Through Her Lens by Iconic Images Eva Sereny

'Fellini grew impatient, shouting, 'For Christ's sake, just say the Lord's Prayer.'' The real lines were later dubbed in post-production. 'One poor guy, playing a sultan in Casanova, was so nervous he kept forgetting his lines,' says Sereny. The Italian director ('who had the worst language-unrepeatable!') mapped out every aspect of a film beforehand, and populated his work with nonprofessionals he found on the street. : Through Her Lens: The Stories Behind the Photography of Eva Sereny (9781851498925) by Eva Sereny, Iconic Images and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Through Her Lens: The Stories Behind the Photography of Eva Sereny by Sereny. The respect she had received, and the inspiration provided by masters like Fellini, were gone. Sereny's last set job was for one of the Bourne movies she won't specify which-it was not a pleasant experience. 'Yours is an interesting story,' he told her, 'but you're a woman, and you're not 20.' But gender limitations-never felt as a photographer-were crystallized by a top Hollywood agent. 'I thought the world was at my feet,' she says. She eventually directed her own film, 1984's The Dress, winning a BAFTA at 34. About the Author Eva Sereny started to pursue her career in photography in the late '60s and she quickly rose to prominence in her field, despite that photography was very much seen as a 'male' art. She was deeply influenced by Bertolucci and his director of photography, Vittorio Stararo, whose 'lighting was incomparable.' And she marveled over Federico Fellini's 'capacity to 'paint' his ideas on the screen.' Through Her Lens includes Sereny's portraits of the cultural giants of the '70s and '80sincluding Audrey Hepburn, Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Meryl Streep and Vanessa. Unseen pictures of the biggest '70s and '80s stars, from the archives of Eva Sereny, a top photographer in a male-dominated field. Anemoi Art Gallery are holding an event for the book Through Her.

Sereny-shy in person but fearless behind the camera-inhabited the edges of sets, 'hiding behind people,' waiting for the pause in filmmaking. EVA SERENY The Lady behind the lens of some of the most iconic images of The Big screen.

Through Her Lens by Iconic Images Eva Sereny