Lucien Hervé, Photographer Despite Himself

Original Title: Lucien Hervé, photographe malgré lui

54' | 2013 (Completed)

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Director:	Gerrit Messiaen
Producer:	Gerrit Messiaen
Writer:	Gerrit Messiaen

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Lucien Hervé was one of the most influential photographers of 20th-century architecture. This film explores his life and work.

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A film about the life and work of Lucien Hervé, one of the most influential photographers of 20th-century architecture. He was the official photographer of French architect Le Corbusier from 1949 until the latter's death in 1965, and then worked for Marcel Breuer, Oscar Niemeyer, Walter Gropius, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, Luigi Nervi and Kenzo Tange, among others.
Lucien Hervé est considéré comme l'un des principaux photographes d'architecture du 20ème siècle. Juif hongrois immigré en France en 1929, Lucien Hervé (né Laszlo Elkan) est un artiste fanatique, passionné par la vie. Entre 1949 et 1965 Lucien Hervé fut le photographe attitré de Le Corbusier. Ensuite il travailla pour Oscar Niemeyer, Marcel Breuer, Nervi, Jean Prouvé... Le documentaire retrace la vie mouvementée d'un photographe aux multiples talents.
De Franse fotograaf Lucien Hervé wordt beschouwd als één van de belangrijkste architectuurfotografen van de 20ste eeuw. "Je hebt de ziel van een architect" was de eerste reactie van Le Corbusier, toen hij in 1949 de 650 foto’s zag, die Lucien Hervé op één dag had gemaakt van zijn Cité Radieuse in Marseille. Lucien Hervé wordt de vaste fotograaf van Le Corbusier van 1949 tot aan diens dood in 1965. Hij volgt het werkproces van de architect vanaf het ontwerp van de maquette tot en met de uiteindelijke realisatie (in Marseille, Ronchamp, Chandigarh,...).
Hervé werkte na de dood van Le Corbusier voor belangrijke architecten en ontwerpers zoals Marcel Breuer en Luigi Nervi (Unescogebouw), Oscar Niemeyer (Brasilia), Richard Neutra, Kenzo Tange, Alvar Aalto, Jean Prouvé,... Zijn unieke stijl en zijn meesterlijke composities zorgen ervoor dat we hun gebouwen op een andere manier gaan bekijken.

Credits

Director
Gerrit Messiaen
Producer
Gerrit Messiaen
Writer
Gerrit Messiaen
Cast
Alexandre von Sivers
Editing
Joren Desmidt
Photography
Gerrit Messiaen, Igor De Baecke, Maarten Ameloot
Sound
Timothy Van Nieuwenhuysen
Music
Ward De Vleeschhouwer

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Creation details

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

2013
Production status
Completed
Original title
Lucien Hervé, photographe malgré lui
Original language
French

Technical specs

Running time
54'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Colour
Colour

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Atom Film

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1082 Sint-Agatha-Berchem
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T +32 2 468 58 85

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CANVAS VRT (BE)

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Festivals

2014: FIFA Montreal - Official Selection - Competition (CA), Kumu Documentary, Art Museum of Estonia - Tallinn (EE), Budapest Architecture Film Days, KEK (HU), Münchner Architectur Film Tage - Münchner Filmmuseum (DE), Copenhagen Architecture Festival x Film (DK), New Zealand Architecture and Design Film Festival, Auckland-Wellington-Dunedin (NZ), Evora Museum of Art (PT), Porto Casa des Artes (PT), Cinematek /Flagey Brussels Regards sur l'architecture (BE), Movies in Wonderland - Architecture Festival Vienna (AT), Milano Design Film Festival Milan (IT), Seoul International Architecture Film Festival (SIAFF) (KR), Architectuur Film Festival Gouda (NL), International Festival of Films on Art - National Gallery of Art Washington DC (USA), UrbanEye Film Festival Bucharest (RO), Les rencontres du film d'art St Gaudens (FR), Fondation Maeght - St-Paul de Vence Festival Films sur l'art (FR), Oberliht The Kiosk festival Chisinau Moldova (RO)
2013: Doku.arts Film Festival Berlin (DE), Arquiteturas Film festival Lisboa (PT), VII Istanbul Int. Architecture and Urban Films Festival (TR), Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), Doku.Arts Rio de Janeiro (BR), Millenium Int. Documentary Film Festival Brussels (BE), Festival du Film sur l'art Bruxelles (BE)

Awards

2014: Mention Spéciale du Jury - FIFA Montreal (CA)2013: Best International Film - Arquiteturas Film Festival Lisboa (PT), 2nd Prize - Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival (TR), Mention spéciale du jury - Festival "Films sur l'art" Bruxelles (BE), Audience Award - Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), Audience Award - Urban Eye Film Festival Bucharest (RO)

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Lucien Hervé, Photographer Despite Himself

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Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Sound

Music

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Available in

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Colour