Raymond Cauchetier 1920-2021
A Bout de Souffle (Champs-Elysees), 1959
Gelatin Silver Print
24.1 x 23.8 cms
9 1/2 x 9 3/8 ins
9 1/2 x 9 3/8 ins
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Paper Size: 30 x 40 cm Edition of 20 Each photograph is signed and numbered by the artist. Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg on the Champs-Elysees in A bout de...
Paper Size: 30 x 40 cm
Edition of 20
Each photograph is signed and numbered by the artist.
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg on the Champs-Elysees in A bout de souffle (Breathless).
This photograph has become the emblem of A bout de souffle (Breathless) (and even of nouvelle vague on the whole), despite not being a scene from the film.
In order to prevent curious passers by obstructing the photographs during filming, Cauchetier took Seberg and Belmondo to a quiet stretch at the end of the Champs-Elysees to reconstruct the now iconic scene.
For Cauchetier, The photographer must be forgotten. It is a shadow. He should not bother anyone. Neither the technician nor the actors. His work will not be valued until much later, sometimes years after the shooting, when it will really become the memory of the film.
Edition of 20
Each photograph is signed and numbered by the artist.
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg on the Champs-Elysees in A bout de souffle (Breathless).
This photograph has become the emblem of A bout de souffle (Breathless) (and even of nouvelle vague on the whole), despite not being a scene from the film.
In order to prevent curious passers by obstructing the photographs during filming, Cauchetier took Seberg and Belmondo to a quiet stretch at the end of the Champs-Elysees to reconstruct the now iconic scene.
For Cauchetier, The photographer must be forgotten. It is a shadow. He should not bother anyone. Neither the technician nor the actors. His work will not be valued until much later, sometimes years after the shooting, when it will really become the memory of the film.
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