Through Her Lens by Iconic Images Eva Sereny

'Fellini grew impatient, shouting, 'For Christ's sake, just say the Lord's Prayer.'' The real lines were later dubbed in post-production. 'One poor guy, playing a sultan in Casanova, was so nervous he kept forgetting his lines,' says Sereny. The Italian director ('who had the worst language-unrepeatable!') mapped out every aspect of a film beforehand, and populated his work with nonprofessionals he found on the street. Utilizamos cookies y herramientas similares que son necesarias para permitirte comprar, mejorar tus experiencias de compra y proporcionar nuestros servicios, según se detalla en nuestro Aviso de cookies. Featured in Through Her Lens by Eva Sereny, published by ACC Art Books. The respect she had received, and the inspiration provided by masters like Fellini, were gone. Charlotte Rampling, photographed by Eva Sereny, with her Cadillac in the early ’90s. Sereny's last set job was for one of the Bourne movies she won't specify which-it was not a pleasant experience. 'Yours is an interesting story,' he told her, 'but you're a woman, and you're not 20.' But gender limitations-never felt as a photographer-were crystallized by a top Hollywood agent. 'I thought the world was at my feet,' she says.

During her time working on film sets, Sereny developed a passion for cinema. She eventually directed her own film, 1984's The Dress, winning a BAFTA at 34. Shop original Eva Sereny photography from top galleries around the world. Including rare and never-before-seen images, Through Her Lens is a wonderful collection of images and memoires that. She was deeply influenced by Bertolucci and his director of photography, Vittorio Stararo, whose 'lighting was incomparable.' And she marveled over Federico Fellini's 'capacity to 'paint' his ideas on the screen.'

Sereny-shy in person but fearless behind the camera-inhabited the edges of sets, 'hiding behind people,' waiting for the pause in filmmaking. Unseen pictures of the biggest 70s and 80s stars, from the archives of Eva Sereny, a top photographer in a male-dominated field.

Through Her Lens by Iconic Images Eva Sereny