A story about American photographer Imogen Cunningham (1883 - 1976).A story about American photographer Imogen Cunningham (1883 - 1976).A story about American photographer Imogen Cunningham (1883 - 1976).
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Imogen Cunningham
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- (archive footage)
- (voice)
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The incredible photographic art of Imogen Cunningham
This Oscar nominated short documentary on the works of veteran photographer Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976), one of the first female photographers of the 20th century, is
a masterful cinema moment that presents her life and work in a brief yet highly comprehensive manner.
An archive interview of hers, recorded some years before the film's release, where she chronicled about her photographic works with a division of themes and motif such as early nude photographs of her husband, back in a time when nudity pics were a rarity and considered offensive (she has some incredible works); then the pictures of her old parents; the Hollywood stars in which she became a specialist in capturing "ugly actors" like Spencer Tracy, Wallace Beery and Cary Grant (she thought they had the most interesting faces and expressions rather than the typical glamorous film stars of the Golden Era; pictures with anonymous, use of effects and she talks about the behind the scenes of some of her pictures.
Cunningham presents and details her favorite pictures of her own, explaining a little about some of them and what she thought about the creative process and what she felt important with such works. She's a quite humored character, quite critical and vocal about what she likes or not, and each frame went by showing her immense body of work I was really impressed and curious in finding more about her and the photographs that weren't shown here. This was a fascinating photo gallery. 9/10.
An archive interview of hers, recorded some years before the film's release, where she chronicled about her photographic works with a division of themes and motif such as early nude photographs of her husband, back in a time when nudity pics were a rarity and considered offensive (she has some incredible works); then the pictures of her old parents; the Hollywood stars in which she became a specialist in capturing "ugly actors" like Spencer Tracy, Wallace Beery and Cary Grant (she thought they had the most interesting faces and expressions rather than the typical glamorous film stars of the Golden Era; pictures with anonymous, use of effects and she talks about the behind the scenes of some of her pictures.
Cunningham presents and details her favorite pictures of her own, explaining a little about some of them and what she thought about the creative process and what she felt important with such works. She's a quite humored character, quite critical and vocal about what she likes or not, and each frame went by showing her immense body of work I was really impressed and curious in finding more about her and the photographs that weren't shown here. This was a fascinating photo gallery. 9/10.
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- Jun 20, 2023
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