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 Deat... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Boston PhoenixBetsy ShermanCameraman gives us insight into how and why movies manage to swallow us up for two hours and make us think we understand places, eras, and feelings we've never experienced. |
| What CultureMike EdwardsWatching and listening to Cardiff, it is impossible not to be entranced by his knowledge, his excitement and his enthusiasm. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyInformative look at the life and career of Jack Cardiff, the talented cinematographer of Black Narcissus and director of Sons and Lovers, among many other achievements. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohThe unsurpassed work of cinematographer Jack Cardiff is gloriously featured in one of the best filmmaking documentaries ever made. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordAs captured by McCall, Cardiff has a palpable joie de vivre, an impish way with an anecdote and inventive solutions for capturing images. |
| Washington City PaperTricia OlszewskiFor the cinéaste, it's required viewing. |
| DCistIan BuckwalterIt's the images seen through Cardiff's lens that makes Cameraman such a joy to watch. |
| Eye for FilmAmber WilkinsonMcCall draws on Cardiff's life-long love of painting to adopt a similarly impressionistic style, brushing broad sweeps of anecdote and recollection about the cameraman on to his canvas to create a complex and emotionally engaging picture. |
| leonardmaltin.comLeonard MaltinAfter years of DVD special features, even dedicated buffs may be somewhat blasé about a film that takes us behind the scenes to explore one man's career...but this is no ordinary documentary, and its subject is no ordinary filmmaker. Jack Cardiff was a... |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA respectful documentary about the man who is arguably the greatest cinematographer of all time, Jack Cardiff. |
