Synopsis
What you will learn in this film…
A master of colour photography • His contribution to the history of art • His first camera • The photographer looking for photographs in the street • His work environment • Editing sessions with his collaborator Margit Erb • A selection of archives • His life lessons • His family history • Key meetings • His favourite printer • His painting • What he likes about photography • The effect he wishes to have on those watching
Film chapters
00:00 Taking pictures at somebody's window
11:35 “I'm a photographer; I paint.”
21:55 Taking Photography Seriously
37:44 Colours and fashion
50:16 A state of pleasant confusion
59:58 Sharing a love of art
Further exploration
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• ALL ABOUT SAUL LEITER - authors: Margit Erb, Pauline Vermare et Motoyuki Shibata ; 2018 ; Rm
• IN MY ROOM - artist: Saul Leiter ; authors: Robert Benton and Carole Naggar ; 2018 ; Steidl Verlag
• THE BALLAD OF SOAMES BANTRY - artist: Saul Leiter ; author: Michael Torosian ; 2018 ; Lumiere Press et Howard Greenberg Gallery ; USA
• SAUL LEITER: RETROSPEKTIVE / RETROSPECTIVE - collective work under the direction of Brigitte Woischnik ; 2015 ; Kehrer Verlag
• SAUL LEITER EARLY BLACK AND WHITE - authors: Max Kozloff and Jane Livingston ; 2014 ; Steidl Verlag
• COLORS - artist: Saul Leiter ; 2013 ; Elysee Museum ; Switzerland
• SAUL LEITER PHOTO POCHE #113 - authors: Saul Leiter, Daniel De Bruycker and Max Kozloff ; 2008 ; Centre National de la Photographie ; French
• EARLY COLOR - artist: Saul Leiter ; author: Martin Harrison ; 2006 ; Steidl Verlag
• SAUL LEITER - author: Max Kozloff ; 1999 ; Thames & Hudson Ltd
• RICHARD POUSETTE-DART : THE NEW YORK SCHOOL AND BEYOND - under the artistic guidance of Sam Hunter ; 2005 ; Skira ; USA
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Walker Evans
Eugène Atget
André Kertesz
Eugene Smith
Why Saul Leiter Kept His Colorful Street Photography Secrets for Decades - Artsy
Saul Leiter: 1950-60s Color and Black-and-White - Lensculture
Saul Leiter in conversation with Vince Aletti - School of Visual Arts YouTube Channel
Saul Leiter Review: The Quiet Genius Who Made the Mundane Beautiful - The Guardian
A Casual Conversation with Saul Leiter - Time
Howard Greenberg Gallery's website