Strand, Under the Dark Cloth
Although his influence on the history of photography has been nothing short of profound, Paul Strand (1890-1976) remains a curiously shrouded and paradoxical figure. While passionately devoted to humanity, he was happiest in the isolation of the dark room. A pioneer filmmaker (Manhatta, Native Land, Heart of Spain, The Wave), he found the process of collaboration painful. Strand established himself in New York in the 1920's as a master of light and structure, with his now famous photo of Wall Street inspired by the forms and movement of European modernist painters such as Matisse and Picasso. His closeup portraits and landscapes were equally profound. John Walker's Strand.Although his influence on the history of photography has been nothing short of profound, Paul Strand (1890-1976) remains a curiously shrouded and paradoxical figure. While passionately devoted to humanity, he was happiest in t... Read more
Starring Blanche Brown, Milton Brown, Leo Hurwitz, Georgia O'Keefe, Walter Rosenblum, Virginia Stevens, Hazel Strand, Cesare Zavattini
It's a documentary movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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Not found streaming from Switzerland.
