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Isabelle Huppert: A Woman of Many Faces
Isabelle Huppert stands out among actresses due to her audacious choices of roles, both for films as well as for the theater. Her intelligence and intuition are evident in the parts she plays. Her renown as an actress is not limited to the French cinema but embraces Europe and the rest of the world.
This most mysterious of actresses likes to be photographed but she is not an easy subject. She offers herself to the eye of the camera yet remains secretive, almost absent. The great photographers of our time—Richard Avedon, Edouard Boubat, Guy Bourdin, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliot Erwitt, Lartigues, Annie Leibovitz, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Sylvia Plachy, Marc Riboud, and Scavullo—took up the challenge. Huppert’s energy and strength are often shrouded behind a kind of melancholy, and these photographers have captured beautifully that contradictory quality. Not only a collection of gorgeous images, this haunting book also unveils the bond between the public image and the secret soul of this unique woman.
This most mysterious of actresses likes to be photographed but she is not an easy subject. She offers herself to the eye of the camera yet remains secretive, almost absent. The great photographers of our time—Richard Avedon, Edouard Boubat, Guy Bourdin, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliot Erwitt, Lartigues, Annie Leibovitz, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Sylvia Plachy, Marc Riboud, and Scavullo—took up the challenge. Huppert’s energy and strength are often shrouded behind a kind of melancholy, and these photographers have captured beautifully that contradictory quality. Not only a collection of gorgeous images, this haunting book also unveils the bond between the public image and the secret soul of this unique woman.
168 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1991
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July 24, 2023
A tantalizing selection of classic photos by some of the world's most famous photographers depicting the extraordinary "look" of the remarkable French actor. Photos in this collection range from 1968 through to 2005, in color and black and white, tracing Huppert's many hauntingly changing faces.
It should be noted that this is NOT a book of stills from her films. Would love to see a book displaying all her remarkable and award-winning performances.
"While Huppert enjoys being in front of the camera, she is not an easy subject. Although she has lent herself to the scrutiny of the lens many times, she often shrouds her vitality behind a veil of melancholy, creating images that offer a depth not found in most celebrity photographs."
It should be noted that this is NOT a book of stills from her films. Would love to see a book displaying all her remarkable and award-winning performances.
"While Huppert enjoys being in front of the camera, she is not an easy subject. Although she has lent herself to the scrutiny of the lens many times, she often shrouds her vitality behind a veil of melancholy, creating images that offer a depth not found in most celebrity photographs."
November 2, 2014
A beautiful book. The essays are also wonderful. This is a book I will return to again.
April 5, 2020
The last 10 pages of Jelinek’s screenplay in English translation are published in, Women in German Yearbook, Vol. 16 (2000)
January 8, 2023
I love this woman.
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