Thursday, December 10, 2015

"Nothing Is More Surreal Than Reality"

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The words of  Brassai

The photographs of  "Brassai"
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Brassai
(1899-1984)
"The Eye of Paris" 

Born in 1899,  Gyula Halász 
adopted the name 
of his birthplace: 
Brasso in Transylvania
(now Brașov, in Romania).

His father was a professor
of French Literature
at the Sorbonne.

It has been said 
that  the first image 
on this page inspired 
Alfred Hitchcock
to make movies!

Brassai's next page is  here. 
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5 comments:

  1. And now for the titles:

    1. Alfred made a cameo

    2. Mr. Bean's moment

    3. Deciding on glamour, Paul

    4. Paul searches the fog

    5. Watching Mr. Kelly

    6. Homage to Buster

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    1. I like all of these titles
      with the exception of #5
      Those do not look like
      Gene Kelly's legs.

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    2. She is watching Mr. Kelly

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  2. About the photographer featured on this page...

    The correct pronunciation is equivalent
    to these two words in English
    BRA-SAY

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