Michel Comte Libri

In 1999, a sensational discovery was made among the affects in the estate of Charlie an extensive photography archive consisting of thousands of of negatives and prints from the actor's life were discovered. Chaplin documented his life with a passionate private photographs taken by his friends and family were collected and kept, along with more public photographs taken during the course of his career on movie sets and in studios. These are never-before-published images, and from this treasure trove the photographer Michel Comte has edited a sensitive photo album which shows a hitherto unknown Chaplin. Here, the trips around the world and the snapshots with colleagues, children, and grandchildren are brought to light; a new view of the iconic artist. The Unseen Chaplin presents an artist who was on stage throughout his life, whose private life as well as his public life was spent in the limelight. Opening in 1909, when he was 20 years old, and closing with a color photograph taken just prior to his death in 1977, this large-format volume, which includes an essay by Sophia Loren and statements by other friends from the film industry, will be a beautiful and fitting tribute to the life of one of the seminal entertainers in American history.

This illustrated book brings together the celebrated images of the premier celebrity & fashion photographer.

Michel Comte recounts a family member's experience living through the Hiroshima bombing A love letter to Japan as seen through the prism of Michel Comte's relationship to his wife Ayako Yoshida and the history of her family, this book combines Comte's recent photos made throughout Japan with stills from his and Yoshida's 2013 film The Girl From Nagasaki, their retelling of Madame Butterflyin Nagasaki.

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One of the top fashion photographers, Comte is also a sensitive portrayer of the human condition. This volume reveals his incredible range and depth as he explores worlds both glamorous and dismal, always searching for the truth behind the stereotype.