Person

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Directing · 1908–2004 · 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.

• 

  Omnibus

  Self

• 

  The Rules of the Game

  Le domestique anglais (uncredited)

• 

  Just Plain Love

  himself

• 

  Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye

  Self

• 

  Ettore Sottsass - Der Sinn der Dinge

  self

• 

  Reunion

  Director

• 

  A Day in the Country

  Seminarian (uncredited)

• 

  Lest We Forget

  Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")

• 

  Life Is Ours

  Director

• California Impressions

  Director

• 2012Le Siècle de Cartier-Bresson
• 2007Ettore Sottsass - Der Sinn der Dingeself
• 2003Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned EyeSelf
• 2001Just Plain Lovehimself
• 1993Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War IISelf (voice)
• 1991Lest We ForgetSelf - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")
• 1973The Decisive MomentHimself
• 1971Southern ExposuresDirector
• 1970California ImpressionsDirector
• 1967OmnibusSelf
• 1967Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteurSelf
• 1963Stop Laughing, This Is EnglandNarrator (voice)
• 1946A Day in the CountrySeminarian (uncredited)
• 1946ReunionDirector
• 1939The Rules of the GameLe domestique anglais (uncredited)
• 1939L'Espagne vivraDirector
• 1937Return to LifeDirector
• 1937With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in SpainDirector
• 1936Life Is OursDirector
• —Henri Cartier-Bresson? : Point d'interrogationHimself