Looking for Light: Jane Bown

Documentary

2014, Movie, 1h 30min

In the almost six decades that Bown worked for The Observer, she became renowned for insightful, highly individualistic portraits of the famous. Some of these portraits are now regarded as classics of the genre - Samuel Beckett, Queen Elizabeth II, The Beatles, Bertrand Russell, Mick Jagger and Margaret Thatcher. For the first time, she spoke candidly about her career and revealed how her very personal approach to the taking of portraits is informed by a deep sense of loss and abandonment. This private portrait is enhanced by a series of insightful interviews with Jane’s peers, family, colleagues, friends, and of course some of her subjects.

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Critic Patrick Peters

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For anyone interested in the art of "getting the picture", this is a must.

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Critic Leslie Felperin

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...an excellent, intelligent, and unfussily traditional documentary about a gifted artist who photographed many key 20th-century figures...

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Jane Bown, a petite, unassuming photographer with an unparalleled eye for intimate portraits, spent six decades capturing some of history's most iconic figures. From Samuel Beckett to Queen Elizabeth II, the Beatles to Bertrand Russell, Mick Jagger to Margaret Thatcher, Bown's photographs have become classics of the genre. Her mantra? "Photographers should neither be seen nor heard." This documentary offers a rare glimpse into Bown's world, where she shares her struggles in a male-dominated field and how her personal approach to portraiture stems from a deep sense of loss and abandonment. Interviews with Rankin, Nobby Clark, and Don McCullin, along with Bown's iconic photographs, complete this beautiful portrait of a remarkable artist.

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