Harry Gruyaert Photographer

Original Title: Harry Gruyaert Photographer

70' | 2018 (Completed)

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Director:	Gerrit Messiaen
Producer:	Jurgen Buedts
Writer:	Gerrit Messiaen, Jurgen Buedts

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The story of 75-year-old Magnum member Harry Gruyaert, whose colour photography captured the zeitgeist in a unique way.

synopsis

This is the story of 75-year-old Magnum member Harry Gruyaert whose life is saved by colour. Harry grew up in a strict and traditional Catholic Flemish family. His father forbade him to become a photographer because he saw it as sinful. So Harry decides to leave his country and travel. Coming from a repressed and grey background, he discovers the lights and colour of Europe. Driven by hatred and love and the irresistible desire to be a photographer, he becomes a pioneer in European colour photography. The film is a story of attraction and rejection and deals with the difficult father-son relationship. It is the story of a restless vagabond; a questing soul who never stops hunting for images.
C'est l'histoire d'Harry Gruyaert, photographe de 75 ans, membre de l'agence Magnum Photos, dont la vie a été transformée par la couleur. Ayant grandi dans une famille catholique flamande très stricte, Harry Gruyaert va quitter sa Belgique natale pour voir le monde. Motivé par un besoin vital de traquer les images, il va s'imposer comme un pionnier de la photographie couleur. Entre New York, Paris, Bruxelles, Ostende et Anvers, le cinéaste Gerrit Messiaen dresse un portrait de la vie et du travail de cette figure centrale de la photographie moderne.
Dit is het verhaal van de 75-jarige Magnumfotograaf Harry Gruyaert, wiens leven werd gered door kleur. Harry groeide op in een streng katholiek gezin in Vlaanderen. Van zijn vader die bij Agfa Gevaert werkt, mag hij geen fotograaf worden omdat dat zondig zou zijn. En dus besluit Harry om het huis te verlaten en te gaan reizen. Verstikt door zijn grijze, beklemmende achtergrond ontdekt hij plots een wereld van licht en kleur. Gedreven door een haat-liefdeverhouding en door de onweerstaanbare drang om fotograaf te worden, groeit Harry Gruyaert uit tot een Europese pionier van de kleurenfotografie.

Credits

Director
Gerrit Messiaen
Producer
Jurgen Buedts
Writer
Gerrit Messiaen, Jurgen Buedts
Editing
Leen Anthonissen
Photography
Jimmy Kets
Sound
Joren Desmidt
Music
Tuur Florizoone

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2018
Production status
Completed
Original title
Harry Gruyaert Photographer

Technical specs

Running time
70'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+ sub)
Available formats
Apple ProRes 422
Colour
Colour

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Contact

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T +32 486 490 114
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Distribution
Avrotros (NL), Canvas (BE), DR (DK), RTBF (BE), Sky Network TV (New Zealand), DaAi TV - Tzu Chi (Taiwan)

Festivals & awards

Festivals

2019: FIFA Montréal (CA); Against Gravity (PL); 34th DOK.fest München (DE); Docville Leuven (BE); TRT Documentary Awards (TR); Festival Traces de Vies Clermont-Ferrand (FR); Foto Art Festival Bielsko-Bia?Ça (PL); Chennai Photo Biennale (IN); Dok Fest Munich (DE); Tenk (FR); TRT (TR); Hotel Departemental des Arts-Centre d'art (FR)
2018: Film Fest Gent (BE); Dokuarts (DE)

Awards

No award information available.

Partners

Co-production partners

Take Five, Mollywood, RTBF, Canvas, DR, Avrotros

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Flanders Image, EDN, Sabam For Culture

Tax shelter

Mollywood

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Harry Gruyaert Photographer

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Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Editing

Photography

Sound

Music

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Technical specs

Running time

Available in

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour