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Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Born: 1908-08-22 • Chanteloup-en-Brie, France

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.

Filmography
Ettore Sottsass - Der Sinn der Dinge poster
Ettore Sottsass - Der Sinn der Dinge
2007 • self
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye poster
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
2003 • Self
Just Plain Love poster
Just Plain Love
2001 • himself
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II poster
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
1993 • Self (voice)
Against Oblivion poster
Against Oblivion
1991 • Self
The Decisive Moment poster
The Decisive Moment
1973 • Himself
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur poster
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
1967 • Self
Stop Laughing, This Is England poster
Stop Laughing, This Is England
1963 • Narrator (voice)
A Day in the Country poster
A Day in the Country
1946 • Seminarian (uncredited)
The Rules of the Game poster
The Rules of the Game
1939 • Le domestique anglais (uncredited)
No Image
Henri Cartier-Bresson? : Point d'interrogation
— • Himself