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MAGNUM AND THE CINEMA Since the formation in 1947 of the international Magnum Photo agency and co-operative, its photographers have worked with many of the well-known movie-makers. This relationship between Magnum and the cinema was instigated by Robert Capa, one of the agency's founders. Capa had become famous for his well documented images of the Spanish Civil War and the D-day landings. It was a combination of his heroism, his friendship with Ernest Hemmingway during the Spanish Civil War, a proposed filmscript of his war memoirs and more effectively his meeting and subsequent affair with Ingrid Bergman that introduced Capa to Hollywood. The film world was fascinated by him and vice versa and this led to many personal and professional friendships with directors and actors. In turn, Capa introduced his fellow photographers to the film business. In 1953, Capa appointed John G. Morris as the agency's international executive editor. Morris had previously been the Chief photographic editor of Life and consequently had privileged access to various magazines; an important factor for both the agency and the film business in getting the photographers' commissioned publicity shots in prestigious publications. Their contacts proved to be a great asset to the agency, the effects of which are still present today with Magnum's continued connection with the film industry. To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the invention of the cinema, Magnum curated in 1995 a successful exhibition Magnum Cinema: photographs from 50 years of movie-making and published an accompanying catalogue. The exhibition is currently touring around the world.
NICOLAS TIKHOMIROFF

细节
NICOLAS TIKHOMIROFF

'Orson Wells directing 'Chimes at Midnight'', 1964, printed 1996

Gelatin silver print, image size 17 x 11 3/8 in., signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso.
出版
Bergala, Magnum Cinema: photographs from 50 years of movie-making, pl. 201

拍品专文

Chimes at Midnight is considered to be one of Orson Wells's best films. Directed and written by Wells, this was a film of his stage adaptation of the Falstaff scenes of Henry IV (parts 1 and 2) with other Shakespeare plays. Wells himself played the lead Falstaff with John Gielgud as the King and Jeanne Moreau as Doll Tearsheet.