An artist with many hats, William Klein is best known for his photographs of major world capitals and his fashion shots. Born in New York in 1926 and died in Paris in 2022, he is one of the most illustrious photographers of his generation.
Michel TOURNIER interviews artist William KLEIN in his Parisian studio. Author of several photographic works on New York, his hometown, he talks about its ghettos, its atmosphere and the cheerfulness of these neighborhoods.
William KLEIN, interviewed by Michel TOURNIER in his Parisian studio, explains why he became interested in fashion photography. He talks about his technical and artistic research and his need to stage "perfect" models in comic or crazy situations.
A photo of William KLEIN is currently displayed on the façade of the Les 3 Quartiers department store in Paris. On this occasion, this great fashion photographer is interviewed in the street, camera in hand. He talks about his work and the evolution of haute couture that is becoming more and more democratic with designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier or Alaia.
The French-American artist William KLEIN is interviewed in his Parisian studio. He explains why he moved from the United States to Paris just after the war. He evokes his first encounters with Fernand Léger, André Lhote and his beginnings in photography.
William KLEIN, French American filmmaker and photographer, comments on a sequence filmed in the streets of New York where he walks in the middle of the crowd with a camera camera.