50
Such informality leads to numerous lulls, but when the photographer perks up the results are delightful.
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60
This is an ambling, relaxed talking-head docu in the grand European style.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Deeply frustrating because of its brevity and its lack of solid information and historical context.
50
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
The subtitle of this interview/documentary about the late, great French photojournalist should be "For Collectors Only." There is no theme, no point, no history, no illuminating insights - it's just Bresson talking about his individual photos and early sketches.
63
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Overall, it's like watching a home movie of a charming relative.
58
It isn't a biography of the legendary photographer, and it's not exactly an essay. Mostly, Bütler fills the screen with Cartier-Bresson's photographs while people explain their greatness.
83
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
He rarely allowed himself to be interviewed, but Henri Cartier-Bresson, here nearing 100, comes off as a marvelous, spritely, and companionable figure.
80
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
The documentary, which subscribes to the Great Man school of reverential portraiture, is not a biography but an interview (in French, simultaneously translated into English) conceived as a master class on art appreciation, with guest commentators augmenting Cartier-Bresson's own sparsely chosen words.