Strand, Under the Dark Cloth

Strand, Under the Dark Cloth

81 mins | Documentary | Dec. 13, 1989

Although his influence on the history of photography has been nothing short of profound, Paul Strand (1890-1976) remains a curiously shrouded and paradoxical figure. While passionately devoted to humanity, he was happiest in the isolation of the dark room. A pioneer filmmaker (Manhatta, Native Land, Heart of Spain, The Wave), he found the process of collaboration painful. Strand established himself in New York in the 1920's as a master of light and structure, with his now famous photo of Wall Street inspired by the forms and movement of European modernist painters such as Matisse and Picasso. His closeup portraits and landscapes were equally profound. John Walker's Strand.

Strand, Under the Dark Cloth

81 mins | Documentary | Dec. 13, 1989

Strand, Under the Dark Cloth
Although his influence on the history of photography has been nothing short of profound, Paul Strand (1890-1976) remains a curiously shrouded and paradoxical figure. While passionately devoted to humanity, he was happiest in the isolation of the dark room. A pioneer filmmaker (Manhatta, Native Land, Heart of Spain, The Wave), he found the process of collaboration painful. Strand established himself in New York in the 1920's as a master of light and structure, with his now famous photo of Wall Street inspired by the forms and movement of European modernist painters such as Matisse and Picasso. His closeup portraits and landscapes were equally profound. John Walker's Strand.
Producers
Original title Strand, Under the Dark Cloth
Directors John Walker
Writers Seaton Findley

Cast

Blanche Brown

as Herself

Milton Brown

as Himself

Leo Hurwitz

as Himself

Georgia O'Keeffe

as Herself

Walter Rosenblum

as Himself

Virginia Stevens

as Herself

Hazel Strand

as Herself

Cesare Zavattini

as Himself