Raymond CAUCHETIER (1920–2021)
Raymond CAUCHETIER (1920–2021)
Jules and Jim, François Truffaut. The Race on the Footbridge. Jules (Henri Serre), Jim (Oskar Werner) and Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), Charenton-le-Pont, 1961.
Silver gelatin print, produced in 1998, signed in felt-tip pen, with ‘Copyright’ and title stamps on the reverse.Dimensions: 6.9 x 9.4 inQuote by Raymond Cauchetier ‘Wednesday 26 April 1961 – 9 am – Valmy Footbridge – Charenton-le-Pont: In those days, I was still working with the Rolleiflex that had served me faithfully during the Indochina campaign. To photograph this now-famous scene, as the camera had no motor, I had to turn the hand crank after each shot. I was therefore only able to take one photograph of the finish of each of the four races filmed in succession by François Truffaut. Like sports photographers, I had to choose each time the 1/500th of a second that seemed to me to be the best.'
Raymond CAUCHETIER (1920–2021)
Jules and Jim, François Truffaut. The Race on the Footbridge. Jules (Henri Serre), Jim (Oskar Werner) and Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), Charenton-le-Pont, 1961.
Silver gelatin print, produced in 1998, signed in felt-tip pen, with ‘Copyright’ and title stamps on the reverse.Dimensions: 6.9 x 9.4 inQuote by Raymond Cauchetier ‘Wednesday 26 April 1961 – 9 am – Valmy Footbridge – Charenton-le-Pont: In those days, I was still working with the Rolleiflex that had served me faithfully during the Indochina campaign. To photograph this now-famous scene, as the camera had no motor, I had to turn the hand crank after each shot. I was therefore only able to take one photograph of the finish of each of the four races filmed in succession by François Truffaut. Like sports photographers, I had to choose each time the 1/500th of a second that seemed to me to be the best.'
