FESTIVALS:
* Ghent International Film Festival (Belgium)
* DOKU.ARTS Film Festival (Berlin, Germany)
* Brussels Art Film Festival (Belgium)
* FIFA - Festival International du Film sur l’Art (Canada)
* Chennai Photo Biennale (India)
* TRT World (Turkey)
* Dok.Fest Münich (Germany)
* Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival (Poland)
* Arles
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HARRY GUYAERT - PHOTOGRAPHER
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Category | |
Arts & Culture |
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Year | |
2018 |
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Country | |
Belgium |
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Running time | |
70' - 52' |
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Format | |
HD |
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Production | |
Las Belgas & Take Five |
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Director | |
Gerrit Messiaen |
This is the story of 77 year old Magnum member Harry Gruyaert whose life is saved by color. Harry grows up in a strict and traditional Catholic Flemish family.
His father forbids him to become a photographer because he sees it as sinful. So he decides to leave his country and travel. Coming from a repressed and grey background he discovers the lights and color of Europe. Driven by hatred and
love and the irresistible desire to be a photographer, he becomes a pioneer in European color photography.
The film is a story of attraction and rejection and deals with the difficult father-son relationship that plays a prominent role in the formation of the protagonist.
It is the story of a restless vagabond, a questing soul who never stops hunting for images. A man who despite all, must follow an irresistible urge to continue travelling and to discover the changes in society. A story about a timid but honest voyeur who captured the zeitgeist in an unique way.
For more info on Harry Gruyaert:
Harry Gruyaert - Official Website
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