• Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, RIFF PRODUCTION

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    1990

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    NON-THEATRICAL, TV, DVD

William Klein's consistently experimental work as a painter, film-maker, graphic artist and fashion photographer jolts us out of our cosy viewing habits.

William Klein has always refused to obey the rules. His consistently experimental work as a painter, film-maker, graphic artist and fashion photographer jolts us out of our cosy viewing habits. Klein uses the camera lens to set up a confrontational encounter with his subject. As Alain Jouffroy puts it, "For Klein, the act of photographing is physical as much as artistic. Photography should be like a shock of sensual, violent energy."