2012 Directed by David Morris, Jacqui Morris
Biographical documentary of the war photographer Don McCullin, with sections on his upbringing, early work for the Observer and extensive war reporting for the Sunday Times until the purchase of the newspaper by Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s.
Canada
Canada
Rarely have I experienced a documentary that both fascinated and shocked me in equal measure. I knew who Donald McCullin was and thought I was familiar with his work, but boy did this documentary give an insight into the man behind some of the most haunting images I have ever seen.
Don McCullin is a world renowned photojournalist with a wealth of experience who risked his life to cover every war zone of the last forty years. A man who was a self confessed war junkie who felt obliged to tell the stories with his pictures that others wouldn't or couldn't stomach. McCullin shows real dignity and humanity as well as tenacity in his quest to capture the truth, the…
The documentary regarding the work of Don McCullin, one of the finest photojournalists of the last 50 years, is fascinating, absorbing stuff that concerns itself with the dichotomy inherent in McCullin and his work; the dichotomy of an horrific act captured in a beautifully composed in the moment photograph, the dichotomy of the freedom of expression seen via such photography taken when freedom has broken down or is on the line, the dichotomy of the morality McCullin faced - to help or to document, the dichotomy of his addiction to his job yet also his objection for what it entails, it's all there. There are no answers though, just plenty to think over as the matter of fact, unassuming McCullin presents the truth, as he has always set out to do.
It's always nice to watch films alone with a blanket and a cup of tea and a cat on your lap. I stuck on McCullin ignorantly expecting a nice documentary about a nice photographer that I had guessed was pretty good at taking pictures. It's fair to say my cosy little set up was shattered somewhat - war, and pretty grim war, is not my first choice for Monday evening chillout time. But, as gruesome as it was watching the murder and poverty of real people, McCullin gripped me like no documentary ever has. To be completely honest, my doc-history is a fairly short one - the genre has only appealed to me more recently but is fast becoming one…
A powerful, affecting and harrowing portrait of one of the finest and most important figures in photojournalism, narrated with emotion and deep, heartfelt honesty by the great man himself. A profound, significant and beautifully constructed documentary.
فيلم ( McCullin ) وثائقي
بالنسبة للمصور ، ماهي الذكريات في إطار صورة ؟ لا شيء عندما لا تكون هناك قيمة معنوية عالية ، و كل شيء عندما تقترن بلحظة ذات وجود تاريخي عظيم ، الأمور السياسية ساحة خطيرة جدًا لـ إلتقاط صورة خالية من الشبهات !
أحيانًا كثيرة تكون هناك تفاصيل بسيطة في الصورة قد لا يمكن ملاحظتها بسهولة ولكنها قد تفسر جزءً كبير منها .
مؤلم ؟ مبهر ؟ مؤثر ؟ مختلف تمامًا عن كل ماتم صناعته في الحروب .. من بداية الفيلم و حتى النهاية لا تشعر بأنه وثائقي نظرًا لطريقة التصوير و عرض أرشيف الشخصية و تاريخه ، أن تكون مصور يعني بأنك أختصرت مراحل كثيرة من العمل ، قد تكون التصوير السينمائي ، النص ،…
لا يهيج الحروب إلا فساد ، في نفوس السواس والأمراء
طمع في الفتوح تسفح فيه ، غاليات الدماء سفح الماء
درهم عند سيد القوم أغلى ، من جيوش يسوقها للفناء
ما أرى هذه الجنود تذوق ، الموت إلا لشهوة الأمراء
#McCullin
دون ماكولين يعتبر المرجع الى الشجاعة بالنسبة للمصورية
كان مصور حربي و مصدر آلهام المصورين
مصور يتجول بنا في حروب و كوارث النصف الاخر من القرن العشري ، لنرا صور انسانية مؤلمة و يحدثنا عنها ، من فيتنام الى اليونان و بعدها الى الكونغو ثم الى لبنان حتى جاب العالم وهو محمل بالكثير من القصص المؤذيه
كيف الى ( انسان ) ان يعيش طبيعي وهو شاهد كل هذة الفجائع ، كان هو الوحيد الذي يرا جميع زرايا المكان
ما الهدف بأن تترك الحروب و كل مايدمر الحياة من قبل الدول الكبيرة
اليس هذا يدعو للتساؤل و التأمل ؟
9/10
This biography into the life and work of the British photographer Don McCullin makes you realize what he had to endure because of his inner driving force of letting the world know what's going (wr)on(g) in different parts of our world where war prevails over reason.
The quality of his pictures is undeniable, and his efforts truly courageous, and he must be the utter witness of the dark side of the human race, but the occurring events are too episodic and lacking of background to be really lingering forever, although some of the events (like the children in the Nigerian civil war) are as horrifying to a human being as can be.
Legendary British photojournalist Don McCullin worked for The Sunday Times from 1966 to 1983 and over the course of his career he risked his life to cover wars and humanitarian disasters across the globe. Sibling documentary filmmakers Jacqui and David Morris direct their exclusive and engrossing portrait of McCullin's illustrious career and reveal the man behind the photographs that brought home the horrors of war.
Biographical documentaries are popular among filmmakers, but the vast majority are created posthumously as a memoir to a particular historical figure. However, Don McCullin is in his late-seventies, still taking photographs and still alive to share the incredible personal accounts that are the subject of this documentary – and it’s this unusual access that sets…
McCullin is an absolutely superb documentary chronicling the life and photography of Don McCullin. Simultaneously acts as a biographical piece and a journal of modern warfare. McCullin is a fascinating person. The documentary captures both conflicts within his inner conscious and those around the globe. The images shown are harrowing and distressing. Combined with McCullin's commentary of his experiences, it's truly horrifying.
McCullin is a powerful documentary that flawlessly handles the terrors of war and the complexity of McCullin's character. This is one I'd recommend anyone to watch.
Just seen this film on the BBC. Very powerful, extremely so. War photographer, McCullin, seems as shell-shocked as his most famous photograph and it's not really surprising when you see and hear what he has been through.
Raw, real uncensored photos and accounts leave you in little doubt as to just how fucked up the human race is. No wonder they don't let people like McCullin loose in Afghanistan and Iraq nowadays. The truth is hard to stomach and often, very inconvenient.
