Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Documentary. Directed by Craig McCall. (Not rated. 90 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.)
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In "Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff," we learn about the visionary filmmaker through his body of work and insightful interviews with such luminaries as Martin Scorsese and Kirk Douglas as well as Cardiff himself.
The director of photography for such disparate films as "The Red Shoes," "The African Queen" and "Rambo: First Blood II" also worked for such directors as Alfred Hitchcock and King Vidor. He won two Oscars: best cinematographer for "Black Narcissus" in 1948 and the first cinematographer to receive an honorary award (2001). He also was nominated for best director for the 1960 movie "Sons and Lovers."
Cardiff died in 2009 at the age of 94. He was still working in 2006 when this documentary was being made. Although we never really learn much about his life outside the movies, by the end of the film we are in awe of his work accomplishments.
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