As part of the “William Klein: Films, etc.” retrospective, this screening invites you to discover two portraits of William Klein that shed light on his career: the program “Chambre Noire” and the documentary “William Klein ou un homme dans la foule”.
Chambre Noire: William Klein 36 minutes, 1965 Production ORTF, Chambre Noire series. A film from the “Chambre noire” series, produced by Michel Tournier, Claude Fayard and Albert Plécy, and broadcast by ORTF between May 1964 and November 1969. The first major television magazine devoted to photography, Chambre noire brought real recognition for photography among a broad audience, while presenting demanding interviews, notably conducted by the writer Michel Tournier. In this 1965 program, William Klein, whom we first see shooting fashion images in Paris traffic, then talks with Michel Tournier in his studio. William Klein ou un homme dans la foule 41 minutes, 1981 Director, Jean Daniel Verhaeghe; Producer, Catherine Ikam for Antenne 2. This documentary is William Klein’s evocation of his photographs and films, but it is also a declaration of love to the city of New York and its inhabitants. “I love the chaos of the street in New-York (...) I had to find another way to photograph it, not isolate the details, but catch everything, cram everything into the viewfinder, compose with disorder, organize panic.” Throughout the film, paced by music and William Klein’s voice, we see him photographing and filming the streets of New York, commenting on his photographs, his books, his films, and questioning the meaning of the image.
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Source: paris.fr — photo: Still from the documentary “William Klein ou un homme dans la foule”