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Looking for Light: Jane Bown (2014)

Apr 25, 2014 Documentary 1h 30m
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Jane Bown photographer

Overview

In the almost six decades that Bown worked for The Observer, she became renowned for insightful, highly individualistic portraits of the famous. Some of these portraits are now regarded as classics of the genre - Samuel Beckett, Queen Elizabeth II, The Beatles, Bertrand Russell, Mick Jagger and Margaret Thatcher. For the first time, she spoke candidly about her career and revealed how her very personal approach to the taking of portraits is informed by a deep sense of loss and abandonment. This private portrait is enhanced by a series of insightful interviews with Jane’s peers, family, colleagues, friends, and of course some of her subjects.

Luke Dodd
Director
Michael Whyte
Director

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Nobby Clark
Nobby Clark
Don McCullin
Don McCullin
Jane Bown
Jane Bown

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LOOKING FOR LIGHT: JANE BOWN | Official UK Trailer - in selected cinemas 25th APRIL
LOOKING FOR LIGHT: JANE BOWN | Official UK Trailer - in selected cinemas 25th APRIL
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A review by Crazypiglady
Written on January 23, 2023

This is a peaceful, slow-paced portrait of Jane Bown. Not what I expected - less about her photographs and more a biography about her life and, in parallel, The Observer newspaper, told through interviews with herself and those who knew her. Once this is accepted as the story of a whole person rather than a photographer (which the trailer would lead you to believe), it is a lovely film....

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