There’s a film, The Impassioned Eye, about henri cartier-bresson, “the man considered to be the greatest photographer of the last century and the grandfather of photojournalism.” It’s wonderfully done and anyone interested in art will surely enjoy it. Watching Cartier-Bresson talk about his work, pointing out facts about his pictures, about light and natural geometry, about the people, places and events he photographed, will have you listening and learning, not that you have to learn, but you’ll want to. He was born in 1908 and this film came out in 2003-his eyes were clear, his mind was alert, his movements were gentle, and his face had a steady calmness. The love he had for life and for what he did showed with every sentence he spoke. That was one of the pleasures of watching the film.
His photographs cover a broad area; they have history. He traveled through many decades and many countries. His beautiful work shows his love of people, places, photography.
If I may borrow some words from the movie Something’s Gotta Give, I’d like to say that it’s a film to love.