Lacombe: Cinema / Theatre
Introduction by David Mamet
Essay by Adam Gopnik
folio. pp. 292. 254 b/w illustrations. index. hardcover. dw. (fine - dust wrapper scuffed, otherwise as new). Munich: Schirmer / Mosel, [2001].
ISBN-10: 3888149495 / ISBN-13: 9783888149498
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Always black and white, naturally lit, and stripped of make-up and costumes, French photographer Brigitte Lacombe's iconic celebrity portraits reveal the generation of film and theater stars that has emerged since the 70s. See Spielberg looking boyish; Kevin Kline embarassed and self-conscious; Leonardo di Caprio watching hawkishly; John Malkovich staring; Diane Keaton collapsed in laughter. This exquisitely produced oversize volume is a retrospective of images that gorgeously conveys Lacombe's deep love for the performing arts and the people involved in it.