Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
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2010
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In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half-century earlier when his Technicolor camerawork was awarded for Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. Beyond John Huston's The African Queen and King Vidor's War and Peace, the films of the British-Hungarian creative duo (The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death too) guaranteed immortality for the renowned cameraman whose career spanned seventy years.
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Not Rated
Runtime:
86 min
Release date:
5 May 2010
Country:
GB
Languages:
French, English
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Top Critics Reviews
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Although we never really learn much about his life outside the movies, by the end of the film we are in awe of his work accomplishments.
– Leba Hertz,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Jul 2011
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"Cameraman" should be required viewing for anyone interested in becoming more visually literate in an ever-more-media-drenched age.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
8 Jul 2011
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Cardiff was the greatest color cameraman who ever lived.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
23 Jun 2011
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The lack of personal detail can be frustrating. Yet it suits its subject's gentlemanly reserve.
– Sheri Linden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jun 2011
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Even with its tightly cropped approach, this is still a fascinating look at a too-neglected craft.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
13 May 2011