviewee
DH
David Hurn
Interviewee
JK
Josef Koudelka
Interviewee
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sophie Bassaler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
