Jacques-Henri Lartigue

A photographer from age six, Lartigue was always destined for greatness. His photos and paintings enraptured a generation, his subjects ranging from family members to celebrities to world leaders. A fanatic of all the arts, his passion for movies in particular saw him work as a still photographer with François Truffaut, Jacques Feyder, Abel Gance, Robert Bresson and Federico Fellini. Wes Anderson, a lifetime fan of Lartigue, based a shot in his seminal film Rushmore, on a Lartigue photo; later referencing him again in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, through the character of Lord Mandrake. A poignantly crafted documentary, chronicling Lartigue’s often complicated, always entwining, paradoxical relationship he endured with his work and the women in his life. Only later in his life, would Lartigue be hailed as one of the founders of modern photography. With an abundance of photographs and paintings, Jacques-Henri Lartigue provides a thoughtful insight into the man, the artist and his remarkable legacy.