W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult

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Docudrama about the life and work of American photographer W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978), whose photos captured the changing social conditions and the enduring American spirit both at war and at peace, and served as a catalyst for social change. Actor Peter Riegert portrays Smith in a dramatization based on excerpts from his letters and diaries. Interviews friends and colleagues, including biographer Jim Hughes; managing editor of Life magazine Edward K. Thompson; critic John Berger; photo critic A.D. Coleman; and Cornell Capa of the International Center of Photography, New York City. Shows over 600 of his images, including the famous "Dewey Defeats Truman" photograph. American Masters series.

Curator's Comments: Like Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers, Smith's photographs for Life magazine have become icons of twentieth-century history. This dramatized interpretation of Smith's life brings the photographer to the forefront and provides insight into his work.

DATE: 1989

COUNTRY: United States

CREDITS:
Director: Gene Lasko
Producer: Kirk Morris; Marthe Smith
Executive Producer: Gregory Andorfer; Susan Lacy
Producing Agency: WES FORee Productions; WQED-TV; WNET/Channel 13

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
90 minutes Color

TOPICS:
Art & Politics
Art & War
History--United States

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