Short Film Grand Prix Competition
World Premiere

ROBERT CAPA, THE MAN WHO BELIEVED HIS OWN LEGEND

ROBERT CAPA, L'HOMME QUI VOULAIT CROIRE À SA LÉGENDE



Patrick Jeudy

Country of production: France
Year: 2004
Language: French, English
Mins: 52

Production Companies:POINT DU JOUR INTERNATIONAL
Producer: Luc Martin Gousset
Script: Patrick Jeudy, Gerard Miller
Cinematography: Patrick Jeudy
Editing: Veronique Lagoarde-Segot
Sound: Emmanuel Jagueux
Music: Laurent Lesourd


Source: POINT DU JOUR INTERNATIONAL
Doris Weitzel
38 rue Croix des Petits Champs –
F-75001 Paris, France
Tel: +33-1 47 03 17 11
Fax: +33-1 47 03 39 48
e-mail: d.weitzel@pointdujour-prod.fr
www.pointdujour-international.fr


Just over 50 years ago, Robert Capa died in Indochina. The icon of a whole generation of photojournalists, Capa embodied the very spirit of adventure. He was a romantic hero, a legendary photographer who met a tragic end. Yet, very little exists on the real man on film. This documentary centers on the photo that “made” Capa’s reputation: the image of the Spanish Republican mortally wounded in front of his camera. The question of the photo’s authenticity becomes the ”knot” of this story. That shot came to be regarded as illustrating Capa’s guiding principle: the closer you get to the action, the better the photo and its impact! Despite many contradictions, Capa’s legend lives on.



Patrick Jeudy, Director, writer and producer for the French company Pont du Jour. He has been working as a director since 1977.

FILMOGRAPHY

ROBERT CAPA: THE MAN WHO BELIEVED HIS OWN LEGEND (2004)
JACKIE KENNEDY: WHAT JACKIE KNEW (2003)
BOB KENNEDY: THE MAN WHO WANTED TO CHANGE AMERICA (2003)
MARILYN DESPITE HERSELF (2002)
SIMPLY ROBERT DOISNEAU (2001)

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